It seems really difficult to get a timing on this because the information comes out in dribs and drabs and varies. Somewhere here yesterday I read that we didn't actually have the forged documents in hand until after the State of the Union address. And I don't know that I am sure who provided the documents to the UN.
I believe there were even details mentioned, like an out-of-date Niger Official Seal, and a Trade Minister's signature, who hadn't been around for awhile.
I am very suspicious of the forgery story. Don't you think a document of that information would fetch more than a few thousand dollars as has been reported? And since the British say that their information regarding the uranium is independednt of this forged document, couldn't the forgery be some sort of move to counter other information they had?
Oops, correction, it's hard to concentrate when the phone keeps ringing. Obviously I read on this thread about the hard copy of the document and when the CIA got its hands on it. What I meant to say is that the information comes out drip by drip so it is hard to get a read on it.