According to the Silberman-Robb Commission’s report, which was released on March 31, 2005: ” ‘In late September 2002, DCI [Director of Central Intelligence, George] Tenet told the Senate’s Intelligence and Armed Services Committees (and subsequently the Senate Foreign Relations Committee) that *we know Iraq has developed a redundant capability to produce biological warfare agents using […]
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9/25/2002
President George W. Bush, when asked by a member of the press if Saddam was a larger threat than al Qaeda: “That’s a — that is an interesting question. I’m trying to think of something humorous to say. (Laughter.) But I can’t when I think about al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein. They’re both risks, they’re both […]
9/24/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “113. In his statement to Parliament on 24 September 2002, Mr Blair presented Iraq’s past, current and potential future capabilities as evidence of the severity of the potential threat from Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction; and that at some point in the future that […]
9/24/2002
“That day [July 7, 2003], in London, the House of Commons foreign affairs committee released a tough report questioning the Blair government’s prewar intelligence on Iraq. The panel…questioned the September [24] 2002 British white paper’s ‘bald claim’ that Iraq had tried to buy ‘significant quantities of uranium from Africa.’ The panel noted that government ministers […]
9/24/2002
During a classified session for members of the Senate foreign relations committee on September 24, 2002, CIA Director George Tenet reported that “Saddam had a fleet of mobile biological weapons labs and had been developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that could be outfitted with chemical or biological agents. …When [Senator Joseph] Biden [D-DE] and other […]
9/24/2002
“The British repeated the claim [of Iraq buying yellowcake uranium from Niger] in a ‘white paper‘ issued on September 24, 2002.” – Thomas Powers, The Military Error, Page 26 […]
9/24/2002
According to a CBS News poll reported on September 24, 2002: “A majority of Americans, 51%…believe that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.” Additionally, “an overwhelming majority, 70%, believes that members of al Qaeda are currently in Iraq.” – Joel Roberts, “Poll: No Rush To War,” CBS News, Sep. 24, 2002 […]
9/24/2002
In regards to WMD, British House of Commons leader Robin Cook wrote in his diary on September 24, 2002: “…most chemical or biological agents that Saddam had retained for a decade would long ago have degenerated to the point that they were of no operational use. …Government ministers alarmed the public by claims that Saddam […]
9/24/2002
A British government assessment of Iraq on September 24, 2002, claimed, “Saddam Hussein had usable chemical and biological weapons capability, which included ‘recent production of chemical and biological agents.’ He had shells, bombs, sprayers, and ballistic missiles to deliver these weapons. And the Iraqi military was ‘able to deploy [them] within 45 minutes of a […]
9/24/2002
“The [U.K. Prime Minister Tony] Blair government’s dossier published on September 24, 2002, claimed, ‘Iraq had sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.’ The then White House spokesman Ari Fleischer suddenly asserted, ‘We agree with their findings.’ ” – Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke, America Alone, Page 216 […]