Authenticated tapes of meetings between Saddam Hussein and his various aides were released earlier this week. Nary a stir has arisen within the chattering classes however, and for obvious reason---they shed light on nothing we did not already know. They simply chronicle that under Saddam Hussein the nation of Iraq deliberately deceived the world about the existence of WMD in that country. As Charles Duelfer, the former head of the search for WMD following the U.S. invasion has pointed out, the Iraqi regime "had the intention of building and rebuilding weapons of mass destruction, when circumstances permitted." These tapes are only further evidence of this.
With that said, there are reportedly thousands of documents and numerous tapes regarding Iraqi WMD that have yet to be translated, authenticated, and/or released. To ever fully discern the truth about Saddam's weapons program all these documents and tapes, as well as any other evidence left over, will have to be evaluated and released. The sooner the better.
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