Remember the controversy about the infamous sixteen words concerning Saddam’s efforts to obtain uranium from Niger in the President’s 2003 State of the Union Address? Well, the Butler Report confirms they were true:
499. We conclude that, on the basis of the intelligence assessments at the time, covering both Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the statements on Iraqi attempts to buy uranium from Africa in the Government?s dossier, and by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons, were well-founded. By extension, we conclude also that the statement in President Bush?s State of the Union Address of 28 January 2003 that:
The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
was well-founded.
So where are the apologies from Kerry, Edwards, Dean, and all the other fanatics and nutcases who accused the President of lying about this?
“Log Rolling in Our Time” is what Spy Magazine used to call it.
Ho hum.
Now when are you going to criticize the junta for its support of terrorists and kidnapers?
I think this must be the log-rolling you’re talking about. As a Salon loyalist, you’re no doubt familiar with it.
That was a convenient link. It was also reported in the Washington Post and foreign media.
Now, what about the lying Bush junta?