Now note the Joseph -Foley exchange was reported in the NYTIMES before Tenet went to the Hill yesterday.
Before Bush's speech, conversations between the CIA and White House over whether to include the African reference were held between Bob Joseph, a National Security Council nuclear proliferation expert, and Alan Foley, a CIA proliferation expert, government officials told The New York Times.
There is still a dispute over what exactly was said in their conversations. Foley was said to recall that before the speech, Joseph asked him about putting into the speech a reference to reports that Iraq was trying to buy uranium from Niger. Foley replied that the CIA wasn't sure that information was right.
Joseph then came back to Foley and pointed out that the British had already included the information in a report. Foley said yes, but noted that the CIA had told the British that it wasn't sure that information was correct. Joseph then asked whether it was accurate that the British reported the information? Foley said yes.
This article contains material from wire services.
Senior U.S. State Department official resigns (January 26, 2007 - it's tomorrow there) http://english.people.com.cn/200701/26/eng20070126_344929.html
Robert G. Joseph, undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, has submitted his resignation to President George W. Bush, Associated Press reported Thursday... the senior U.S. arms control and security official resigned amid uncertainty about the future of negotiations to curb nuclear programs in Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the report said.
-----126 posted on 01/25/2007 6:40:10 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough