I don't want to get picky, but how do you know what Col. Madere really said, all we have is what the WP SAID he said, and considering we are just finding out about another "respected publication" like the NY Times admitting that their reporter was fabricating quotes out of whole cloth, I wouldn't make any large bets of the accuracy of this WP article either.
For a little different perspective read the article from the UK Telegraph:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/909795/postsWhat Col. Madere said is from this article you posted!! Suddenly the article you posted may be a tissue of lies because you failed to grasp its implications in your search for a cheap score against the stupid UN? The implication being that the Defense Dept dropped "the securing of WMD sites" ball? Col. Madere is on record saying he had no orders to secure that site in this MSNBC article. He is not an unamed source. Good enough for me.