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Originally Posted by Rekna
that doesn't seem to me like he said two different things. it says there that iraq did not purchase and thing and probably wouldn't ever then stated they wanted to expand commericial relations. I'm sorry but you can't just assume that means buy uranium. Bush asserted that Iraq tried to buy uranium which is definatly not what Wilson asserted. Your post earlier sounded like he said "yes iraq did try to buy uranium" followed by his piece claiming otherwise. Please don't throw out distortions as fact.
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Maybe you didn't follow the link and read the whole article. so here's some more
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In the CIA's view, Wilson's report bolstered suspicions that Iraq was indeed seeking uranium in Africa. The Senate report cited an intelligence officer who reviewed Wilson’s report upon his return from Niger:
"Committee Report: He (the intelligence officer) said he judged that the most important fact in the report was that the Nigerian officials admitted that the Iraqi delegation had traveled there in 1999, and that the Nigerian Prime Minister believed the Iraqis were interested in purchasing uranium, because this provided some confirmation of foreign government service reporting."
At this point the CIA also had received "several intelligence reports" alleging that Iraq wanted to buy uranium from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and from Somalia, as well as from Niger. The Intelligence Committee concluded that "it was reasonable for analysts to assess that Iraq may have been seeking uranium from Africa based on Central Intelligence Agency reporting and other available intelligence."
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So Wilson gets back from Niger, gives a report to the CIA and this is how they interpret his findings. Then Wilson writes an op-ed piece that can not in any way be close to what he told the CIA, for if it was, the CIA would not have come to these conclusions. These are not distortions. This is actually the intel the CIA received after Wilson spoke with them about his trip to Niger.
Yet, bush lied...That line didn't win the presidency in 2004 and it isn't going to work now.