“I know [Wilson] very well also,” said Diatta. “And you know, something very strange—when he(Wilson) went to Niger in February 2002, I was myself in Niger and we had a meeting in my house and we spoke about this matter.
I haven't tracked the Diatta quote to when it was first posted, but what is he referring to when he says "this matter"? Whether Iraq was seeking yellowcake in Niger?
Feb. 18, 1999 - Vincent Cannistraro, former chief of CIA counter-terrorist operations, said: "Hijazi [Baghdad's ambassador in Turkey] went to Afghanistan in December and met with Osama, with the knowledge of the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar. We are sure about that. What is the source of some speculation is what transpired."
October 19, 2000 - "The Iraqis have wanted to be able to carry out terrorism for some time now," Mr Cannistraro said. "Their military people have had liaison with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, and could well have supplied the training."
Sep 2002 - The administration's attempt to link Iraq to terrorism has been criticized by former military, intelligence and national security officials who monitored terrorism in both Democratic and Republican administrations. "Is there any confirmed evidence of Iraq's links to terrorism? No," said Vincent M. Cannistraro, former head of the CIA's counterterrorism office.
Jan 2004 - Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director of counterterrorism operations and analysis, Vincent Cannistraro, agrees: "There was no substantive intelligence information linking Saddam to international terrorism before the war. Now we've created the conditions that have made Iraq the place to come to attack Americans.""
Say what? Shades of Scott Ritter...and we know Ritter was paid off.