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I have wondered a lot about a possible Libya-Niger connection on uranium, and about the sources and support for Libya's nuke program in general. So little has been written about that - everyone's gone silent on Libya.... WHY? Didn't we bring all kinds of equipment back to Oak Ridge (from Libya's program)?? I guess it's being kept super-classified, but is there nothing that could be released to inform the public about how these clandestine WMD networks operated with IMPUNITY during the Clinton years?

As for the border between Libya and Niger, I've wondered about that too, but when I look up what maps I could find awhile back, there did not seem to be any roads at all for that area (unless they just aren't significant enough to appear on most maps). I don't know whether or not it would be physically possible to truck uranium from Niger's mines into Libya, but in any case Libya presumably got uranium from somewhere...... WHO arranged that and how?

Quoting from Financial Times:

The FT has now learnt that three European intelligence services were aware of possible illicit trade in uranium from Niger between 1999 and 2001. Human intelligence gathered in Italy and Africa more than three years before the Iraq war had shown Niger officials referring to possible illicit uranium deals with at least five countries, including Iraq.

This intelligence provided clues about plans by Libya and Iran to develop their undeclared nuclear programmes. Niger officials were also discussing sales to North Korea and China of uranium ore or the "yellow cake" refined from it: the raw materials that can be progressively enriched to make nuclear bombs.

The raw intelligence on the negotiations included indications that Libya was investing in Niger's uranium industry to prop it up at a time when demand had fallen, and that sales to Iraq were just a part of the clandestine export plan. These secret exports would allow countries with undeclared nuclear programmes to build up uranium stockpiles.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1161297/posts

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As for the roads between Niger and Libya, I agree with you.

Still, who monitors the shipments out of Cotonou, Benin (where Niger's urnanium ships out), to know which ships get loaded by which trucks?

It came out in the congressional hearings that Navy Intel had word of a warehouse in Cotonou, full of contraband uranium, which they reported to CIA. CIA waited a month before sending anyone to check on it, and found nothing. The Navy's contact was a trader supposedly involved, and willing to talk; CIA never interviewed him, saying they didn't know they were supposed to. Which shows how interested they were in finding out about uranium smuggling.

"As for the border between Libya and Niger, I've wondered about that too, but when I look up what maps I could find awhile back, there did not seem to be any roads at all for that area (unless they just aren't significant enough to appear on most maps). I don't know whether or not it would be physically possible to truck uranium from Niger's mines into Libya, but in any case Libya presumably got uranium from somewhere...... WHO arranged that and how?"

Statements you made to marron in post #31.
OK.
On my 1980 vintage Times World Atlas maps of the NE section of Niger where it connects with southern Libya.
There is a secondary road that leads into Libya that extends all the way up to the basic center of Libya then becomes a full service road as it heads toward the capital (Sabha).
So there was a direct ground route into Libya. We must also remember, one could load up cargo planes with yellowcake packed in 55gal drums. So one could over many flights and truck convoys easily ship tens of tons per week to Libya.
Hope that helps.
As far as your next comment P#32 directed to me and others, where you ask if Joe the crooks firm dealt directly with the Nigerian government, I to had remember reading articles at FR that indicated that was the case. Don't think I had bookmarked them so it would be tought to wade through the feeding frenzy we had back when.
At least at this point we understand just how big of a lying sack of @hit Joe the Crook truly is.
Perhaps he will end up publically being charged with aiding the enemy eventually, but I doubt it. Snakes like him have to many people in high places to protect him. They all just want GWB descredited, they can't afford to let any of their goon squads to be exposed.