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To: Rollcast... who wrote (865)	12/22/2002 1:29:22 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

"We've enclosed for you the following proposal from Pakistani scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, regarding the possibility of helping Iraq establish a project to enrich uranium and manufacture nuclear weapons." According to the letter, the Iraqis were told by a middleman that Khan was "prepared to give us project designs for nuclear bombs." The middleman would "ensure any requirements of materials from Western European companies, via a company he owns in Dubai," in the United Arab Emirates, it added. According to the letter, the motive was profit for the Pakistani nuclear scientist and the middleman. That's the sort of thing that makes me want to shit myself. Pardon my French. Derek

To: Rollcast... who wrote (865)	12/22/2002 2:34:04 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

According to the letter, the motive was profit for the Pakistani nuclear scientist and the middleman. Sounds like it's time for this guy Khan to hit the highway.. I'm not prepared, as of yet, to blame Musharraf since Khan was likely acting under orders of a previous government of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq who assumed control from Benazir Bhutto in August, 1990 (the same time Saddam invaded Kuwait). But it's good to probably shake up the Pakistani nuclear agency, nonetheless. And it sounds like someone is using this information for just that very purpose. Hawk