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To: Neeka who wrote (169654)6/12/2006 9:48:26 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 793779
 
Actually there were many CIA analysts who doubted that Saddam had WMD or WMD programs but this was considered inconvenient at the time.

With respect to particular claims that were disputed by the CIA and other intelligence analysts pre-war, they disputed the administration's claim that Saddam was attempting to purchase uranium ore in Iraq, that Saddam had purchased centrifuges whose only purpose was the enrichment of uranium ore, that Saddam had mobile laboratories that could make chemical and biological warfare agents, that Saddam was in cahoots with Al Quaeda.
foreignaffairs.org
en.wikipedia.org

One informant, "Curve Ball," who was assessed as unreliable by CIA analysts, was the source of 98% of "information" on Iraqi biological weapons. But "Curve Ball" reported to the DIA, not the CIA, and the DIA discounted the assessment of "Curve Ball" as an out of control alcoholic
en.wikipedia.org

Other intelligence organizations that disputed that Saddam had WMD -- I already mentioned the UN. It does seem cruel of fate that Scott Ritter and Joe Wilson were correct about no WMD, as well as the UN, but the full story of our own CIA's doubts about the information hasn't come out yet, and probably won't for a while.
guardian.co.uk

But you're already bored by the topic, so no point discussing it with you. I'd rather discuss it with people who find it interesting.
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