Saturday, October 27, 2007

How Blonde Was My Valerie

From Mrs. Joseph Wilson's Fair Game (p. 95):

Iraq under its cruel dictator Saddam Husein, was clearly a rogue nation that flouted international treaties and norms in its quest for regional superiority. The U.S. intelligence community was not the only actor that found Iraq's provocations alarming. The Center for Nonproliferation Studies...was also concerned. Here's what some of their research revealed about the state of Iraq's WMD programs in 2001:

Nuclear

With sufficient black-market uranium or plutonium, Iraq probably could fabricate a nuclear weapon

...could produce weapons-grade fissile material within several years.

Engaged in clandestine procurement of special nuclear weapon-related equipment.

Retains large and experienced pool of nuclear scientists and technicians.

Retains nuclear weapons design, and may retain related components and software.


Mrs. Wilson, in the book, also loudly criticizes the office of the Vice President for its interest in the CIA's intelligence information on Iraq.

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