FBI: Iraq-Niger papers part of scheme
Says forgeries committed for profit
WASHINGTON -- A set of forged documents outlining an alleged Iraqi deal to buy nuclear materials from an African country -- a claim that famously wound up in President Bush's State of the Union speech in 2003 -- was probably ''part of a criminal scheme for financial gain," the FBI said yesterday. (Full article: 943 words)
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