It's Tony Blair who still stands by it. The Butler report says that Tony Blair is full of it. As for "expand commercial relations"... since when is that a synonym for "let's defy UN sanctions"? I realize we are talking diplomacy here but... is it possible that Iraq wanted to sell something? Buy something else?
>The two things the Pres authorized Libby to release was the claim that >Iraq was "vigorously trying to procure uranium." Which the British >still stand by and that Wilson had reported he had learned in 1999 an >Iraqi delegation visited Niger and sought to expand commercial >relations. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203841 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
