[MadIvan]

Inspections are a sham. Less jaw-jaw and more war-war, I dare say - and get it done with quickly.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..Downing Street reveals ‘deception skills’ of Saddam...

Tony the Phony Blair, talking about someone else's 'deception skills.'

That's a hot one, Ive. :)

[Brad’s Gramma]

bttt for later

[Porterville]

Artful?? He's a petty thug and so are those who stand to protect him.

[Rocky]

It's always funny when the press accuse others of using "spin". The author of this article isn't spinning, is he? Does he normally write like this, or does he reserve this kind of "reporting" for those with whom he disagrees?

In a phrase that seems to have been crafted more by Downing Street spin doctors than by sober-minded intelligence officials...

However, the report is likely to prove vulnerable to critics who will point out (note that he doesn't wait for the critics to point it out, he does it for them)

Critics will argue that its findings contrast with those of Hans Blix

Some of the methods said to be used are hardly surprising (so it's OK for Saddam to do it because it comes as no surprise?)