I'll put it into context: We judge that we are seeing only a portion of Iraq's WMD efforts, owing to Baghdad's vigorous denial and deception efforts. Revelations after the Gulf war starkly demonstrate the extensive efforts undertaken by Iraq to deny information. We lack specific information on many key aspects of Iraq's WMD programs
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/nie-iraq-wmd.html Look at the first paragrapgh and click on the link (See INR alternative view at the end of these Key Judgments.) We judge that Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade. (See INR alternative view at the end of these Key Judgments.) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/nie-iraq-wmd.html#inr-n1 On 11/17/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > I'm not forming an opinion on any of this, but that sentence is pretty > ambiguous. > > It could mean something as big as "We doubt even the existence of WMD" > or it could be as small as "We don't know the exactl location of WMD" > with an implied "but we're sure it's there". > > I don't know which was the reality, but I have no doubt the ambiguity > was intentional. > > On 11/17/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "We lacked specific > > information on many key aspects of Iraq's WMD program." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:182720 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
