An "Oops!" that Changed the World
From a CNN report on the Buildup in Iraq
"After searching Iraq for several months across the summer of 2003, Kay (Chief CIA Weapons Inspector) began e-mailing Tenet (Head of CIA) to tell him the WMD evidence was falling apart. At one point, Wilkerson says, Tenet called Powell to tell him the claims about mobile bioweapons labs were apparently not true.
"George actually did call the Secretary, and said, 'I'm really sorry to have to tell you. We don't believe there were any mobile labs for making biological weapons.'This was the third or fourth telephone call. And I think it's fair to say the Secretary and Mr. Tenet, at that point, ceased being close. I mean, you can be sincere and you can be honest and you can believe what you're telling the Secretary. But three or four times on substantive issues like that? It's difficult to maintain any warm feelings."
"After searching Iraq for several months across the summer of 2003, Kay (Chief CIA Weapons Inspector) began e-mailing Tenet (Head of CIA) to tell him the WMD evidence was falling apart. At one point, Wilkerson says, Tenet called Powell to tell him the claims about mobile bioweapons labs were apparently not true.
"George actually did call the Secretary, and said, 'I'm really sorry to have to tell you. We don't believe there were any mobile labs for making biological weapons.'

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