That would be a massive power grab by state prosecutors (especially if the conspiracy took place in DC).
If it turns out that the Niger documents were forged, and that people knew it and covered it up, there should be some charges.
We'll still have the problem that the Intelligence Community was darn near unanimous that Iraq had WMDs, under two administrations, and it turned out to be incorrect (and, if you read the transcript (http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/Wilkerson%20Speech%20--%20WEB.htm) of Colonel Wilkerson's speech (http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=event&EveID=520), he says the same was true of the British, German and French intelligence communities).
What it looks like to me is that they cooked the books on one bit of evidence, for reasons that baffle me, since it looks like they seriously believed the rest of it, as did the previous administration.
I wonder if they just covered up to avoid losing face by admitting that one bit of evidence was wrong, and were horribly surprised to find out how off all of the claims on Iraqi WMD were.
I suspect we'll find out when someone (if anyone) gets indicted.
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Date: 2005-10-26 12:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-26 01:36 am (UTC)If it turns out that the Niger documents were forged, and that people knew it and covered it up, there should be some charges.
We'll still have the problem that the Intelligence Community was darn near unanimous that Iraq had WMDs, under two administrations, and it turned out to be incorrect (and, if you read the transcript (http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/Wilkerson%20Speech%20--%20WEB.htm) of Colonel Wilkerson's speech (http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=event&EveID=520), he says the same was true of the British, German and French intelligence communities).
What it looks like to me is that they cooked the books on one bit of evidence, for reasons that baffle me, since it looks like they seriously believed the rest of it, as did the previous administration.
I wonder if they just covered up to avoid losing face by admitting that one bit of evidence was wrong, and were horribly surprised to find out how off all of the claims on Iraqi WMD were.
I suspect we'll find out when someone (if anyone) gets indicted.