1. The delays were only allowed by GWB because we were moving into position
2. the rapist is monitored by the SS so GWB knows everything, and everywhere....
3. Bliar is no fool...IMHO GWB tipped him off and he played Billy boy like a fiddle
4. clinton had NO impact on anyone. even crusty doesn't take his calls.
I have to believe that Blair is way smarter than clinton, and knows that dealing with the rapist without being completely honest with GWB, a man who takes names, would poision the relationship, and Tony's first loyality is to Briton, and they cannot afford to have what happened to France, happen to them.....
IMHO
I take issue with you on point 3.
Blair loves Bubba. He had him at the last Labour party conference, where there was a picture of him gazing lovingly up to Bubba. In fact one wondered just how far that "love" goes looking at the picture.
Blair is a third way socialist, he has absolutely zero experience in the real world. The UK is falling apart under his totally incompetent government. There is not a single project that his goverment has instigated that hasn't been an utter disaster.
In short if Bubba whistles little Tony comes running.
I expect that this story was leaked by Bubba to agrandise himself, what's new, but he either didn't care or is too stupid to worry about the damage it does to Blair.
In fact what is nice about it, is that they both come out badly. Bubba for butting in and Blair for allowing him to.