Curveball (Iraqi defector)
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Curveball was the codename for an Iraqi defector whose fabricated claims about mobile biological weapons labs were a key but discredited source for pre-war intelligence used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curveball | 0 |
| Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraqi defector
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human ⓘ intelligence source ⓘ |
| allegedRole | engineer in mobile bioweapons program ⓘ |
| allegedWorkplace | Iraqi mobile biological weapons facilities ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 2003 invasion of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
Iraq War controversy
ⓘ
intelligence failures ⓘ weapons of mass destruction in Iraq ⓘ |
| asylumStatus | granted asylum in Germany ⓘ |
| claimsCharacterization | fabricated ⓘ |
| claimsLater | discredited ⓘ |
| codenameFor | Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| credibilityAssessment | unreliable source ⓘ |
| defectedTo | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy | Iraqi government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to intelligence failure on Iraq WMD
ⓘ
contributed to public belief in Iraqi WMD threat ⓘ |
| influenced |
United Kingdom assessment of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
ⓘ
United States assessment of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| informationCitedAt | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| informationCitedBy | Colin Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| informationCitedIn | Colin Powell’s 5 February 2003 UN speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| informationUsedIn |
arguments for the 2003 invasion of Iraq
ⓘ
pre-war intelligence on Iraq ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Rafid Ahmed Alwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCodename | English ⓘ |
| laterAdmission | acknowledged fabricating parts of his story ⓘ |
| madeClaimsAbout |
Iraqi biological weapons program
ⓘ
mobile biological weapons laboratories ⓘ |
| motiveSuggestedAs |
desire for asylum
ⓘ
personal gain ⓘ |
| nationalityAtTimeOfDefection | Iraqi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fabricated claims about Iraqi mobile biological weapons labs
ⓘ
role in pre-war intelligence on Iraq ⓘ |
| occupation | chemical engineer ⓘ |
| providedInformationTo |
German Federal Intelligence Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Germany ⓘ |
| roleIn | justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
intelligence investigations after the Iraq War
ⓘ
media reports on faulty Iraq WMD intelligence ⓘ |
| usedCodenameIn | German intelligence files ⓘ |
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