48th in blog series on the entrance to war with Iraq. The push to war continues, with its hype about purported Iraqi WMD, and relies increasingly on purported linkages between Iraq and uranium. The White House claims repeatedly that Saddam is getting hold of uranium, indubitably to build nuclear weapons. November congressional elections are drawing near, and the push to war with Iraq is used as a way to pressure the opposition party. Meanwhile, U.S. intelligence is drawn increasingly into the noose, as the U.S.S. Cole and Limburg investigations will show.
October 5-7, 2002:

 
 
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