The Con Man Who Caused the Iraq War

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
In 1999, an Iraqi refugee code-named Curveball told German intelligence agents that Saddam Hussein had produced mobile biological weapons factories. Even though Curveball’s information seemed dubious, it became the centerpiece in the Bush administration’s case for war. Los Angeles Times correspondent Bob Drogin argues that the White House and the CIA didn’t care if the source was credible or not, because they had already made up their minds to go to war. His book is Curveball.

Listen to Leonard's interview with Tyler Drumheller, former CIA division chief, about Curveball and other prewar intelligence breakdowns from November 14, 2006.

Curveball is available for purchase at amazon.com

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