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SENT Iraq NP has VHZ attempted VVN to TO purchase VV high JJ strength NN aluminum NN tubes NNS and CC other JJ equipment NN needed VVN for IN gas NN centrifuges NNS , , which WDT are VBP used VVN to TO enrich VV uranium NN for IN nuclear JJ weapons NNS . SENT President NP Bush NP , , Oct NP . SENT 7 CD , , 2002 CD , , in IN Cincinnati NP . SENT FACT NN . SENT This DT story NN , , leaked VVN to TO and CC breathlessly RB reported VVD by IN Judith NP Miller NP in IN the DT New NP York NP Times NP , , has VHZ turned VVN out RP to TO be VB complete JJ baloney NN . SENT Department NP of IN Energy NP officials NNS , , who WP monitor VVP nuclear JJ plants NNS , , say VVP the DT tubes NNS could MD not RB be VB used VVN for IN enriching VVG uranium NN . SENT One CD intelligence NN analyst NN , , who WP was VBD part NN of IN the DT tubes NNS investigation NN , , angrily RB told VVD The DT New NP Republic NP . SENT You PP had VHD senior JJ American JJ officials NNS like IN Condoleezza NP Rice NP saying VVG the DT only JJ use NN of IN this DT aluminum NN really RB is VBZ uranium NN centrifuges NNS . SENT She PP said VVD that IN on IN television NN . SENT And CC that's NNS just RB a DT lie NN . SENT LIE NN 2 CD . SENT The DT British JJ government NN has VHZ learned VVN that IN Saddam NP Hussein NP recently RB sought VVD significant JJ quantities NNS of IN uranium NN from IN Africa NP . SENT President NP Bush NP , , Jan NP . SENT 28 CD , , 2003 CD , , in IN the DT State NN of IN the DT Union NP address NN . SENT FACT NN . SENT This DT whopper NN was VBD based VVN on IN a DT document NN that IN the DT White NP House NP already RB knew VVD to TO be VB a DT forgery NN thanks NNS to TO the DT CIA NP . SENT Sold VVN to TO Italian JJ intelligence NN by IN some DT hustler NN , , the DT document NN carried VVD the DT signature NN of IN an DT official NN who WP had VHD been VBN out RB of IN office NN for IN 10 CD years NNS and CC referenced VVD a DT constitution NN that WDT was VBD no RB longer JJR in IN effect NN . SENT The DT ex JJ ambassador NN who WP the DT CIA NP sent VVD to TO check VV out RP the DT story NN is VBZ pissed VVN . SENT They PP knew VVD the DT Niger NP story NN was VBD a DT flat JJ out IN lie NN , , he PP told VVD the DT New NP Republic NP , , anonymously RB . SENT They PP the DT White NP House NP were VBD unpersuasive NN about IN aluminum NN tubes NNS and CC added VVD this DT to TO make VV their PP$ case NN more RBR strongly RB . SENT LIE NN 3 CD . SENT We PP believe VVP Saddam NP has VHZ , , in IN fact NN , , reconstituted VVD nuclear JJ weapons NNS . SENT Vice NP President NP Cheney NP on IN March NP 16 CD , , 2003 CD on IN Meet NP the DT Press NP . SENT FACT NN . 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SENT In IN other JJ words NNS , , by IN tweaking VVG language NN , , Tenet NN and CC Bush NP spun VVD the DT intelligence NN 180 CD degrees NNS to TO say VV exactly RB the DT opposite NN of IN what WP it PP suggested VVD . SENT LIE NN 5 CD . SENT We've NP learned VVD that IN Iraq NP has VHZ trained VVN al NP Qaeda NP members NNS in IN bomb NN making VVG and CC poisons NNS and CC deadly JJ gases NNS . SENT . SENT . SENT Alliance NN with IN terrorists NNS could MD allow VV the DT Iraqi JJ regime NN to TO attack VV America NP without IN leaving VVG any DT fingerprints NNS . SENT President NP Bush NP , , Oct NP . SENT 7 CD . SENT FACT NN . SENT No DT evidence NN of IN this DT has VHZ ever RB been VBN leaked VVN or CC produced VVN . SENT Colin NP Powell NP told VVD the DT U NP . SENT N NP . SENT this DT alleged JJ training NN took VVD place NN in IN a DT camp NN in IN northern JJ Iraq NP . SENT To TO his PP$ great JJ embarrassment NN , , the DT area NN he PP indicated VVD was VBD later RBR revealed VVN to TO be VB outside JJ Iraq's NP control NN and CC patrolled VVN by IN Allied JJ war NN planes NNS . SENT LIE NN 6 CD . SENT We PP have VHP also RB discovered VVN through IN intelligence NN that IN Iraq NP has VHZ a DT growing VVG fleet NN of IN manned JJ and CC unmanned JJ aerial JJ vehicles NNS that WDT could MD be VB used VVN to TO disperse VV chemical NN or CC biological JJ weapons NNS across IN broad JJ areas NNS . SENT We PP are VBP concerned VVN that IN Iraq NP is VBZ exploring VVG ways NNS of IN using VVG these DT UAVs NP unmanned JJ aerial JJ vehicles NNS for IN missions NNS targeting VVG the DT United NP States NPS . SENT President NP Bush NP , , Oct NP . SENT 7 CD . SENT FACT NN . SENT Said VVD drones NNS can't NN fly VVP more JJR than IN 300 CD miles NNS , , and CC Iraq NP is VBZ 6 CD , , 000 CD miles NNS from IN the DT U NP . SENT S NP . SENT coastline NN . 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