Allegations of Iraq buying uranium yellowcake from Niger were disproved almost a year before President Bush's State of the Union address. Follow the paper trail of how they made it into his speech:

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The speech in question

Bush delivers his State of the Union, including the allegation that Saddam is trying to get quantities of uranium from Africa. Intelligence experts question the claim.
FROM THE JULY 21, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2003

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