[FBD]

For others here;
From the article you linked:
"On Tuesday, the Berlin-based left-wing paper, Tageszeitung reported that aspects of the 12,000-page Iraqi report on Iraq's weapons programs, submitted to the U.N last week, could prove highly embarrassing for Germany.


The newspaper - believed to be the first to have access to the top-secret dossier - has written that the Iraqi declaration contains the names of 80 German firms, research laboratories and people, who are said to have helped Iraq develop its weapons program."--

Embarrassing is an understatement. It should be treated criminaly. The German govt. has to know, but looks the other way, because of the cheap oil they get from Iraq.

Thanks for the link!

[Amelia]

The newspaper - believed to be the first to have access to the top-secret dossier - has written that the Iraqi declaration contains the names of 80 German firms, research laboratories and people, who are said to have helped Iraq develop its weapons program."--

I'm suspecting that part of President Bush's SOTU address will include a partial listing of some of this, and then the question: "Why should we care what these people say on the Security Council, when their countries obviously are violating Security Council resolutions?"

In other words, the UN Security Council can give a report condemning Iraq, or they can be rendered irrelevant - either way, Bush seems to hold the winning hand.

I'm not sure how it would play internationally, but I think I'd rather see them rendered irrelevant.