NPR: weapons of mass destruction https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133774166 weapons of mass destruction en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:38:13 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: weapons of mass destruction https://www.npr.org/tags/133774166/weapons-of-mass-destruction Joseph Wilson, Former Diplomat Who Challenged Basis Of The Iraq War, Dies At 69 In 2003, Wilson disputed President George W. Bush's claim that Iraq was buying uranium to build nuclear weapons. His comments led to the outing of his wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:45:20 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/28/765340826/joseph-wilson-former-diplomat-who-challenged-basis-of-the-iraq-war-dies-at-69 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/28/765340826/joseph-wilson-former-diplomat-who-challenged-basis-of-the-iraq-war-dies-at-69 In 2003, Wilson disputed President George W. Bush's claim that Iraq was buying uranium to build nuclear weapons. His comments led to the outing of his wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative.

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]]> Bill Chappell Report: 'Curveball' Admits For First Time That He Lied About Iraq's WMD The Iraqi defector who provided information that the U.S. and its allies relied on tells <em>The Guardian</em> that his aim was to bring down Saddam Hussein. And he's comfortable with what he did. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:35:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/02/15/133774134/report-curveball-admits-for-first-time-that-he-lied-about-iraqs-wmd https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/02/15/133774134/report-curveball-admits-for-first-time-that-he-lied-about-iraqs-wmd

The Iraqi defector who provided information that the U.S. and its allies relied on tells The Guardian that his aim was to bring down Saddam Hussein. And he's comfortable with what he did.

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