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Joseph Wilson, Former Diplomat Who Challenged Basis Of The Iraq War, Dies At 69

In this 2007 photo, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Wilson, the diplomat who disputed prewar intelligence on Iraq and endured retribution, died on Friday. He was 69. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption

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Joseph Wilson, Former Diplomat Who Challenged Basis Of The Iraq War, Dies At 69

September 28, 2019 • In 2003, Wilson disputed President George W. Bush's claim that Iraq was buying uranium to build nuclear weapons. His comments led to the outing of his wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative.

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Federal Agents Accuse Two Of Plotting Deadly X-Ray Weapon

June 19, 2013 • Officials say the suspects did not acquire a radiation source for a weapon, but they finished building a remote control that was meant to operate it.

The Two-Way

Report: 'Curveball' Admits For First Time That He Lied About Iraq's WMD

February 15, 2011 • The Iraqi defector who provided information that the U.S. and its allies relied on tells The Guardian that his aim was to bring down Saddam Hussein. And he's comfortable with what he did.