Ex-Niger premier denies Iraq link

[DoYouEverWonder]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3891503.stm

July 14, 2004


Niger's former prime minister has said that Iraq did not try to buy uranium, contradicting claims made in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq.

Ibrahim Mayaki told the BBC that no Iraqi delegation went to Niger while he was foreign minister or prime minister.

This claim is one of the key questions to be answered in Wednesday's official report into UK intelligence on Iraq.

Although some documents backing up this claim were shown to be forgeries, the UK has not withdrawn the charge.

Last week's US Senate report on the intelligence leading up to the Iraq invasion said that Saddam Hussein's government may have tried to buy uranium from Africa.

[struggle4progress]

1. Further evidence that "intelligence agencies" simply purvey ...

... convenient disinformation.

[Tellurian]

2. Yes, our tax dollars go to fund Bush's disinformation campaign...nt