Lemon law
Lifer
- Nov 6, 2005
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A few points are being ignored on this thread.
Its my understanding that its the CIA and not the Wilson's the demanded the probe. After all, its a chilling message to send any agent---that your own government may out you for political revenge. Even if Valarie was not covert at the time--still debatable--its becomes very easy for foreign powers to connect the dots and ANYTHING she was involved with becomes compromised---and in the interest of national security, anyone she was involved with or working with could then find their lives in danger. And how many projects that the CIA had millions invested in had to be scrapped is another answer we will likely never learn.
Its also my understanding that Iraq has some naturally occurring Uranium. Getting large quantities of
fairly pure Uranium is a feat that nearly any Country can manage with relative ease. The far harder feat is to separate out the U235 from the U238. Which is a technical feat of immense difficulty. And the conventional method is to use large numbers of high speed centrifuges in a project that takes many years. While the CIA already knew Saddam was placing large orders on the Asian markets for Aluminum tubes, the CIA also already knew their likely use WERE NOT FOR HIGH SPEED CENTRAFUGE ROTORS.
Which did not stop Condi Rice from lying to the American people and the world in saying "these tubes could only be used for nuclear enrichment." Condi was either grossly ignorant and incompetent---or flat out lying---because the CIA take was that the tubes would be used for artillery rockets---and in fact--post war--we discovered large stocks of artillery rockets made from those tubes.
But in terms of world dangers--mere yellowcake Uranium is not very great---you only become a danger some five years later of you have the means to extract the U235 out---a position Iran may be now in----but Iraq was not in.
The point being--when you politicize intelligence, you have to tell more than one lie--and dismiss alternative explanations---which is maybe why non Prof John did not get hired at the CIA.
Its my understanding that its the CIA and not the Wilson's the demanded the probe. After all, its a chilling message to send any agent---that your own government may out you for political revenge. Even if Valarie was not covert at the time--still debatable--its becomes very easy for foreign powers to connect the dots and ANYTHING she was involved with becomes compromised---and in the interest of national security, anyone she was involved with or working with could then find their lives in danger. And how many projects that the CIA had millions invested in had to be scrapped is another answer we will likely never learn.
Its also my understanding that Iraq has some naturally occurring Uranium. Getting large quantities of
fairly pure Uranium is a feat that nearly any Country can manage with relative ease. The far harder feat is to separate out the U235 from the U238. Which is a technical feat of immense difficulty. And the conventional method is to use large numbers of high speed centrifuges in a project that takes many years. While the CIA already knew Saddam was placing large orders on the Asian markets for Aluminum tubes, the CIA also already knew their likely use WERE NOT FOR HIGH SPEED CENTRAFUGE ROTORS.
Which did not stop Condi Rice from lying to the American people and the world in saying "these tubes could only be used for nuclear enrichment." Condi was either grossly ignorant and incompetent---or flat out lying---because the CIA take was that the tubes would be used for artillery rockets---and in fact--post war--we discovered large stocks of artillery rockets made from those tubes.
But in terms of world dangers--mere yellowcake Uranium is not very great---you only become a danger some five years later of you have the means to extract the U235 out---a position Iran may be now in----but Iraq was not in.
The point being--when you politicize intelligence, you have to tell more than one lie--and dismiss alternative explanations---which is maybe why non Prof John did not get hired at the CIA.
