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March 10, 2003
Iraq evidence fabricated
Some documents allegedly linking Iraq to nuclear weapons intentions have been deemed fake by Hans Blix, the United Nation’s chief weapons inspector, according to The Washington Post.
Independent expert Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told the U.N. Security Council that the documents showing Iraqi officials shopping for uranium in Africa are most likely fabricated. “There is no indication of resumed nuclear activities," he said.
IAEA said that they are not blaming either the U.S or Britain, whose experts had already looked at the documents. “The documents were shared with us in good faith," said a spokesman for IAEA. The documents are just another delay for Britain and the U.S who are having trouble convincing the Security Council to approve this war.
Saddam Hussein had pursued a nuclear program in the 1970s and 1980s but Iraq’s nuclear infrastructure was damaged by allied bombing in 1991. After the war stocks of fuel and equipment were destroyed during U.N. inspections. After U.N. inspectors were forced to leave in 1998, Hussein had not given up his blueprints and kept a team of nuclear scientists.
The U.S. and Britain claim that Hussein is pursuing the bomb, but ElBaradei rejects these claims. As for the forged documents, the U.S official who reviewed them said “we fell for it."
The documents had mistakes involving the dates and the individuals who held office at the time of the letters. ElBaradei also said that he has found no evidence of banned weapons or nuclear material after sweeping Iraq with radiation detectors.
Independent expert Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told the U.N. Security Council that the documents showing Iraqi officials shopping for uranium in Africa are most likely fabricated. “There is no indication of resumed nuclear activities," he said.
IAEA said that they are not blaming either the U.S or Britain, whose experts had already looked at the documents. “The documents were shared with us in good faith," said a spokesman for IAEA. The documents are just another delay for Britain and the U.S who are having trouble convincing the Security Council to approve this war.
Saddam Hussein had pursued a nuclear program in the 1970s and 1980s but Iraq’s nuclear infrastructure was damaged by allied bombing in 1991. After the war stocks of fuel and equipment were destroyed during U.N. inspections. After U.N. inspectors were forced to leave in 1998, Hussein had not given up his blueprints and kept a team of nuclear scientists.
The U.S. and Britain claim that Hussein is pursuing the bomb, but ElBaradei rejects these claims. As for the forged documents, the U.S official who reviewed them said “we fell for it."
The documents had mistakes involving the dates and the individuals who held office at the time of the letters. ElBaradei also said that he has found no evidence of banned weapons or nuclear material after sweeping Iraq with radiation detectors.
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Everybody, come out against the war on Sat., March 15 th. and join the demonstration in Wash., D.C. This demonstration will be part of NATIONAL AND WORLDWIDE PROTESTS AGAINST THIS WAR. Call International ANSWER in Wash., D.C. for more information.
Let's have a fair, even, unbiased assessment of what the "evidence" is then. Any chemical weapons found? No? OK, how about biological weapons then? No? Well, surely they've found some nuclear weapons? These were the reasons for the war, right?
The supposedly "coalition" forces brag that they have won the battle but the war has only started. It is clear now that the biggest winners on a short term basis regarding the war in Iraq are Israel and the neo-cons along with their petrol thirsty acolytes/sycophants. The biggest threats to world peace for this new century are Bush, blair and Sharon, the latter having been proclaimed a man of peace by his protege Bush.