[ravingnutter]

The big one is whether Wilson's initial report on yellowcake reliable?

Hmmmm...actually the big one is the following info from the CIA...

The agency pointed out that Iraq already had 500 tons of uranium, portions of which came from Niger, according to the International Atomic Energy Administration (IAEA).

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This backs up a previous statement by Stephen Hadley, Bush's #2 National Security guy...

An unsigned CIA memo on Oct. 5 advised that "the CIA had reservations about the British reporting" on Iraq's alleged attempts in Niger, Hadley [No.2 guy on Bush's National Security team] said. A second memo, sent on Oct. 6, elaborated on the CIA's doubts, describing "some weakness in the evidence," such as the fact that Iraq already had a large stock of uranium and probably wouldn't need more, Hadley said.

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I saw it admitted again in another story this morning. Why the big deal about Wilson's trip, when the truth is that Saddam already had uranium?

[Wolfstar]

Excellent points. There are several threads (not in Web sense) to this whole saga. I've tried to follow the thread that reveals how this phony scandal was ginned up. Perhaps some enterprising individual will be able to follow the thread as to why and how Wilson was tagged to go to Niger when his trip wasn't necessary. That's what Robert Novak was trying to do when he stepped into the sucker-bait that had been laid by Wilson and Pincus. In addition, and as always, there is the thread about Iraq's WMD, including the uranium mentioned in the sources you provide. What happened to it all?