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  • (June 2004) Joe Wilson: A Botched Niger Mission?

    07/17/2005 12:53:21 PM PDT · by doug from upland · 27 replies · 975+ views
    Belgravia dispatch dot com ^ | June 27, 2004 | Gregory Djerejian
    THE BELGRAVIA DISPATCH « Weekend Reading | Main | Coup de Theatre? » June 27, 2004 Joe Wilson: A Botched Niger Mission? Remember Joe Wilson, he of the cheesy V.F. photo shoot that seemed meant to evoke an aura of Gatsbyesque grandeur and Viennese espionage derring-do (rather underwhelmingly, I'd have to say)? Recall Wilson had this to say about his trip to Niger: I spent the next eight days drinking sweet mint tea and meeting with dozens of people: current government officials, former government officials, people associated with the country's uranium business. It did not take long to conclude...