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Bush’s national security adviser Steven Hadley says Iran’s willingness to discuss Iraq is a ploy to divert international pressure from its nuclear program. The American offer, he says, was made months ago. What is interesting is that the Iranians would choose now, in a public way, to embrace the idea and expand it to a broader set of issues. This ploy is designed to divert pressure and drive a wedge between the US and its partners in the nuclear issue, says Hadley. He was responding to astatement by Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani that Tehran was willing to hold talks...

In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with GSN on August 23, Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, the military intelligence operative who collaborated with Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) to draw worldwide attention to the Able Danger intelligence unit, described Able Danger’s origins, explained how it tracked terrorists as they visited individual mosques around the world, discussed the CIA’s refusal to cooperate with the program, acknowledged the supporting technical role played by the Raytheon Company, and described Able Danger’s ultimate demise.

Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. Top White House Aide Takes Responsibility For Niger Uranium Claim. The Bulletin's Frontrunner July 23, 2003 Wednesday CBS (7/22, story 4, Roberts) reports that "the White House's troubles aren't over yet. Today, deputy national security adviser Steven Hadley said it was his fault that statement ended up in the State of the Union. Over the weekend the White House uncovered a couple of memos to Hadley from CIA Director George Tenet warning back in October that that intelligence was dubious. Today, Hadley...