CIA Rejects Blame for Bush's Iraq Uranium Claim

Date:Thursday June 12, @11:41AM
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Topic:Iraq
from the dailynews.att.net dept.

Updated 3:06 PM ET June 12, 2003

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By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA rejected any blame on Thursday for the use of a faulty intelligence report by President Bush as he built his case for war against Iraq.

A spokesman, Bill Harlow, voiced confidence that "a careful reading" of documents supplied to congressional oversight committees would show the spy agency "did not withhold information from appropriate officials" about Iraq's purported attempt to buy uranium in Niger.


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