[Vision2020] More questioning about the President's Speech
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:54:37 -0700
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<P>The aluminum tube story was disputed from the beginning, but the Administration continued to use it. I saw rebuttals to the 'only for centrifuges' claim last year.</P>
<P>In Poland, the President claimed that the two trailers we had found were weapons labs, and that their existence was proof of a weapons program. However, the trailers, according to the British press, were for hydrogen balloons, and had been sold to Iraq by a British company. This story came out abroad prior to the Poland speech, but was not picked up by our press; they still tiptoe around it. In recent days, I have seen some questions, but they are not going after this. I certainly haven't seen any retraction from the White House, nor would I expect one.</P>
<P>Sunil<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Dale Courtney" <DALE@COURTNEYS.US>
<DIV></DIV>>To: <VISION2020@MOSCOW.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Vision2020] More questioning about the President's Speech
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:30:58 -0700
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<DIV></DIV>>The issue of the aluminum tubes and its place in the President's speech is
<DIV></DIV>>also being questioned.
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<DIV></DIV>>The 16 words in question are included below in the paragraph in which they
<DIV></DIV>>appeared in the President's address.
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<DIV></DIV>> > "The International Atomic Energy Agency
<DIV></DIV>> > confirmed in the 1990s that Saddam Hussein had an advanced
<DIV></DIV>> > nuclear weapons development program, had a design for a
<DIV></DIV>> > nuclear weapon and was working on five different methods of
<DIV></DIV>> > enriching uranium for a bomb. The British government has
<DIV></DIV>> > learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant
<DIV></DIV>> > quantities of uranium from Africa. Our intelligence sources
<DIV></DIV>> > tell us that he has attempted to purchase high-strength
<DIV></DIV>> > aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons production.
<DIV></DIV>> > Saddam Hussein has not credibly explained these activities.
<DIV></DIV>> > He clearly has much to hide."
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<DIV></DIV>>Best,
<DIV></DIV>>Dale
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