Colin Powell says US intelligence officials should be embarrassed over their handling of ` ` Curveball '' who was an Iraqi defector whose claims of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have been discredited . Alwan insisted he is proud of the role he played in the toppling of Hussein . Powell 's claims helped bolster the Bush administration 's case for going to war in Iraq . Curveball now admits he lied , but says he does n't regret his actions .
Colin Powell says US intelligence officials should be embarrassed over their handling of ` ` Curveball '' who was an Iraqi defector whose claims of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have been discredited . Powell 's claims helped bolster the Bush administration 's case for going to war in Iraq . Curveball now admits he lied , but says he does n't regret his actions .