Claim: Summary The famous "16 words" in President Bush's Jan. 28, 2003 State of the Union address turn out to have a basis in fact after all, according to two recently released investigations in the US and Britain. Bush said then, "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." Some of his critics called that a lie, but the new evidence shows Bush had reason to say what he did.
Fact-check: Bush's "16 Words" on Iraq & Uranium: He May Have Been Wrong But He Wasn't Lying - FactCheck.org
Verdict: summary the famous "16 words" in president bush's jan. 28, 2003 state of the union address turn out to have a basis in fact after all, according to two recently released investigations in the us and britain. bush said then, "the british government has learned that saddam hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from africa." some of his critics called that a lie, but the new evidence shows bush had reason to say what he did.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2004-07-26T08:00:00