AQ Khan recants nuclear admission (Pakistan)

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http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C05%5Cstory_5-6-2008_pg7_10

WASHINGTON: Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan told the US media on Tuesday that he was not responsible for passing nuclear secrets to Iran and Libya, back-pedalling from his earlier admissions.

In an interview with the McClatchy news organisation, Khan said he had introduced Tripoli and Tehran to Western businesses that provided information on building a nuclear weapons programme. Khan had confessed in February 2004 that he had run a network that passed atomic secrets, equipment and technological advice to Iran, North Korea and Libya over a period of 15 years, a statement he recanted in the interview. He said he had merely given Iran and Libya “small advice” on where to acquire the technology from.

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“The Germans, the South Africans and the French all have those drawings. They were the suppliers. You can’t blame me for it. They were selling and making money. Why put the blame on me?” Khan said from his villa in Islamabad, where he remains under house arrest. afp

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[blm]

1. Khan is longtime BFEE and was a named figure in BCCI. The ONLY reason he made himself available

in Feb2004 was to protect Bush from the association with Khan as by Feb2004 BushInc knew the nominee would be.....JOHN KERRY - the man who tracked down AQ Khan and the Pakistani finaciers who was funding him through BCCI, and including the Dubai royals who staked a large share of BCCI.


Getting Khan to appear to be under arrest and taking blame was a SET UP. I said so at the time. Said so again when Khan was released the same day Scooter Libby was let off the hook by Bush. The Khan story got no coverage in US papers.

[shraby]

2. I'm calling bullshit! Here's the goods on him

right here:
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x4694>

For all you newbies, this is the result of many hours of research by a group of du'ers a few years ago. A good read and it will knock your socks off. Many long timers here will remember it.