An Iraqi scientist who the US described as its crucial source on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in the lead-up to the war in 2003, has admitted he told lies.
The information from Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, code-named Curveball, was the main source for the evidence presented by then-Secretary of State Colin Powell at the United Nations Security Council.
In an interview with the BBC, Mr al-Janabi has admitted he made up all the crucial evidence.
General Powell admitted in 2007 that he had been misled in the lead-up to the Iraq war.
