Q.E.D.
Though they're still endorsing my opinion that Saddam is handing the stuff over to Al Qaeda, rather than doing it himself.
Still, it appears that he may be directing them, if this info is accurate.
Somebody spelled it out for Niles Lathem, of all people. My impression of his reports is that they tend to be a bit breathless and tabloidy. Accordingly, I wonder if he, or the New York Post for that matter, are taken seriously in their reporting on weighty matters like this.
That the initial mainstream media "leak" on this subject went through this channel suggests to me that it will NOT receive official confirmation (until, perhaps, after the fact). Instead, the intent is to create a "buzz" and lend another layer of seriousness to the doctrine of preemption.
Just reading the PR leaves. But, as before, we shall see what we shall see...