Niger forgery story timeline
The first story about the forgeries was on March 8 in the Toronto Globe and Mail.
"Jeff Shallot of the Toronto Globe and Mail cites U.N. sources in reporting IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei's conclusion that "Secret documents detailing attempts by Iraq to buy uranium for nuclear warheads from Niger are forgeries. …' Shallot hypothesizes a con man, who sold them to an Italian intelligence agent, and then "passed [them] on to French authorities.' Shallot continues:
"There is no evidence that the forgeries were part of a dirty tricks operation by the United States or any other government to discredit Iraq, even though U.S. and British officials said the documents supported their case against the Baghdad regime."
The first story about the forgeries was on March 8 in the Toronto Globe and Mail.
"Jeff Shallot of the Toronto Globe and Mail cites U.N. sources in reporting IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei's conclusion that "Secret documents detailing attempts by Iraq to buy uranium for nuclear warheads from Niger are forgeries. …' Shallot hypothesizes a con man, who sold them to an Italian intelligence agent, and then "passed [them] on to French authorities.' Shallot continues:
"There is no evidence that the forgeries were part of a dirty tricks operation by the United States or any other government to discredit Iraq, even though U.S. and British officials said the documents supported their case against the Baghdad regime."
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