FBI reopening Niger forgeries case (Repost)

On Saturday, the LATimes reported that the FBI has suddenly reopened the Niger forgeries case with no explanation as to why, with a source saying that they're looking at "US citizens who advocated an invasion of Iraq." (Note the use of the PLURAL "citizens")

What new evidence prompted the reopening and pointed at US citizens? And from where did the impetus from the reopening come, Franklin/AIPAC, Plame? Remember, Larry Franklin was involved in the meeting between Ledeen, Rhode, Sismi, Iranian exiles, and Chalabi who was "in possession" of the Niger forgeries in late 2001.

No answers, just questions at this point.

WASHINGTON — The FBI has reopened an inquiry into one of the most intriguing aspects of the pre-Iraq war intelligence fiasco: how the Bush administration came to rely on forged documents linking Iraq to nuclear weapons materials as part of its justification for the invasion......

Federal officials familiar with the case say investigators might examine whether the forgeries were instigated by U.S. citizens who advocated an invasion of Iraq or by members of the Iraqi National Congress — the group led by Ahmad Chalabi that worked closely with Bush administration officials in the buildup to the war......

Until now, the FBI's inquiry had been limited to probing whether foreign governments were involved in the forgeries,

(I'm reposting this, because it could be huge, and I'm afraid that it may have gotten lost in the Friday night/ Saturday morning "document dump" to miss the news cycles. )

If you're interested in the Niger forgeries story, eriposte at the LeftCoaster has been doing, by far, the best work on it. This is his most recent post, follow the links to part1, part2, etc. if you want to see some incredible work by a blogger.