Interesting bit of info...from Yahoo..... Wow, they are fair and balanced....NOT!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&e=13&u=/washpost/20041008/ts_washpost/a16142_2004oct7
"Among them: a French arms dealer known only as "Mr. Claude," who made a surreptitious visit to Iraq (news - web sites) four years ago to provide technical expertise and training."
"Russia, Poland, Romania, Belarus and Ukraine -- provided critical assistance to Iraq as it tried to build a long-range missile program and other systems that weapons inspectors feared could have been used someday to launch chemical, biological or even nuclear attacks."
"While the United States sought to shut down suppliers through diplomatic and other means, Samore said, it was common knowledge that Iraq was able to bypass sanctions by buying in small quantities and paying high prices, using a network of front companies in Jordan, Syria and other countries in the Middle East."