CIA Asked Britain To Drop Iraq Claim

Washington Post ^ | Friday, July 11, 2003 | By Walter Pincus

[huck von finn]

The CIA tried unsuccessfully in early September 2002 to persuade the British government to drop from an official intelligence paper a reference to Iraqi attempts to buy uranium in Africa that President Bush included in his State of the Union address four months later, senior Bush administration officials said yesterday.

"We consulted about the paper and recommended against using that material," a senior administration official familiar with the intelligence program said. The British government rejected the U.S. suggestion, saying it had separate intelligence unavailable to the United States.

[concerned about politics]

It's all going according to the Dems' plans.

Notice how the left has no concern for the American people in their campain plans outlined in that article. It's all about their own power.

[concerned about politics]

Bush has beaten the Dims so often at their game of Gotcha

Could be he found something big, and is sitting on it until he needs it politically. Why not? What's the hurry to report it?
That would be so kewl. It would be hysterical! Let us pray, lol.

[concerned about politics]

Matter of fact, that is my official prediction.

yep!

[huck von finn]

I'm not so sure, actually. A lot of this stuff doesn't make sense.

[areafiftyone]

I wish they would get to the bottom of this and fast. The liberal media and the Dems are eating this up like candy. I have been lurking in the chat rooms and you can practically swin the puddles of drool! We don't need this right now with our soldiers still in Iraq. If the Dems have their way they will make Iraq into another Vietnam. Bush has to nip this in the bud!

[areafiftyone]

swin=swim in the

[GraniteStateConservative]

Bill Kristol said it came from Germany.

[huck von finn]

Where is Tenet? I've been asking the question all over this board. Why wouldn't the Bush administration get his explanation right away?

[piasa]

This isn't Tenet, or anyone in the CIA. It's the far left of the DNC playing the spin game, like Begala and McAuliffe. They've done it before. Anyone know what Moldea and Flynt have been up to these days?

[concerned about politics]

I wish they would get to the bottom of this and fast.

It makes me curious as to why Bush is letting them build their case. He's letting them run with it. I hope he's ready to nail them once they overexpose themselves. Bush knows a lot more than they do about what has been discoved from prisoner information.

[piasa]

Tenet has been misquoted by many of the sources which are misquoting other administration officials like Wolfowitz, first the claim that he discounted this or that info when the quote was all twisted up. Ironic for a guy who recognized early on that Clinton's former CIA director, Deutch, and Toricelli, had been damaging in the realm of counterterrorism with their PC demands.

None of these rumors require the intimate knowledge of the CIA director to spread.

[huck von finn]

None of these rumors require the intimate knowledge of the CIA director to spread.

It seems to me it would be imperative to get at least a statement from Tenet now. Yet he's nowhere to be found. ??

[maestro]

............ official familiar with the intelligence program said. The British government rejected the U.S. suggestion, saying it had separate intelligence unavailable to the United States.

The 'game' is ongoing!!

Never trust the British 100%.

(Socialism network works...)

/sarcasm

[MaxPlus305]

Actually, it's a trend in governmental secrecy. People in high places usually don't want their names out. It's not hard to believe that the CIA knew this was an erroneous claim. It doesn't mean that the administration lied...it could be that there is a serious screwup in communications between government and intel. It's happened before.

[Baseballguy]

It reminds me of the woman FBI agent and the terrorist report.

[Grampa Dave]

"We consulted about the paper and recommended against using that material," a senior administration official familiar with the intelligence program said. The British government rejected the U.S. suggestion, saying it had separate intelligence unavailable to the United States."

Flash we now have a picture of the unnamed source used by the Compost! Thanks to the creative mind of Doug of CHB and Register's police work. Here it is!

[William McKinley]

A Source With No Name

"On the first part of the story
I was looking at all the lies
There were slants and slurs and knocks and zings
There were plants and shills and stings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And this guy in cheap shades
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound

I've been through the newsroom on a source with no name
It felt good to handed my fame
In the newsroom you can remember your name
'Cause ol' C-N-N won't give you no pain
La, la ... "

Follow the link for the whole thing. Fantastic.

[areafiftyone]

He should be returning from his trip to Africa soon. Maybe he will say something or do something when he gets back to Washington. This is getting ridiculous! All the Democreeps have stopped short of asking for impeachment but I am sure they are straining at the bit to say it in their demented minds!

[oceanview]

This story is a non starter. The average sheeple out there isn't talking about it, doesn't know anything about it. Its just a story for the media leftists and the Dems to have something to talk about. Amongst real people, the killing of US soldiers has alot more impact then this stuff.

[Caesar Soze]

ANOTHER source with NO NAME

I was writing 'bout the desert on a source with no name....

Two points for naming the band.