Former British prime minister Tony Blair is likely to be heavily criticised by the official inquiry into the Iraq war. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images Tony Blair is likely to be criticised heavily by the official inquiry into theIraq war, which is expected to focus on his failure to consult the cabinet fully in the run-up [...]
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Memo reveals intelligence chief’s bid to fuel fears of Iraqi WMDs Sir John Scarlett wanted dossier to strengthen case for war Sir John Scarlett was chairman of the joint intelligence committee before serving as head of MI6 from 2004 to 2009. Photograph: Martin Godwin The senior intelligence official responsible for Tony Blair‘s notorious dossier on Iraq‘s [...]
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Defense Intelligence Staff chief blows British cover for Iraq War Submitted by NicolasDavies on Fri, 2011-05-13 01:13 Iraq Paul Pillar, a senior CIA analyst who worked on the 25-page “summary of intelligence” presented to Congress in 2002, later told PBS, “The purpose was to strengthen the case for going to war…I regret having had a [...]
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