From the State Department’s December 13, 2002, publication titled ‘Iraq: From Fear to Freedom:’ “During 2001 and 2002, Baghdad has sought to buy thousands of specially designed aluminum tubes that most intelligence experts believe are intended as components of centrifuges to enrich uranium.”
– U.S. Department of State, “Iraq: From Fear to Freedom; WMD: The Deadliest Threat of All,” Dec. 13, 2002, Page 11