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  • White House Faulted on Uranium Claim

    12/24/2003 1:18:21 AM PST · by bdeaner · 19 replies · 296+ views
    Washington Post ^ | 12/24/03 | Walter Pincus
    In the speech Jan. 28, President Bush cited British intelligence in asserting that Hussein had tried to buy uranium from an unnamed country in Africa. The White House later said the claim should not have been made, after reports that the intelligence community expressed doubts it was true. After reviewing the matter for several months, the intelligence board -- chaired by former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft -- has determined that there was "no deliberate effort to fabricate" a story, the source said. Instead, the source said, the board believes the White House was so anxious "to grab onto something...