ANOTHER LOOTING STORY LOOKS TO BE EXAGGERATED:

VIENNA, Austria – Experts from the U.N. atomic agency have accounted for tons of uranium feared looted from Iraq (news – web sites)’s largest nuclear research facility, diplomats said Friday. . . .

The diplomats did not detail how much uranium had been looted and where it was found, but it appeared much of it was on or near the site.

U.S. military officials who accompanied the IAEA team said last week that initial assessments indicated most of the uranium that had been stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center was accounted for.

Although at least 20 percent of the containers which stored the uranium were taken from the site, it appeared that looters had dumped the uranium before taking the barrels.

Well, that’s a relief. As the fog of war lifts, lots of stories will no doubt be revised.