American Patriot
07-13-2004, 02:31 PM
Wife suggested Wilson for inquiry, report says
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, who conducted a CIA uranium investigation in 2002, was recommended by his wife, a CIA employee, according to a Senate Intelligence report.
Wilson was sent by the CIA in February of 2002 to investigate reports that Iraq was seeking to restart its nuclear weapons program with uranium from Africa. Wilson had previously said his wife was not involved with his selection.
Wilson launched a public firestorm last year with his accusations that the administration had manipulated intelligence to build a case for war. He has said that his trip to Niger should have laid to rest any notion that Iraq sought uranium there and has said his findings were ignored by the White House.
Wilson's claims — both about what he found in Niger and what the Bush administration did with the information — were undermined in a recent bipartisan Senate Intelligence report.
The panel found that Wilson's report, rather than debunking intelligence about uranium sales to Iraq, as he has said, bolstered the case for most intelligence analysts. And contrary to Wilson's assertions and even the government's previous statements, the CIA did not tell the White House it had qualms about the reliability of the Africa intelligence.President Bush made reference to the African information in his January 2003 State of the Union address.
The report turns a harsh spotlight on what Wilson has said about his role in gathering prewar intelligence, most pointedly by asserting that his wife, CIA employee Valerie Plame, recommended him.
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, who conducted a CIA uranium investigation in 2002, was recommended by his wife, a CIA employee, according to a Senate Intelligence report.
Wilson was sent by the CIA in February of 2002 to investigate reports that Iraq was seeking to restart its nuclear weapons program with uranium from Africa. Wilson had previously said his wife was not involved with his selection.
Wilson launched a public firestorm last year with his accusations that the administration had manipulated intelligence to build a case for war. He has said that his trip to Niger should have laid to rest any notion that Iraq sought uranium there and has said his findings were ignored by the White House.
Wilson's claims — both about what he found in Niger and what the Bush administration did with the information — were undermined in a recent bipartisan Senate Intelligence report.
The panel found that Wilson's report, rather than debunking intelligence about uranium sales to Iraq, as he has said, bolstered the case for most intelligence analysts. And contrary to Wilson's assertions and even the government's previous statements, the CIA did not tell the White House it had qualms about the reliability of the Africa intelligence.President Bush made reference to the African information in his January 2003 State of the Union address.
The report turns a harsh spotlight on what Wilson has said about his role in gathering prewar intelligence, most pointedly by asserting that his wife, CIA employee Valerie Plame, recommended him.