Mission to Niger

TownHall.com ^ | 7/14/03 | Robert Novak

[kattracks]

Wilson's report that an Iraqi purchase of uranium yellowcake from Niger was highly unlikely was regarded by the CIA as less than definitive, and it is doubtful Tenet ever saw it. Certainly, President Bush did not, prior to his 2003 State of the Union address,....

The story, actually, is whether the administration deliberately ignored Wilson's advice, ....

How could the administration have ignored Wilson's advice if they never saw his report?

Report: CIA Source on Niger Nuke Flap is a Bush-Hater (Wilson)

[kattracks]

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[Burkeman1]

Well don't worry. The story is now Wilson. It seems he is a "Bush hater" and not 100 percent behind the President. Thus everything he says is a lie. Funny how Clinton folks would point out that their critics were "Clinton Haters" while they ignored the facts as well.

[nopardons]

Wilson started under Carter. His report, if you'd only read carefully, never made it up the ladder.

Can't you at least attempt to see beyond your Bush hatred, even once in a while ? :^)

[Burkeman1]

This guy would interst me if it weren't for the fact that the administration already conceded two days ago that the uranium/Niger story was BS. The piling on is just idiocy. And I don't hate Bush.

[nopardons]

The administration did no such thing ! That is the lefty media's inyrpritation of what was said.

We've had several threads, on all of this, for the past several days.

I haven't ever seen you NOT bash Bush, dear. LOL

[kattracks]

The story is now Wilson. It seems he is a "Bush hater" and not 100 percent behind the President. Thus everything he says is a lie.

Yes, Wilson now is part of the story, and his backround is relevant.

How do you reconcile that it's reported that President Bush never saw Wilson's report, yet Wilson talks about the Bush team "misrepresenting the facts," and asking, "What else are they lying about?"

Which "facts" are being ignored?

[Burkeman1]

Bush has denied the intel of his own CIA on the Niger story. Tenent just took the blame for it. Of course the Brits still contend they have the goods. I am missing something?

[nopardons]

You're missing quite a lot, actually. Go read the thread about the French NOT telling us about uranium sales from Africa.

[piasa]

Kind of cute how the author came up with this oh so fine research, yet somehow managed to avoid touching on any of those details.

"Mr. Lifesayer" was such a fine upstanding US official, that he continued his fine service by leaking intel to the press... even to the point of actually penning his own article. That's NOT responsible behavior, it's egotistical behavior.

If he genuinely thought his report's - make that alleged report since it doesn't seem he made one- his report's value was overlooked or ignored and felt that dangerous, he should have sought some other internal way to address the issue. But as an individual who isn't even in government anymore, he wasn't in a position to know what other intelligence said on the matter. He had no "need to know."

I'm still not convinced he actually went to Niger as his self-written article dwelt rather long on trying to set the stage like some sort of travel brochure; it read like he was making a sales pitch.

And what's this with the wife, a supposed "Agency" WMD operative? Valerie Plame? Why would any self-respecting weapons specialist marry a Goron? Since when do CIA staff e send out their own non-CIA spouses on info-gathering vacations?

Is her name Valerie Plame, or Valerie Wilson, or Valerie Plame-Wilson?

[Burkeman1]

Ask Tenent and Bush's National Security advisors? CIA still claims that Bush's team knew of their skepticism. Tenent just lamely took the blame for "not pulling the lines" as if he had any major role in reviewing or writing the SOTU speech!

[Mo1]

This guy would interst me if it weren't for the fact that the administration already conceded two days ago that the uranium/Niger story was BS. The piling on is just idiocy

He did no such thing .. there are SEVERAL threads here at FR the last few days .. try reading them and the actual text of what they said

[Burkeman1]

Links? First I have heard of a French connection.

[Burkeman1]

The Bush administration has said they included lines that were based on false intel. They have conceded that point.

[nopardons]

Sorry, I am an HTML moron and don't do links. Just look at the threads. :-)

[kattracks]

Ask Tenent and Bush's National Security advisors?

No, I'm asking you.

How do you reconcile that it's reported that President Bush never saw Wilson's report, yet Wilson talks about the Bush team "misrepresenting the facts," and asking, "What else are they lying about?" Which "facts" are being ignored?

[nopardons]

Just pinged you to the thread and stop getting your drawers in a twist over a big fat nothing. :-)

[Mo1]

Does Novak have a problem in researching the actual facts?

But I will say .. this is new .. I wasn't aware Wilson's wife sent him or worked at the agency

Wilson never worked for the CIA, but his wife, Valerie Plame, is an Agency operative on weapons of mass destruction. Two senior administration officials told me Wilson's wife suggested sending him to Niger to investigate the Italian report. The CIA says its counter-proliferation officials selected Wilson and asked his wife to contact him. "I will not answer any question about my wife," Wilson told me.

[Mo1]

The Bush administration has said they included lines that were based on false intel. They have conceded that point.

No they said it was based on questionable intel ..

There is a difference