“In his presentation to the UN Security Council on February 5 [2003], Secretary of State Colin Powell failed to produce any compelling proof that Baghdad was even remotely connected to the 9/11 attacks. Powell pointed to a suspected al Qaeda terror camp located near Kurdish-held northern Iraq. Contending that the facility trained al Qaeda operatives […]
2/5/2003
Discussing Secretary of State Colin Powell’s February 5, 2003, speech to the UN, which supported going to war with Iraq, then-CIA Director George Tenet wrote: “Our [CIA] goal…was to come up with rhetoric that was both supported by underlying intelligence and worthy of what we all hoped would be a defining moment. Despite our efforts, […]
2/5/2003
An Iraqi defector named Rafid Ahmed and codenamed ‘Curveball’ claimed, while seeking asylum in Germany, that Iraq was using mobile labs to create WMD. “The United States never got access to Curveball. The testimony he gave to the Germans was filtered secondhand through DIA [Defense Intelligence Agency] and became the core of [Secretary of State […]
2/5/2003
Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to the UN on February 5, 2003, saying Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. ” ‘We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction; he’s determined to make more,’ the secretary said. ‘Should we take the risk that he will not someday use these […]
2/5/2003
In Secretary of State Colin Powell’s presentation to the UN on February 5, 2003, in which he claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction: “Powell characterized Iraqi-al Qaeda links as ‘potentially more sinister’…’Some believe, some claim these contacts do not amount to much. They say Saddam Hussein’s secular tyranny and al Qaeda’s religious tyranny do […]
2/5/2003
Secretary of State Colin Powell made a presentation to the UN on February 5, 2003, accusing Iraq of having weapons of mass destruction and the evidence to prove it. “Citing human sources, Powell leveled his most serious charge. ‘We know from sources a missile brigade outside Baghdad was disbursing rocket launchers and warheads containing biological […]
2/5/2003
“So, on February 5 [2003, Secretary of State Colin] Powell made a special presentation before the UN Security Council concerning the Iraqi effort to develop and stockpile weapons of mass destruction. This presentation did not include the Africa claim [that Iraq tried to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger]. After carefully scrutinizing the intelligence, Powell had […]
2/5/2003
“On Wednesday, February 5 [2003], just after 7 am, several hours before [Secretary of State Colin] Powell’s UN presentation was scheduled, [President] Bush met with 20 key members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House. ‘Many of you have heard this before…There’s more information that we’re not certain of.’ He left the […]
2/5/2003
In Secretary of State Colin Powell’s speech to the United Nations on February 5, 2003, he said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction.’ …The danger was not merely Saddam’s arsenal, Powell said, but the ‘sinister nexus between Iraq and the al-Qaeda terrorist network.’ ” […]
2/5/2003
In his speech before the United Nations on February 5, 2003 in which he cited a need to invade Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell said: ” ‘every statement I make today is backed up by sources, solid sources. These are not assertions. What we’re giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence.’ […]