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Bush Fights the Release of More Potentially Damaging Information

Today, the New York Times reports that the Bush Administration is fighting the release of a widely disseminated one-page summary about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs. The document is particularly important given that Bush and his National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice did not read the entire 90-page National Intelligence Estimate report presented to them prior to the war.

“The White House’s refusal to release this one-page summary stands in the way of getting to the bottom of our intelligence failures, and weakens our ability to fight the war on terror. There is serious need for change and reform, but before we do that we have to have accountability from this administration.

“In stark contrast to this administration, today we saw Prime Minister Tony Blair take responsibility for intelligence failures related to the Iraq war. We know where the buck stops in London. We don’t know where the buck stops in Washington.” -- Senator Richard Durbin, 7/14/04, Conference Call with Reporters

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