[Independent.co.uk] Iranian Scientist: CIA Offered Me $50million to Lie About Nuclear Secrets

[Larry]

As far as I've ever read, the W administration's unreliable Iraq sources fabricated their stories for free, and in some cases were handled by other countries anyway.

There's a long history (here and elsewhere) of using trumped-up events to justify the occasional minor war, but I've never read a credible account of W and Blair actively seeking well compensated "informant" liars -- particularly since they were churning up adequate quantities of inaccurate fodder without having to open any checkbooks.

Agreed.

Far as I'm aware, Chalabi's sole motivation to generate excuses for invading Iraq, was his (accurate) belief that if the US invaded, then the US would put him in charge of the country.

If we had given him cash, then it would have looked like he had a motive to say certain things.