The Niger Forgeries

Update: May 4, 2007 Cannonfire has more (different) information.

Well, the most intriguing video making the rounds right now is the one above, with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern placing responsibility for the Niger forgeries with the Office of the Vice President.

First, I must point out that McGovern gives the wrong impression: Neither Cheney nor anyone associated with him did the actual forgery. That part of the origin story is well-known: Rocco Martino and couple of old SISMI buds ginned up those docs in order to pull a fast one on the French. The motive was money, and the French weren't buying.

Later, someone else came up with the idea to turn Rocco's bit-O-whimsy into a cause for war. Who?

  Cannonfire post

"The only way to achieve peace is through total war."

"The purpose of total war is to permanently force your will onto another people."

"Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business." [Michael Ledeen]

Go ahead and check out the Cannonfire post, it has a clip of Ray McGovern telling MSNBC that he has evidence people in Cheney's office are responsible....he just won't say who, or what the evidence is.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.