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To: GST who wrote (107752)	7/24/2003 3:39:26 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 281500

From The Guardian: ...The documents, apparently from senior Niger authorities in Niamey to the country's ambassador in Rome, and a telex, from Niger's embassy in Rome, all relate to alleged negotiations for Iraq to buy 500 tonnes of uranium from Niger. The letters, in French and stamped with the Niger government seal, are scattered with spelling mistakes and contain several glaring inconsistencies. One letter is dated July 30 1999 although it talks of negotiations between Niger and Iraq after that date, on June 29 2000. Another, dated October 10 2000, is apparently signed by the Niger foreign minister, Allele Elhadj Habibou, although he ceased to be foreign minister in 1989. The letters include formal confirmation, apparently signed by the president of Niger, of an alleged deal for 500 tonnes of uranium to be sold to Iraq "per year". According to Repubblica, Italian intelligence services came into contact with an African diplomat wanting to sell the documents late in 2001. They may then have put the diplomat in touch with British intelligence services. Italy's government has repeatedly denied formally passing on the documents to other countries, but the head of a parliamentary commission on intelligence and security, Enzo Bianco, said yesterday he could not deny that Italy may have passed on the documents in an informal way. "This is possible," he said. "I don't rule it out." media.guardian.co.uk

To: GST who wrote (107752)	7/24/2003 3:42:41 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 281500

From the Sunday Herald: Exactly who was behind the forgeries is unclear but the finger of suspicion points towards some disaffected or bribed official in Niger . sundayherald.com