well...this report from Centcom shorly after the war began, suggests that our troops found MORE yellowcake than was 'declared' to the IAEA by Iraq.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2003/06/mil-030605-dod01.htm
here is a small quantity of low-enriched and depleted uranium. Typically, the IAEA would conduct an NPT safeguards inspection at this location annually. The last inspection was conducted in December of 2002. Given the changed circumstances, the United States has determined it would be helpful to have the IAEA reinventory this location.
So in December of 2002, the IAEA knew of this material and had inventoried this material. So the article from June of 2003 was just that the material was missing, more than likely thrown out, as local Iraqis took the barrels for water usage.
Hmmmm, mysteriouser and mysteriouser....
And the only thing the report discusses as fact is that the barrels were missing and were being purchased back (using my tax dollars thank you very much). The rest are baseless assumptions. Heard any more about those have you?