Elisabetta Burba, an investigative reporter with the Italian newsweekly Panorama, meets with Rocco Martino, an operative for the External Intelligence and Security Agency, of Italy, who provides her with copies of contracts affirming the purchase of 500 tons of uranium ore annually by Iraq, from Niger.

       Postscript: Burba turned the Documents over to the United states Embassy in Rome, Italy.  But conducted an investigation on the logistics involved in moving that much uranium, and found that such a large transport would have been nearly impossible to conceal, as it would have involved hundreds of trucks—a large percentage of those in Niger.  The Central Intelligence Agency later confirmed Burba’s conclusions.

       [restored 6/17/2023]

       [Our] people are not a warlike nation.  It is a soldierly one, which means it does not want war but does not fear it.  It loves peace, but also its honor and freedom.

—— Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

       We are not a warlike people.  Quite the opposite.  We always seek to live in peace.  We resort to force infrequently and with great reluctance–and only after we have determined that it is absolutely necessary.

—— Ronald W. Reagan, July 17, 1980

       Twenty-six days after 9-1-1 (9/11/2001), United states Army General Tommy R. Franks, commanding the U.s. Central Command (private mercenaries) invades Afghanistan with the dual mission from de facto Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush (having received an unlawful advantage of 52 ineligible Electoral votes) to capture the al-Qaida (Arabic for “the Base) international terrorist network, and displace the Taliban (Pushtun for “students of Islam”) government.

       NOTE: This was the first time the U.s. has invaded Afghanistan, whereas Afghanistan has never invaded the U.s.

       [restored 8/29/2020]