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Last minute attempt to avoid war
Does anyone have an opinion on the reports coming from the New York Times and the Newsweek about a last minute effort by Iraq to make a deal to avoid war?
My understanding is the following:
- Lebanese business man called buddy in Pentagon saying that he had been approached about a deal
- Lebanese businessman claimed that the deal came from the head of Iraqi Intelligence
- Deal was to include free elections, giving the US rights to Iraqi oil, the handing over of an Iraqi involved in the 1993 bombing of the WTC and carte blanche for American inspectors to comb Iraq for WMDs.
- Richard Pearle met with the Lebanese business man about the deal at one point.
- The CIA would not let Pearle pursue this avenue.
(all based off of NYT article located here.)
Is this another case of Pentagon vs. CIA?
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