Originally Posted by Botnst

Here's hypothetical without any basis in fact.

Switch-on Al foil guard

A possibility is that a mix of factual, unimportant information was fed with plausible, innaccurate information to provide Saddam with an erroneous impression given weight by having come from his allies, the Russians. That is a classic counterintelligence method.

The reason why gov doesn't make a big deal is that means, methods, and personnel would be revealed.

Switch-off Al foil guard.

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