Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 July 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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The fact is, I was not sent out to question what British intelligence might have, I was sent out to question the allegation that Saddam Hussein had attempted to purchase several hundred tons of uranium oxide from Niger.
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But what I have to say to people who might come forward is that one of the great things about our democracy is freedom of the press.
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I don't know if that's true or not, but you can be sure that a GS-14 or 15 with a couple of kids in college, when he sees the allegations that came from senior administration officials about my family ... in the public domain, you can be sure that he's going to be worried about what might happen if he were to come forward,
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We grew up on U2 music. We look up to them as a major influence and inspiration.
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We grew up on U2 music, ... We look up to them as a major influence and inspiration.
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Unless the press is prepared to work at it we will continue to be bamboozled by administrations, and people like me who are prepared to speak out will become rare species indeed.
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Planning for the future is good. Hopefully 50 percent of it works out. Everyone is aware of the traffic congestion.
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I watched the way that the British built their case, and it was a disarmament case as best I could see it.
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The act of leaking my wife's name to the press was a political act.
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Most journalists who have interviewed me will tell you that I am careful with my use of words any way, and I certainly try to be.
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I think that Mr Blair really thought that he was getting involved in a disarmament campaign, which was all to the good. I fully supported that.
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I think what has happened as a consequence of what was done to my wife is that people in the CIA have felt there's been breach of trust.
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I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.
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Well, I take great pride in being an American, and I don't believe either party has a monopoly on wisdom.