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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: DizzyG who wrote (710226)	11/1/2005 12:26:34 PM
From: trouthead	Read Replies (1) of 769667

Thank you Dizzy. that is close to everything I wanted to read. the actual words of Wilson's report would be interesting to read as well. Here are a few quotes that I have issues with. "In July 2003, Mr. Wilson wrote an Op-Ed article in The Times that described how he had been sent by the C.I.A. to investigate a report that Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Niger. He said he had found no evidence to support the claim of a uranium purchase, or even a serious attempt to negotiate one, and that he had reported this to Washington. That is entirely accurate." This is the quote from the NYTimes. It does appear to be accurate and without the literary flair Wilson appears to have used. Without reading Wilson's report myself it is impossible to tell. It certainly has turned out to be the case. The Weekly article then goes on to say, "But those were not Wilson's findings. And he wasn't sent by Vice President Cheney. And he was recommended by his wife. And he never did see the forgeries. And his report never was circulated to senior Bush administration policymakers. And on and on it goes." All of the above points are to the side of the main issue which is whether Wilson's report found any evidence of a uranium sale. Why attack his veracity if the report does not contain some information that debunks the uranium sale? All you would have to do is point to his own words and let him fall on his own sword. He certainly seems the kind of person to do just that. What I find disturbing and telling is the attack on petty phrasings and some poor assumptions Wilson made about who sent him and who had subsequently seen his report. Those are not bad assumptions. Cheney's inquiry did prompt him being sent and one would assume the report would be read by that person. Too bad Cheney hadn't. Perhaps we wouldn't have been goaded by fear into attacking Iraq. jb

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