[bjc]

I absolutely agree. Any plain reading of the contents of the memos support two major positions. First, all the key decision makers believed that Saddam had WMD and was likely to use them and second, that the UN was powerless to control Saddam and would be used by Saddam.
As to the authenticity of the memos, I suspect that the original memos were probably real. However, there are enough typos in the memos to give rise to the possibilty that the addition of a "but" here or a typo there could lend a slightly more sinister tone to them. As a body of material covering the decision making processes of the Cabinet - I think we would do well to take them at face value - put them in front of the public, call the libs bluff and remove the "lie" that they some how indicate that invasion of Iraq was unwarranted.

[mabelkitty]

No thanks.
Fake buy accurate is not a legal definition.
This is a very dangerous precedent, and should be quashed.
Now if they real memos show up, then I would agree with you competely.

[SevenMinusOne]

Any plain reading of the contents of the memos support two major positions. First, all the key decision makers believed that Saddam had WMD and was likely to use them and second, that the UN was powerless to control Saddam and would be used by Saddam.

As to the authenticity of the memos, I suspect that the original memos were probably real. However, there are enough typos in the memos to give rise to the possibilty that the addition of a "but" here or a typo there could lend a slightly more sinister tone to them. As a body of material covering the decision making processes of the Cabinet - I think we would do well to take them at face value - put them in front of the public, call the libs bluff and remove the "lie" that they some how indicate that invasion of Iraq was unwarranted.

Well said and exactly right! - Some on here need to stop the hyper-worrying over these copied documents! - The truth is on our side. Believe in it!

[finnman69]

I suspect the language of the "retyped" memo was substantially changed by this "reporter" in order to "protect then source" and to "steer the story" to the direction he wanted.