Wednesday, August 11, 2004
The Return Of Jaffar
Maybe we should have interviewed this guy before we invaded.
When asked about his reaction to what Bush and Blair were saying about WMD before the war, he responded:
Unbelievable.
- Saddam Hussein gave up all of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War, the scientist who headed his nuclear programme, Jaffar Dhia Jaffar, said in a BBC interview.
"There was no capability. There was no chemical or biological or any what are called weapons of mass destruction," said Jaffar in what BBC television called his first-ever broadcast interview.
Speaking in Paris, where he now lives, Jaffar -- who ran Saddam's nuclear programme for 25 years -- said there was "no development" of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons "at any time after 1991".
He said he knew that for a fact "because I am in touch with the people concerned".
When asked about his reaction to what Bush and Blair were saying about WMD before the war, he responded:
- "My reaction? I knew they were lying to their people. That was my reaction."
Unbelievable.
