" this is Al Tuwaitha. I believe the reason that this is not "news" is that this material was known by the IAEA before the iraq war, its not "fresh WMD", so it doesn't count to the left. "
I am not saying I personally believe that, I was just making an observation.
The idea is that this was the material that Iraq was already known to possess, under seal by the IAEA. So it doesn't "count" as being a WMD claim, because it was already found and placed under seal. Its like punishing your kid for smoking - you find cigarettes in his room on Tuesday, and place them "under seal". If when you check again Friday, all you find is the same pack of cigs you sealed on Tuesday - that's doesn't "count" as a new claim that he is smoking, so you can't punish him.
There are only two ways to substantiate a claim of a "new" iraq nuclear program - 1) validate the Niger claim, and show that the forged documents were planted on purpose. 2) somehow demonstrate a link (material, scientist exchanges) between the Libya program, which they gave up, and Iraq.
The other way to determine where the iraq WMD went to; find Al Douri in Syria and ask him.