On Saturday morning, President Bush met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. They claim there’s ample evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Blair said, quote, “We only need to look at the report from the International Atomic [Energy] Agency this morning, showing what has been going on at [a] former nuclear weapons site.” But, by the evening, the existence of a new report with satellite photos showing Iraqi nuclear construction was being denied by officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency, the National Security Council and the White House. Atomic Energy Agency spokesman Mark Gwozdecky said the agency has been reviewing the commercial satellite photos in question for more than two years and that there’s no new evidence of Iraqi nuclear activity. He said, quote, “[Bush and Blair] are going off of a New York Times article [on Friday] that really didn’t get it right…In fact, we issued a press release last night saying there’s no new information about any Iraqi nuclear activity, and until we get inspectors on the ground we can’t draw any conclusion.”
Bush and Blair Claim Ample Evidence of WMD
HeadlineSep 09, 2002