Blair accused over WMD evidence

[JoFerret]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3883393.stm

Two ex-intelligence officers have cast doubt over the way Tony Blair went about trying to justify war with Iraq.
This comes as the government prepares for the Butler report into how intelligence on Iraq was handled.

Dr Brian Jones, a retired top Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS) official, told BBC's Panorama he was "confused" by Mr Blair's evidence in the Hutton Inquiry.

John Morrison, former deputy chief of DIS, said Mr Blair's claims on Iraqi WMD were met by disbelief in Whitehall.

'Unreliable'

Their statements appear to challenge assertions by the prime minister in the run-up to war that Iraq posed a "current and serious" threat to Britain.

Spy chiefs have gone as far as retracting intelligence behind Mr Blair's pre-war claims.
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[GCP]

1. One of the repukes' main arguments in this whole WMD fiasco

was that "other governments were saying the same thing" (that Saddam had WMDs).

Now the truth is coming out at last, that the UK and US administrations were lying their asses off, maybe we'll be hearing more retractions from other countries as well.

But don't expect to hear anything about it from our brothers and sisters in the so-called free press.

:grr:

[stumblnrose]

2. I would love to see Blair fry

Who cares about the Tories vs Blair-less labor, this man who is held above his actions cuz he talks a good talk should be held up to the world as an example of intellectual showbiz gone mad.

[acmavm]

3. The BBC has to be loving this.

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[struggle4progress]

4. kick

:kick: