Did the President ever lie to us - again?

quot;The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons.quot; - President Bush, Oct7, 2002, in Cincinnati.FACT: This story, leaked to and breathlessly reported by Judith Miller in the New York Times, has turned out to be complete baloneyDepartment of Energy officials, who monitor nuclear plants, say the tubes could not be used for enriching uraniumOne intelligence analyst, who was part of the tubes investigation, angrily told The New Republic: quot;You had senior American officials like Condoleezza Rice saying the only use of this aluminum really is uranium centrifugesShe said that on televisionAnd that's just a lie.quot;