US withheld uranium intelligence from IAEA

[UpInArms]

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The US government withheld from United Nations weapons inspectors evidence to back its claim that the Iraqi government had attempted to obtain uranium from Africa, despite repeated pledges to co-operate fully with the inspectors.

In a letter released yesterday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it was forced to wait six weeks for the evidence - from December 2002 to early February 2003 - at a critical time, when it was investigating US charges that Iraq was reconstituting its nuclear programme. During that period, the US several times repeated the allegations, most notably in President George W. Bush's January State of the Union address.

The letter, which was released by Democratic congressman Henry Waxman, came as political pressure grew on the administration over charges that it distorted intelligence to build its case for war on Iraq.

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[alfredo]

1. Keep the pressure on

With this, the Bev Harris story, and the economy, the shrub is in trouble.

[Avalux]

2. Well.....

The slope is getting a bit slippery, eh? Wonder if shrub is sleeping well these days? :evilgrin:

[thinkahead]

3. Wow n/t

n/t

[TheReligiousLeft]

4. Don’t be embarrassed that you want to know about the legitimacy of the doc

Once again, a quote from my flashbuzz editorial...

"Don’t be embarrassed that you strove for peace. Don’t be embarrassed that you want to know about the legitimacy of the documents used to justify our war. Don’t be embarrassed that you want to know where the weapons of mass destruction are. Don’t be embarrassed; our cause is just, our motives virtuous, our actions commendable."

<http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/07/07_patriots.html>