Curveball

Curveball is the code name used by the CIA for an Iraqi informant who provided bad information relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction.

1. Born: Unknown
2. Birthplace: Unknown location in Iraq
3. Real Name: Rafid Ahmed Alwan
4. Served jail time for theft
5. Faced charged of embezzlement
6. Fled Iraq in 1999
7. Never met with CIA officials prior to the Iraq War
8. Fabricated information that led to the invasion of Iraq
9. Currently living in Munich, Germany

• 1994: Graduated last in the Chemical Engineer class at Baghdad 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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