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To: epicure who wrote (4924)	11/5/2005 10:13:45 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 541842

The investigation "confirmed the documents to be fraudulent and concluded they were more likely part of a criminal scheme for financial gain," FBI spokesman John Miller said Friday, describing the contents of the letter. Miller did not say what led the FBI to its conclusion or identify the perpetrators of the hoax. Miller only needed to look in the Vice President's house. TP

To: epicure who wrote (4924)	11/5/2005 1:20:29 PM
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...."forged documents that the Bush administration used to bolster its prewar claim that Iraq sought uranium ore in Niger.".... Why does the MSM & DNC continue to make provably false statements like this? The Bush Admin did not rely on forged documents regarding Iraq seeking uranium from Africa (NOT just Niger). The Butler inquiry & the Senate Intelligence Committee thoroughly investigated this issue. The evidence shows that multiple sources support the Bush Admin claim The evidence also shows that the forged documents were not used in making the claim. To this day both governments stand behind the evidence & findings of both reports. To date no credible evidence has surfaced to discredit their findings. However, the MSM & DNC continue to ignore the findings & conclusions from these reports & make false allegations that both reports have thoroughly debunked. Why is that? Prime Minister Tony Blair told the British Parliament in 2003: "In the 1980s, Iraq purchased somewhere in the region of 200 or more tons of uranium from Niger. The evidence that we had that the Iraq government had gone back to try to purchase further amounts of uranium from Niger did not come from so-called forged documents; they came from separate intelligence." ** The Butler report said, ET AL: "It is accepted by all parties that Iraqi officials visited Niger in 1999. The British government had intelligence from several different sources indicating that this visit was for the purpose of acquiring uranium. Since uranium comprises almost three-quarters of Niger's exports, the intelligence was credible."... ..."We conclude also that the statement in President Bush's State of the Union Address of 28 January 2003 that 'The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa' was well- founded." The Senate Intelligence Committee report found ET AL: The CIA had received "several intelligence reports" alleging that Iraq wanted to buy uranium from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and from Somalia, as well as from Niger. The Intelligence Committee concluded that: "it was reasonable for analysts to assess that Iraq may have been seeking uranium from Africa based on Central Intelligence Agency reporting and other available intelligence."... The Intelligence Committee report also reveals that Wilson brought back evidence that Iraq may well have wanted to buy uranium. In fact, the Intelligence Committee report said that: "for most analysts" Wilson's trip to Niger "lent more credibility to the original Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports on the uranium deal." In the CIA's view, Wilson's report bolstered suspicions that Iraq was indeed seeking uranium in Africa. The Senate report cited an intelligence officer who reviewed Wilson’s report upon his return from Niger: He (the intelligence officer) said he judged that the most important fact in the report was that the Nigerian officials admitted that the Iraqi delegation had traveled there in 1999, and that the Nigerian Prime Minister believed the Iraqis were interested in purchasing uranium, because this provided some confirmation of foreign government service reporting. At this point the CIA also had received "several intelligence reports" alleging that Iraq wanted to buy uranium from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and from Somalia, as well as from Niger. The Intelligence Committee concluded that "it was reasonable for analysts to assess that Iraq may have been seeking uranium from Africa based on Central Intelligence Agency reporting and other available intelligence." Both the Butler report and the Senate Intelligence Committee report make clear that Bush's 16 words weren't based on the fake documents. The British didn't even see the forged documents until after issuing the reports -- based on other sources -- that Bush quoted in his 16 words.** factcheck.org Message 21833577 see paragraph 490 - 499 butlerreview.org.uk Report on the U.S. INTELLIGENCE Community's Prewar INTELLIGENCE Assessments on Iraq intelligence.senate.gov Conclusions (Excerpted From Full Report) intelligence.senate.gov weeklystandard.com globalsecurity.org Bush didn't lie Message 21316235 Message 21854475 Message 21833577 Message 21841361 Message 21563907 Message 20956452 Message 21826722 Message 21497469 Message 21499123 Message 21846634