[marron]

Yep, we agree. "The sun is green" is a false statement, but "Somebody told me the sun is green" is a true statement

But in this case, it is the press who have maintained that the sun was green, knowing that it was not.

Wissam Zahawie did visit Niger, and this is unquestioned, and Wilson himself acknowledged it. Which means that not only did Bush believe his statement to be true, it in fact was and is true, and despite tons of printer's ink to the contrary, there never was any doubt about it.

It is Wilson and the press who have invested endless reams of print trying to deny what was never in doubt.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks for your reply.
You may be interested in the link I imbedded in post #5.
That site destroys the drive-by media lie pretty well.

[ScaniaBoy]

There was so much going on in Niger 1999 that it is difficult to understand how such an intrepid intelligence gatherer as J Wilson (yes, saracasm) could have missed it.

Not only did Wissam al-Zahawi visit Niger in early February, but Dr AQ Kahn flew in from Sudan for a visit to Niamey (capital of Niger) at the end of February. (http://www.kashmirherald.com/featuredarticle/khanandbinladen.html ).

AQ Kahn returned to Niger in February 2000 (same source).