Powell says Iraq evidence may have been wrong :USAToday

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-04-03-powell-evidence_x.htm
Powell says Iraq evidence may have been wrong

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Colin Powell conceded Friday evidence he presented to the United Nations that two trailers in Iraq were used for weapons of mass destruction may have been wrong.
In an airborne news conference on the way home from NATO talks in Brussels, Powell said he had been given solid information about the trailers that he told the Security Council in February 2003 were designed for making biological weapons.

But now, Powell said, "it appears not to be the case that it was that solid."

He said he hoped the intelligence commission appointed by President Bush to investigate prewar intelligence on Iraq "will look into these matters to see whether or not the intelligence agency had a basis for the confidence that they placed in the intelligence at that time."

Powell's dramatic case to the Security Council that Iraq had secret arsenals of weapons of mass destruction failed to persuade the council to directly back the U.S.-led war that deposed the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. But it helped mobilize sentiment among the American people for going to war.

As it turned out, U.N. inspectors were unable to uncover the weapons, but administration officials have insisted they still might be uncovered.

[Zeke]

1. No S_____!!!!!!!!!!!!

How is it, the whole world knew Powell was wrong, but not Powell until now?

These Repuke clowns are pathetic!

[dennis4868]

3. Powell....

own Intelligence Agency in his State Department called INR told him that the intelligence that Bush and the rest of the thugs were relying on was shaky at best. Gary Thielman has confirmed this over and over and over! Powell knew that what he was saying at the UN before the war was complete bullshit! Now he wants to pass the blame to the CIA. Whatever happened to the era of personal responsiblity that Bush said he was going to bring to the WH? WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!

[mazzarro]

2. No one should buy into the bull crap!

It is all a part of their game - put out their bull, when it is exposed, justify it somehow even if the face of disproving facts while insisting that every opponent of their bull is wrong. Then at the very last moment, give in a little with some lame explanation of how they have done us a favor! Powell is in on all the crap and I don't care for all his explanations anymore!