UK Spy Chiefs Retract WMD Intelligence

[mourningdove92]

Spy Chiefs 'Retract Wmd Intelligence'

By James Lyons, Political Correspondent, PA News

Spy chiefs have retracted the intelligence behind Tony Blair’s claim that Iraq posed a “current and serious” threat, it was reported tonight.

The Prime Minister’s case for war was supposedly based on evidence that Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons stockpiles and was trying trying to produce more.

But MI6 has since withdrawn the assessment underpinning that case, a senior intelligence source has told BBC1’s Panorama.

The rare step amounts to an admission that it was fundamentally unreliable, according to The Observer which reveals details of the interview.

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1. The rumour here in the UK is that Blair is cracking

Apparently he had to be talked out of resigning just last week by a panicked party leadership. He's apparently still looking to pull out, due to a combination of the pressure over this and some sort of family problem.

It's definitely coming home to roost politically in the UK. The Liberal Democrats had a solid increase in their vote counts in the council and EU elections held here a few weeks ago as a result.

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2. I must say this is a long time coming ,wonderful,

NEWS! Thanks!

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