Bush LIED!!! He LIED!!!

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"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."~ W


1. Three months BEFORE the State of The Union address, the President received approval from Congress to use military force against Iraq.

2. The classified 10/2 National Intelligence Estimate contains "a lengthy section in which most agencies of the intelligence community judged that Iraq was reconstituting its nuclear weapons program," according to George Tenet.

3. You need uranium to do that.

4. Niger's principle export is yellowcake (uranium.)

5. The N.I.E. states: "We cannot confirm whether Iraq succeeded in acquiring uranium ore and/or yellowcake from these sources." It does not say we cannot confirm whether Iraq tried to do so.

6. The N.I.E. also states that "a foreign government service reported that as of early 2001 Niger planned to send several tons of 'pure uranium' (probably yellowcake) to Iraq. As of early 2001, Niger and Iraq reportedly were still working out arrangements for this deal, which could be for up to 500 tons of yellowcake. We do not know the status of this arrangement."

7. In the next paragraph, the NIE goes on to say that "reports indicate Iraq also has sought uranium ore from Somalia and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo." It then adds that "we cannot confirm whether Iraq has succeeded in acquiring uranium ore and/or yellowcake from these sources." Again, it doesn't say that we cannot confirm that attempts weren't made.

8. N.I.E.s represent a consensus of the Intelligence Community, not just one or a few people's opinions.

9. According to a new BBC report, in 1999 an official of Niger had been approached "by an unnamed businessman about expanding trade between Niger and Iraq."

10. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw this week told the BBC: "Former Niger government officials believe that this was in connection with the procurement of yellowcake."

11. The N.I.E. also states that "Iraq also began vigorously trying to procure uranium ore and yellowcake" and that "acquiring either would shorten the time Baghdad needs to produce nuclear weapons."