posted March 30, 2004 09:10 PM            

"U.S. Weapons Hunt Shifts Focus to 'Intent'
(Reuters) - The U.S. search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq will continue despite the failure so far to find them but the mission will also investigate whether Saddam Hussein intended to develop such weapons, the chief U.S. arms hunter said on Tuesday. "Ultimately what we want is a comprehensive picture, not just simply answering questions -- were there weapons, were there not weapons?" Charles Duelfer told reporters after briefing the Senate Armed Services Committee behind closed doors. More...

Ex-Iraq WMD Hunter Fears U.S. Credibility Erosion (Reuters)"

I don't know how long this story will be available on this link, so I hope you get to read it. Is it just me or does it strike anyone else as more than a little odd that, all of a sudden, the administration is changing their story? I mean, what's wrong with answering simple questions? How are they going to honestly prove beyond doubt that there was an "intent" anyway? Curiouser and curiouser, I think.

Edit: Just found a link to the whole story. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20040330/pl_nm/iraq_usa_weapons_dc

posted March 31, 2004 12:24 PM            

It's the ol' Richard Nixon's "Hail Mary" that they hope will give "little Georgey" his second term!