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:5:135001 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
