In 1999, a mysterious Iraqi applied for political asylum in Munich. The young chemical engineer offered compelling testimony of Saddam Hussein’s secret program to build weapons of mass destruction. He claimed that the dictator had constructed germ factories on trucks, creating a deadly hell on wheels. His German hosts passed along his account to their CIA counterparts, but denied CIA agents access to their star informant. The Americans dubbed him with an unforgettable code name: Curveball. After September 11, 2001, the Bush administration seized on Curveball’s account as evidence that Saddam’s government needed to be overthrown—in spite of numerous indicators that the informant’s credibility was unraveling. Bob Drogin answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: how and why was America’s intelligence so wrong?
Bob Drogin is the national security correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He previously served for the Times in Asia and Africa, and as a national correspondent based in New York. He has won or shared multiple journalism awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the George Polk Award.
Join the New America Foundation for an engaging discussion on intelligence failure in the run-up to the Iraq war, followed by a robust Q&A session led by Dr. Jeffrey Lewis.
Featured SpeakerBob DroginNational security correspondent, Los Angeles TimesAuthor, Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War ModeratorDr. Jeffrey LewisDirector, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Strategy InitiativeAmerican Strategy Program
To RSVP for this event, reply to this email: communications@newamerica.net with name, affiliation, and contact information.
Bob Drogin is the national security correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He previously served for the Times in Asia and Africa, and as a national correspondent based in New York. He has won or shared multiple journalism awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the George Polk Award.
Join the New America Foundation for an engaging discussion on intelligence failure in the run-up to the Iraq war, followed by a robust Q&A session led by Dr. Jeffrey Lewis.
Featured SpeakerBob DroginNational security correspondent, Los Angeles TimesAuthor, Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War ModeratorDr. Jeffrey LewisDirector, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Strategy InitiativeAmerican Strategy Program
To RSVP for this event, reply to this email: communications@newamerica.net with name, affiliation, and contact information.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
New America Foundation1630 Connecticut Ave, NW, 7th FloorWashington, DC
