The Secret Downing Street Dossier Released (LINK)

[jtrockville]

Secret draft of Iraq dossier released
Haroon Siddique, guardian.co.uk, Monday February 18 2008

The notorious claim that Iraq could launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes was not contained in an early draft of the controversial dossier, but the draft version did warn that the country had acquired weaponry intended to "terrorise, intimidate and destabilise", it was revealed today.

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But later in the document it was noted that Iraq would "find it difficult to produce fissile material while sanctions remain in place".

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The 45-minute claim became a key plank of the government's case for going to war and Tony Blair was subsequently accused of "sexing up" the dossier with the help of spin doctors.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/feb/18/iraq.iraq

The dossier is here:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/wmd_jul_2002.pdf

[Oilwellian]

1. Thanks!

Off to read...K&R

[mile18blister]

2. It must be nice to live a in country with a free press.

:kick:

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Kick and nominated

[malaise]

4. K & R

for 'truth will out'!