"My hearing's not been right since," the top weapons searcher added.

In an addendum to his report on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction that was released this week, Duelfer notes:

"The Iraq Survey Group lost two more brave individuals in a suicide car bomb attack. SFC Clinton Wisdom and SPC Don Clary were killed, and SPC Nathan Gray was seriously wounded while providing security for a convoy transporting ISG members to Baghdad."

"Their actions to fend off the attacking vehicle allowed others to survive the explosion – including the DCI’s Special Advisor and his deputy," he added.

Duelfer cited the attack as the key reason why he had to suspend his weapons search prematurely, saying that the "ISG developed an investigation plan that may be pursued when the security situation improves."

News that Zarqawi had targeted Duelfer fueled speculation that the top terrorist feared the ISG group might yet uncover evidence that Iraq had WMDs, since Duelfer's findings to date have only bolstered claims that the U.S. was wrong to conclude that Saddam had stockpiles of unconventional weapons.

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