Evidence of Niger uranium trade 'years before war' (Financial Times)

[xray s]

Yet another slice of yellow cake (the energizer bunny should live so long)

http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=040628000877&query=niger%27%3B&vsc_appId=totalSearch&state=Form


IRAQ: Evidence of Niger uranium trade 'years before war'
By Mark Huband
Financial Times; Jun 28, 2004

"...European intelligence officers have now revealed that three years before the fake documents became public, human and electronic intelligence sources from a number of countries picked up repeated discussion of an illicit trade in uranium from Niger. One of the customers discussed by the traders was Iraq.

These intelligence officials now say the forged documents appear to have been part of a "scam", and the actual intelligence showing discussion of uranium supply has been ignored."

So now we are to believe the intel ops just lost this new evidence for the past year and a half, to conveniently resurface as the Bush Presidency implodes.

Will wonders never cease...

[wryter2000]

1. Doesn't matter

"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently tried to acquire..."

[shraby]

2. Check Josh Marshall's

Talking Points..the second entry down.

[xray s]

3. The anesthetization of American minds has begun

I found out about this story because the following blurb appeared in my daily papers "World in 60 Seconds" recap page;

"Iraq was among several countries in negotiations to buy supplies of illicit uranium from Niger at least three years before the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Intelligence officers learned between 1999 and 2001 that smugglers planned to sell illicitly mined uranium from the West African country to several states, including Iraq, the newspaper reported, citing senior European intelligence sources."

That's it. No other details. A few hundred thousand readers read that paragraph and I bet quite a few think this issue is settled. Saddam was trying to buy yellow cake.

It's the subtle forms of propaganda that are the most effective.

[fizzana]

4. This story is a red herring

check Josh Marshall for the truth.