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  1. Wikipedia: Rafid Ahmed Alwan
  2. 60 Minutes: Faulty Intel Source "Curve Ball" Revealed  WARNING: Pop-ups
  3. Washingtonpost.com: "U.S. program unveils man behind Iraq weapons story" (November 1, 2007)
  4. ABC News: Curveball, the Defector Whose Lies Led to War (March 13, 2007)
  5. USA Today: "60 Minutes identifies discredited Iraqi informant 'Curveball'" (November 2, 2007)
  6. CBS News Video: 'Curve Ball' Revealed (Time: 0:49)  WARNING: Must view advertisement to access
  7. Video: ABC News clip on 'Curveball' (Time: 2:40)


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  • 1994: Graduated last in the Chemical Engineer class at Bagdad University
  • 1999: Seeks asylum in Germany; faced charges of embezzlement from the Iraqi government
  • 2000: Debriefed by the German Intelligence Agency (BND)
  • 2002: The BND tells the CIA that Curveball is a 'fabricator'
  • 2003: Colin Powell uses mis-information from Curveball in his February address to The United Nations
  • 2003: David Kay heads up the Iraq Survey Group in an investigation of Curveball's background
  • 2007: Identity of Curveball is finally revealed

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