"Ha, Ha! Bush was wrong on another WMD program!" Okay, those of you who see this as the extent of the article, which probably includes the authors, go find something shiny to play with and sit over there.

Now, for the rest of you:

German intelligence (BND) had "Curveball" in their custody, and transmitted vast amounts of detailed information to American intelligence.

Did the Germans believe their source? If so, why? Didn't they know of his background? Why not? Are German intelligence agents incompetent? Leave aside for the moment that this belief on Germany's part would punch another hole in the myth that nobody except the U.S. and Britain believed there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Can American intelligence and the Bush administration be faulted for believing information funneled through a European intelligence agency with every incentive not to give America reasons to go to war?

Again, information "after the fact" is largely irrelevant in the original decision to invade Iraq.

And what if German intelligence did not believe "Curveball" before the war? What would be the motive for sending us all that data? From a nation that did NOT want us to invade Iraq? Ideas?

This article raises a lot of interesting questions.

Where is "Curveball" now? Still in German custody? If he's useless, why not release him to America? Why protect a "source" you know is lying?