New development in the Niger debacle

[BaliBabyDoc]

Yahoo Aussie
It appears somebody is talking too much . . .

Niger's president flatly rejected claims that his country had sold uranium to Iraq, as alleged by the United States and Britain as part of their justification for attacking Iraq.

The denial came on the same day a British newspaper reported the United States was telling the impoverished west African desert state to keep quiet on the issue.

 

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Here is another article on that issue...

America silences Niger leaders in Iraq nuclear row

Herman Cohen, a former assistant secretary of state for Africa and one of America's most experienced Africa hands, called on Mamadou Tandja, Niger's president, in the capital Niamey last week to relay the message from Washington, according to senior Niger government officials.

One said: "Let's say Mr Cohen put a friendly arm around the president to say sorry about the forged documents, but then squeezed his shoulder hard enough to convey the message, 'Let's hear no more about this affair from your government'. Basically he was telling Niger to shut up."

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

Wow, I would have thought that Niger's president would have said, "Sure, we sold Iraq uranium which is a clear violation of the weapons embargo."


Thanks for the Yahoo Niger debacle update.