Saddam's Bombmaker:
The Daring Escape of
the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon
by Khidhir Hamza
with Jeff Stein
Posted on 11/09/2005 9:27:35 AM PST by InvisibleChurch
Iraq war critic, Sen. Carl Levin made a startling admission Monday night - confessing that he believed the Bush administration was not wrong when they claimed Saddam Hussein posed a nuclear threat.
"Look, there was plenty of evidence that Saddam had nuclear weapons," Levin told MSNBC's "Hardball." "That is not in dispute. There is plenty of evidence of that."
Unfortunately, the White House's nuclear claims are in dispute - and by none other than Sen. Levin himself.
"When they said that the aluminum tubes that Saddam Hussein was seeking could only be used to make nuclear material, that was not true," the Michigan Democrat told the Senate the same day. "There is a pattern of exaggeration, distortion, misleading statements by the administration prior to the war."
We tend to think Levin's "plenty of evidence" statement is closer to the truth - especially given the fact that Saddam had 500-tons of uranium at his disposal and centrifuge parts and blueprints stored away for a rainy day. In the meantime, it might be a good idea for Sen. Levin to get his story straight before excoriating the White House any further.
No, no. You obviously haven't focused closely on Levin's comb-over, which is a hall-of-famer.
Oyez. First, it was a joke. Read the headline of the post and it will become more funny. (hopefully). Second, we got caught with our pants down in 1991 when we completely UNDERESTIMATED the Iraqi nuke program. I'd rather Over-estimate it this time and be wrong that way than be wrong saying that they didn't have it when they did (think Clinton-North Korea/Pakistan/India/Iran).
You are correct about Powell. I just looked it up.
Whoops!!!!
Yes, three ships. Supposedly circling in the Indian Ocean, stopping briefly in t-friendly ports, with no flags of origin, from 11/02 to 2/03. Story broke 2/19/03. Quick search finds no follow-up reporting, just blog/post commentary.
It remains a mystery.
Lemme root around FR for a minute.
Yes it does and it doesn't seem to be very good at it. It would be too easy to claim that Bush is just protecting his friends (oil co's, Suadi's, etc), but I think Bush doesn't think that the American people can handle the truth. If so, it's a mistake. A big one.
Maybe we can take up a collection for Mansoor Ijaz to tell us where they ultimately wound up.
levin's term is up in '08 isn't it? i really hope we have someone running that might actually beat him.
Thank you so much for posting this link, Weimdog. http://www.commentarymagazine.com/Production/files/podhoretz1205advance.html
I have just finished reading the commentary by Norman Podhoretz titled, "Who Is Lying About Iraq?". This commentary is one of the most accurate and detailed works I have read on this subject. A "must read" for everyone, and one worth bookmarking and forwarding on to everyone you know.
BUMP!
Not really. The only material the intelligence committee doesn't have access to are the PDBs. Feinstein admitted as much. The PDBs are raw intelligence. The information contained within them are filtered down to the intelligence committee....it's just not immediate.
And there won't be any follow-up reporting, either. Not everyone at CIA/NSA is asleep at the switch.
I think it was scrapped at some point at Oak Ridge, TN.
A woman is entitled to change her mind. And so are GIRLY MEN.
"i really hope we have someone running that might actually beat him."
I nominate a piece of string. At least voters will know where it's coming from.
MSNBC transcript of Levin's words.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9969037/
Saddam's Bombmaker:
The Daring Escape of
the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon
by Khidhir Hamza
with Jeff Stein
Can these people ever make sense?
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