Event

State of the Union address, 28 January 2003

Address in which President Bush said the British government had learned Iraq sought uranium from Africa.

3 links, 3 backed by primary records

Connections 3

George W. Bush said "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa" Primary record 1
George Tenet the Senate found he should have read and fact-checked the speech Primary record 2

Timeline 1 date

Proof 2 sources

President Delivers "State of the Union" (28 January 2003), The White House (George W. Bush administration archive), 28 Jan 2003. Primary record
The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
Report on the U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq (Senate Report 108-301, 9 July 2004), U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 9 Jul 2004. Primary record
The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) should have taken the time to read the State of the Union speech and fact check it himself.
When coordinating the State of the Union, no Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analysts or officials told the National Security Council (NSC) to remove the "16 words"

Page history 1 change