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Speaking of Pierre - and something relevent to recent 'news' of Joe Wilson & "CIA Operative" Valerie Plame that appeared on FR in the past :

* Pierre Salinger :

1998 : (GABON'S PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO TRAVELS TO THE US; GABON HIRED WILSON'S SECOND WIFE, THE FRENCH WOMAN JACQUELINE, AS A LOBBYIST. PIERRE SALINGER AND OTHER LOBBYISTS WERE ALSO EMPLOYED - See NIGERFLAP / CIA PLAME NAME GAME) Here’s a French language article regarding a 1998 trip by Gabon President Omar Bongo to the United States. Apparently, the Gabonese hired Wilson’s second wife Jacqueline as a lobbyist in support of the trip. Another who worked with her was the famous Pierre Salinger, known for many things, eg he was JFK’s press secretary and for his TWA 800 theories. But even more lobbyists were engaged, they apparently had a “too many cooks in the kitchen” kind of conflict, and the trip didn’t come off well Joseph Wilson was “very present” at the events of the visit. -- Source: FreeRepublic's Shermy using this source
http://www.bdpgabon.org/ancien_site/bdp/revelationspol1.html

Salinger wrote a book on the first Gulf War, “Dossier.” In it are about ten pages of a recounting of conversations between Saddam [Hussein] and [Joseph] Wilson. I can only guess Wilson was the source.-- Source: FreeRepublic's Shermy , in 1 posted on 04/16/2004 1:01:47 PM PDT by Shermy

"It's a document I got about five weeks ago -- came from France -- from an intelligence agent of France. He had been given this document from an American Secret Service agent based in France," Salinger said at the time. "He had been doing an inquiry and had some contacts with the U.S. Navy."

What if :

"It's a document I got about five weeks ago -- came from France -- from Joe Wilson. He had been given this document from an American Secret Service agent based in France," Salinger said at the time. "He had been doing an inquiry and had some contacts with the U.S. Navy."

Or what if :

"It's a document I got about five weeks ago -- came from France -- from Rocco Martino. He had been given this document from an American Secret Service agent based in France," Salinger said at the time. "He had been doing an inquiry and had some contacts with the U.S. Navy."

What're two more conspiracy theories after all...

For real fun, figure out why Joe Wilson, who happened to be going to Niger on company business, was picked by the CIA to spy on reported sale of Yellowcake from the President of Niger to Saddam through a third party.

He did this once, during the Clinton admin, reported no sales going on.
He did this once, during the Bush admin, reported no sales going on.

Saddam got several tons of yellowcake from Niger anyway. Through a third party.

Now, for the bonus question, what 'company business' was Joe Wilson conducting in NIGER????
What does the company he owns do for a living????