Murdoch Iran WMD Forgery (updated)

'U.S. intelligence has concluded that the document published recently by the Times of London, which purportedly describes an Iranian plan to do experiments on what the newspaper described as a "neutron initiator" for an atomic weapon, is a fabrication, according to a former Central Intelligence Agency official.'

Full article: 'U.S. Intelligence Found Iran Nuke Document Was Forged' by Gareth Porter, IPS News.

Update: Remarkably, the Times's Oliver Kamm has resorted to character assassinations of Gareth Porter and Phil Giraldi, as a response. They in turn respond with comments on the Times blog and it descends into a free for all. By the end, it's still fairly obvious the documents are forged, no matter who's arguing for what side.

I wondered why this story had dropped off the radar.