So who knew about the Niger Uranium documents being forgeries?

[JanMichael]

And WHEN?

Read one of today's story:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/135174809_intel06.html

"Bush, in his State of the Union speech Jan. 23 (2003), said "the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."

"In June, national-security adviser Condoleezza Rice said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that top administration officials were unaware of the faked documents at the time of the State of the Union speech."

Here is Ray McGovern's take on it:

http://www.antiwar.com/rep/mcgovern1.html

http://www.counterpunch.org/mcgovern06272003.html

"Cheney got into the operational side of intelligence as well. Reports in late 2001 that Iraq had tried to acquire uranium from Niger stirred such intense interest that his office let it be known he wanted them checked out. So, with the CIA as facilitator, a retired U.S. ambassador was dispatched to Niger in February 2002 to investigate. He found nothing to substantiate the report and lots to call it into question. There the matter rested--until last summer, after the Bush administration made the decision for war in Iraq."

"Cheney, in a speech on Aug. 26, 2002, claimed that Saddam Hussein had "resumed his effort to acquire nuclear weapons.""

Here's a great March 13the article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-03-14-iraq-forged-docs_x.htm

Seems mightly unlikely that the Administration had no idea that a former ambassador had debunked their "evidence", hell Cheney's been practically living at the CIA and Tenent's a fucking "potted plant" (McGovern)!

[JanMichael]

1. What's the punishment for lying to Congress, the People & the World?

Is this Treason? What's the punishment for that again?

[Frances]

2. Bush lying is not important news.

Shame on MSNBC: When I signed out of hotmail, these are the headlines I saw

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[JanMichael]

3. But, but, isn't war supposed to be a last resort?

And isn't lying to get one approved doubly bad?

[fertilizeonarbusto]

4. What?

No Kobe Bryant bullshit? They are lagging behind in what's important. *sarcasm off*

[grasswire]

5. I just saw the story....

...on CNN.

Good coverage. The anchor even asked the WH correspondent where the Niger documents might have originated. His conclusion was that the plot was just beginning to thicken, and the story would evolve.