Even the national laboratories such as Sandia and Livermore have political ties and even certain scientists are beholden to certain politicians for certain projects and continued support.

Thanks for the link. Even easier is the creation of a uranium enriched dirty bomb, which are easily employed upon Saddam's missile inventory.

Literally, we are watching a concerted effort unfold within a sector of the right to delay an inevitable Iraq invasion. The question is...why?

It's almost like an old episode of the Avengers...time to send Emma Peel in undercover...

"Mrs. Peel, Steed here...all you have to do is quite simple actually. All you have to do is discover the shared link between these five individuals:

Chuck Hagel
Gordon Prather
Brent Scowcroft
Michael O' Hanlon
Norman Schwartzkopf

Find out the common thread between these five individuals and you solve the case."

The odds are she would find that Saudi money is the puppetmaster and can pull some pretty high-placed strings.

;-)

It's a bit disconcerting actually...

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