When was Nigerian forgery first reported in foreign press?

[hobbes159]

OK, so FINALLY the US media it catching on to the Bush regime's lies. But I know that this information (that the documents were forgeries) was reported months ago. Anyone know when this story first broke overseas?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. days after the Powell report to the UN

It broke I think tops ten days... when Mohamed El Baradei said it was a forgery

[Paschall]

2. ElBaradei made that report on March 7

< The IAEA has discussed these reports with the Governments of Iraq and Niger, both of which have denied that any such activity took place. For its part, Iraq has provided the IAEA with a comprehensive explanation of its relations with Niger, and has described a visit by an Iraqi official to a number of African countries, including Niger, in February 1999, which Iraq thought might have given rise to the reports. The IAEA was also able to review correspondence coming from various bodies of the Government of Niger, and to compare the form, format, contents and signatures of that correspondence with those of the alleged procurement-related documentation.

< Based on thorough analysis, the IAEA has concluded, with the concurrence of outside experts, that these documents - which formed the basis for the reports of recent uranium transactions between Iraq and Niger - are in fact not authentic. We have therefore concluded that these specific allegations are unfounded. However, we will continue to follow up any additional evidence, if it emerges, relevant to efforts by Iraq to illicitly import nuclear materials. ... >

< There is no indication that Iraq has attempted to import uranium since 1990. >

Source IAEA

[kentuck]

3. Why was Reagan selling arms to the Ayatollahs first reported in the ...

foreign press? Because we have no investigative press. They are followers looking for some filler for their next column or their next hour on cable TV...