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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Curveball

Curveball stories: 2 news summaries

Curveball's
True Identity
Comes to Light

Iraqi informant lied about WMDs for green card, 60 Minutes says

Nov 2, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Curveball, the Iraqi informant whose tall tales of mass weaponry helped push the US to war, has been identified by 60 Minutes as a lousy student—not the brilliant chemical engineer he claimed to be—who lied through his teeth to get his green card. This week's show names him... More »

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Iraq • Germany • George Tenet • Curveball

Book Details How a Curveball Spun Into a War

Iraqi defector lied on WMDs, but CIA was a willing dupe

Oct 16, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Iraqi defector codenamed Curveball, a primary source behind the WMD intelligence that inspired the invasion, is the subject of a new book that bears his handle, but  the CIA is the most guilty party in author Bob Drogin's account.  Analysts “twisted” and “magnified” the low-level engineer's... More »

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CIA • Germany • WMD • whistleblowers • Curveball • defectors

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