thanks Teribus, interesting indeed.
in answer to your earlier question, whether I believe the US or IAEA did or said anything regarding AQ KHANs activities. (Well I would certainly hope that the US did do something - although I wouldnt know since I dont recall any whitehouse statements at all) or for that matter I dont see much of this discussed in US media.

BUt I think its a pretty serious issue, more than Alqaeda and I dont hear any thing about it on CNN.

Backroom deals and clandestine activities often dont come out for years (if ever) I only base my judgement on past history.

so for example the history of US dealings with Saddam in the past says a lot (they eagerly supplied him with arms and had no problems with him using chemical weapons as long as it was on Iranian troops,
cause in those days he was 'our son of a bitch'.
James Baker made it abundantly clear in 1990 that the US didnt care about Iraqs border dispute with Kuwait. The Kurds & Shia were used as a political football, encouraged to rise up against Saddam and abandoned. George Sr. let the US generals hammer out the deals with the Iraqis and by letting the fly armed helicopters allowed Saddam to stay in power.

sure we know he had bio-weapons, because he GOT them from the US.
(anthrax and other toxins were openly purchased from the US).

and in the end Margaret Thatcher said, BUsh and Major are gone, but Saddam is still around, I wonder who really won.