[saleman]

"In February 2002, according to someone present at the meetings, that envoy reported to the C.I.A. and State Department that the information was unequivocally wrong and that the documents had been forged" This from Kristof's story.

This is the first time I've read excerpts from Kristof's story about the Niger trip. Kristof doesn't say Joe Wilson told him the docs had been forged, another source did.

Why does this make any difference? Cause a second party corroborates Wilson's telling at his debriefing about the docs, which supposedly were not unearthed till 8 mo's later!

I know,I've posted this twice, once on another thread, but it just came to me an hour ago. Who is Kristof's source? If Wilson did know about the forged docs in Feb 02,that proves the CIA is trying to undermine The President.

[Steve_Seattle]

It's very possible that to protect Wilson, Kristof invented the other source, and that all the info actually came from Wilson.

[popdonnelly]

"In February 2002, according to someone present at the meetings, that envoy reported to the C.I.A. and State Department that the information was unequivocally wrong and that the documents had been forged"

This is interesting. Wilson has admitted he was Kristof's source for this. But it is not clear that he had seen or knew anything about the forged documents in February, 2002.

[Cautor]

Good point. I have not read the Kristof piece nor have I followed this in the detail you have, but something smells here. There is an element in the CIA and the State Department that is more interested in self-interest than the security of the U.S. They are traitors IMO and need to be rooted out. Of course, the Democraps also fit the traitor bill also.