Two German government sources close to the issue said German intelligence had told the CIA prior to Powell's February 2003 speech that detailed information on so-called mobile germ factories in Iraq was coming from an Iraqi defector with a questionable reputation.
Forward.com article
The Germans and everybody else with any intelligence information.
The CIA already knew the information was probably bogus. And Powell did, too.
A senior German government official confirmed the chronology, adding that Germany's intelligence agency, the BND, was "upset" that the CIA had not heeded the German caveats.
A CIA spokesperson declined to comment. However, the spokesperson pointed to a Los Angeles Times story on the mobile germ affair in which German intelligence is said to have provided the warnings only after the Powell speech. That version was endorsed by two former U.S. officials who are privy to the intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs.
A CIA spokesperson declined to comment. However, the spokesperson pointed to a Los Angeles Times story on the mobile germ affair in which German intelligence is said to have provided the warnings only after the Powell speech. That version was endorsed by two former U.S. officials who are privy to the intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs.
Gee, an L.A. Times story for proof. That satisfies me.
....but hey, believe what you want....you will anyway.
