I guess he decided it's no longer settled.
http://dailyhowler.com/dh072004.shtml
I never claimed to debunk Bushs claim, Wilson says.
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I went to great lengths to point out that mine was but one of three reports on the subject. I never claimed to have debunked the allegation that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa. I claimed only that the transaction described in the documents that turned out to be forgeries could not have occurred and did not occur.
Amazing, isnt it? I never claimed to have debunked the allegation that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa! Readers, what has the last year been about if Wilson didnt claim to debunk Bushs claim? (Think hardwe know youll come up with something.) Lets compare two important statementsBushs famous 16 words, and Wilsons amazing new admission:
BUSH: The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
WILSON: I never claimed to have debunked the allegation that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa.
Finally! This is what weve always told youWilson had no way of knowing if the 16-word statement was right or wrong. He had no way to debunk it! But throughout his thrilling and best-selling book, he calls this statement a lie-lie-lie-lie, over and over and over again. But then, grinding overstatement like that has been the problem with Wilson all along (as the three senators correctly note). And now, alas, Dems will start to pay a price for investing so much in his presentations. (END EXCERPT)