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Breaking: Identities of Niger Document Forgers- Bush's 16 words to 'justify' war

Michael Smith/Others | 08.04.2006 23:46 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Michael Smith broke the Downing Street memo leak story. Today he reveals the identities of the forgers of "the documents, which emerged in 2002, were used in a State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons programme to build the case for war. They were denounced as forgeries by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly before the 2003 invasion." The documents, which emerged in 2002, were used in a State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons programme to build the case for war. They were denounced as forgeries by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly before the 2003 invasion."

Bush's 16 words to 'justify' war

Bush's 16 words
"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bush's_16_words

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The Identites of the Niger Document Forgers
April 9, 2006
Michael Smith
Reporter on defence issues
The Sunday Times

Excerpt:

According to NATO sources who spoke to the SUNDAY TIMES, the investigation has evidence that Niger's consul and its ambassador's personal assistant faked a contract to show Saddam Hussein had bought uranium ore from the impoverished west African country.

Continued:

http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/7589754.html

Related:

UPDATE 4: New Yorker: Bush is planning a massive nuclear bombing campaign against Iran

http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/7576254.html

White House Faces Barrage of Leak Queries : " The intelligence Libby was authorized to leak to Miller stated that Iraq was "vigorously trying to procure" uranium. Administration officials said in the run-up to the war they were concerned about Iraq building a nuclear weapon. "
Continued:

http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/7582892.html

Crossposted at

http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/28683

MARC PARENT

CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS

http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/

http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/14409

UK Indymedia

Breaking: Identities of Niger Document Forgers- Bush's 16 words to 'justify' war

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