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Again, a Dire Threat Proves False
(John King, CNN, 12 December 2002)
U.S. officials are downplaying a report that indicated Islamic fundamentalists in Iraq with ties to al Qaeda had obtained a deadly poison for possible use in terrorist attacks, senior administration officials tell CNN. . . . "Some of this stuff turns out to be right and a lot of it turns out to be wrong or exaggerated or wishful thinking on the part of those doing the talking," this senior official said. . . . A second official said "absolutely no new intelligence" exists about any possible cooperation between Iraq and al Qaeda and said the Post account "makes quantum leaps based on speculation and opinion that itself is based on information we are not even certain is true." . . . Another intelligence official also said U.S. intelligence has no information that this fundamentalist group has ever had any access to VX gas, and has no reliable evidence -- strong or weak -- suggesting the Iraqi regime was involved in any transfer of a weapon of mass destruction to this al Qaeda-affiliated group.
Congressional sources who receive high-level intelligence briefings from the administration have, on several occasions in recent months, said they have received no information to support allegations that Iraq has a working relationship with al Qaeda.

posted by LoZo 11:00 AM