Ain't this some shyt?
From karmalised
America silences Niger leaders in Iraq nuclear rowBy David Harrison in Niamey, Niger
(Filed: 03/08/2003)
America has warned the Niger government to keep out of the row over claims that Saddam Hussein sought to buy uranium for his nuclear weapons programme from the impoverished West African state.
…American officials denied that there had been any attempt to "gag" the Niger government. The Niamey official, however, said that there was "a clear attempt to stop any more embarrassing stories coming out of Niger".
I think we should be clear the "embarrassing stories" didn't come out of Niger. They came out of London and Washington, D.C.
And I repeat, Niger is totally justified in seeking a retraction when the USofA has
- Claimed the right to overthrow any government that it feels supports terrorists
- Accused Iraq of being a source of terrorism and nuclear threat
- Claimed Iraq was seeking nuclear material from Niger
- Been forced to release documents that showed Iraq's resources were targeted for redistribution long before 9/11
- Will need nuclear material, which Niger has, to pursue its own restarted nuclear weapons development programs
- Has declared the next time they overthrow a government it will go much smoother
Niger
has to be nervous as hell. I know I would be.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 8/4/2003 05:32:49 PM |
Posted by P6 at August 4, 2003 05:32 PM
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