The spring campaign for war continues, intensifying around the mini-event of March 11, 2002, the six months anniversary of 9/11.
March 8-11, 2002:

March 8, 2002 – The Directorate of Operations in CIA first disseminates a memo or report, “[deleted] Nigerien Denial of Uranium Yellowcake Sales to Rogue States,” citing “A contact with excellent access who does not have an established reporting record.” The “contact with excellent access” is Joseph Wilson. The full report debunks any probability of a current/recent deal for sale of Niger unprocessed uranium to Iraq.

http://wid.ap.org/documents/libbytrial/jan23/DX71.pdf

http://wid.ap.org/documents/libbytrial/jan29/DX439.pdf

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