1st off, the gov't said they were told by British intelegence about the Niger yellowcake deal, and Britain still stands behind it to this day. Wilson was and is a HACK despite being sent on a bullshit mission by his wife (the NOT COVERT Valerie Plame), which he went over there and talked to about 2 people and did exactly NO investigating to come up with his lame opinion. He did not PROVE anything one way or the other, he just gave a very uninformed opinion. And it was Richard Armitage (no friend of GWB) who leaked her name (why was he never charged if it was such a big deal).