interesting. DId not know that.
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:32:01 -0000, Wayne Putterill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the UK the Butler report is widely viewed as a whitewash, it wouldn't be > used to illustrate any point in an argument as it has almost zero > credibility. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3914803.stm > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 November 2004 20:15 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Voter Fraud? Why are the exit polls so wrong in Florida? > > http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=222 > The Butler Report > > After nearly a six-month investigation, a special > panel reported to the British Parliament July 14 that > British intelligence had indeed concluded back in 2002 > that Saddam Hussein was seeking to buy uranium. The > review panel was headed by Lord Butler of Brockwell, > who had been a cabinet secretary under five different > Prime Ministers and who is currently master of > University College, Oxford. > > The Butler report said British intelligence had > "credible" information -- from several sources -- that > a 1999 visit by Iraqi officials to Niger was for the > purpose of buying uranium: > > Butler Report: 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 constitutes almost > three-quarters of Niger's exports, the intelligence > was credible. > > The Butler Report affirmed what the British government > had said about the Niger uranium story back in 2003, > and specifically endorsed what Bush said as well. > > Butler Report: By extension, 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 recently > sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa" > was well-founded. > > And about WMDs: > > http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20041012-084750-1427r.htm > Saddam retained the capacity and the intent to restart > his production of WMDs once the U.N. sanctions regime > had finally crumbled. > In this he was clearly in breach of U.N. Security > Council Resolution 1441. The Iraqi Intelligence > Service maintained a set of undeclared laboratories > to research and test chemical and biological weapons — > including through human tests. > Saddam had the capacity to produce within six months > sulfur mustard and within two years nerve agents. > The Iraq Survey Group also concluded that Saddam still > had dreams of acquiring nuclear weapons and that he > intended to resume his missile programs, > potentially for the delivery of WMDs. > > --- Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The British still stand by this claim, the claim > > that the documents were not > > what led them to conclude the attempted purchase. > > > > If you can prove that Iraq didn't try to buy the > > yellow cake then please, > > provide sources, I'd love to see them. Not that I > > can provide the sources > > the British intel used to make their claims. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135180 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
