From October 2002 through May 2003 (that is, from a period of time that spanned 7 months after his Mission to Niger to over 1 year after it), when he was the source for Nicholas Kristof's sensational New York Times article attacking the Administration's rationale for the Iraq war, Joseph Wilson IV made none of the claims which for which he later became notorious. At an Oct. 9, 2002 ,Middle East Council Policy Forum,  he says he prefers other options than war, but concedes: My feeling on this.... is that we really do need to do something against the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and I would concede to this administration the possibility that one of these days these weapons might move from the tight control of the Iraqi regime into the hands of organized terrorist groups who would, in fact, want to act against United States interests either abroad or in our homeland. On Feb. 6, 2003  Wilson was on PBS's Newshour. Here is part of that...(Read Full Post)