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Iraqi Says He Made Up Tale of Biological Weapons Before War
NY Times ^ | February 15, 2011 | James Risen

Posted on 02/15/2011 7:05:40 PM PST by Suvroc10

WASHINGTON — The Iraqi defector whose claims that Saddam Hussein’s government had biological weapons became part of the Bush administration’s justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq has admitted that he fabricated his story.

The defector, Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, who was code-named “Curveball” by the Central Intelligence Agency and German intelligence officials, told the British newspaper The Guardian on Tuesday that he had concocted his tale that Iraq was hiding mobile bioweapons laboratories. He did so, he said, in hopes that his lies would lead to the eventual overthrow of the Iraqi ruler.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; iraqi; wmd
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To: mewykwistmas
Seems as if I remember reading that Curveball was considered a Screwball and no one paid attention to his claim.
21 posted on 02/15/2011 8:03:57 PM PST by ANGGAPO (Layte Gulf Beach Club)
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To: svxdave
some Valley in Syria

The Bekka valley. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

22 posted on 02/15/2011 8:04:42 PM PST by muleskinner
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To: lonestar67
Who cares what Ahmed says he said?


23 posted on 02/15/2011 8:12:34 PM PST by conservativeimage ("Uh, let me be clear. Uh." - President Barack Obama)
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To: Mortrey

**Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi= IDIOT who wants his 15 minutes of fame.**

Article said he told this to Germans starting in 2000.

**There are quotes from Raper Clinton, Lurch Kerry, Mad Albright, Deaddy Kennedy that prove they ALL thought there were WMDs prior to Bush. (and, there WERE! Bush was right.)**

Quotes from the Left Wing “Can’t shoot straight”CLUB are all from 1998...
So the info from RABID AHmed is Worthless, and a rewrite of history.

But then ... I still need 2 MORE corroborating sources to trust the NY SLIMES.. only need 1 for the National Enquirer.


24 posted on 02/15/2011 8:20:30 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (Egypt 2011 = Iran 1979)
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To: muleskinner; svxdave

Several years ago, the Israelis flew into the Bekka Valley, fired a couple of rockets at the entrance of a cave, then flew out. Only a couple of Syrian soldiers at the mouth of the cave were reported killed.
No “condemnation” from the White House, or anywhere else, as I recall. And no outcry from Syria.

There were a couple of reports about it on network news, then it disappeared. It lasted a little longer here at FR.

The common thread of thought here was that they sealed off the cave where SoDammed’s WMDs had been stashed. I still believe that was the case.


25 posted on 02/15/2011 8:21:42 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: lonestar67
I think one of the greatest improvements in security we presently enjoy is the humiliation and rhetorical subjugation of the antiwar movement and various frauds such as the NYT.

Down...but not defeated.

The antiwar movement has apparently been active in Egypt over the past year -- Code Pink, ANSWER, William Ayers, all the usual suspects. And, of course, the media (not just the NYT) has done everything they can to make Obama the hero of the revolution.

Moreover, the same people who populate ANSWER are available to raise a mob to protest...the environment...treatment of minorities...union actions, etc.

They may be lying low for the moment. But they're plying the same old trade in different venues. Anti-Americans all.

26 posted on 02/15/2011 8:24:34 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: conservativeimage.com

agreed. You are quite right.


27 posted on 02/15/2011 8:35:51 PM PST by lonestar67 (I remember when unemployment was 4.7 percent)
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To: Suvroc10

IIRC, CIA did not have direct access to him. He was run by another country (Germany?).


28 posted on 02/15/2011 8:54:29 PM PST by Dilbert56 (Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.")
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To: Suvroc10
Hell, Ahmed Chalabi,whom the US relied on, admitted he lied about WMDs a long time ago.
29 posted on 02/15/2011 8:57:39 PM PST by stylin19a ("Marine Sniper - You can run, but you'll just die tired!")
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To: fantom

Next they will be talking about Zeppelins and electric cars. No, we must move forward to rebuild America.


30 posted on 02/15/2011 10:40:04 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: svxdave

I believe you’re right.


31 posted on 02/15/2011 11:02:24 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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