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Blair Under Fire in Parliament Foes insist he publish proof Iraq had arms
NewsDay ^ | 5 June 2003

Posted on 06/05/2003 3:30:56 PM PDT by Stultis

London - Prime Minister Tony Blair failed yesterday to quiet a roar of criticism over allegations that his government doctored intelligence reports on Iraq [...]

Iain Duncan Smith of the Conservative Party, declared that "nobody believes a word now that the prime minister is saying." Blair [...] said charges that his Labor government altered intelligence reports were "totally untrue."

Smith dismissed as "disgraceful" claims made by senior officials of Blair's Labor Party to The Times of London that "rogue elements" in the intelligence services were trying to cast doubt on Blair's case for war against Iraq. [...]

More than 70 Labor members in the House of Commons have signed a petition demanding that Blair publish his evidence. A key Commons committee, brushing aside Blair's objections, approved an investigation late Tuesday. [...]

Fueled by hostile press coverage - the Sunday Mirror, for example, has denounced Blair's earlier claims on Iraq as "rubbish" - the charges seem to have struck a deep chord in Britain. [...]

Blair [said ...] that no one at his office at 10 Downing Street tried "to override the intelligence judgment" of the experts who prepared the dossier.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: blair; proof; uk; wmd

1 posted on 06/05/2003 3:30:57 PM PDT by Stultis
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To: Stultis
SHUT UP, IAIN!!!

Tories turn on leader (Iain Duncan Smith Wavers On Iraq)

2 posted on 06/05/2003 3:32:24 PM PDT by Stultis
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To: Stultis
These whole deal on WMD's is getting ludicrous. Blair should tell them that they will release the information when they are ready in a complete report and not a moment sooner. If they don't like it -- tough!
3 posted on 06/05/2003 3:34:16 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
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To: Stultis
From Pres. Bush's speech to the UN --

From 1991 to 1995, the Iraqi regime said it had no biological weapons. After a senior official in its weapons program defected and exposed this lie, the regime admitted to producing tens of thousands of liters of anthrax and other deadly biological agents for use with Scud warheads, aerial bombs, and aircraft spray tanks. U.N. inspectors believe Iraq has produced two to four times the amount of biological agents it declared, and has failed to account for more than three metric tons of material that could be used to produce biological weapons. Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.

United Nations' inspections also revealed that Iraq likely maintains stockpiles of VX, mustard and other chemical agents, and that the regime is rebuilding and expanding facilities capable of producing chemical weapons.

I suggest that the naysayers on both sides of the Atlantic check with the UN. That's where most of the WMD information came from -- the UN.

Blair will weather the storm, because, frankly, he's smarter than the naysayers.

4 posted on 06/05/2003 3:36:14 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well....there you go again.")
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To: Stultis
See Also:

Tony Blair's Press Office on Iraq/WMD/JIC (Briefing 5 June 2003)

Blair Cooperating With Intelligence Probe [Iraqi WMDs]

Under Fire, Blair Agrees to Iraq Weapons Probe

5 posted on 06/05/2003 3:37:31 PM PDT by Stultis
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To: Stultis
Blair showed a lot of guts for supporting the U.S., and contributing a significant military force to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

People can send him a thank you note via http://www.thankyoutony.com
6 posted on 06/05/2003 3:44:34 PM PDT by Boston
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To: Boston
Whoa....an old time freeper, well remembered, at least by me, as the motive force behind Washington Times ad.
7 posted on 06/05/2003 3:48:45 PM PDT by RJCogburn (Yes, I will call it bold talk for a......)
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To: Stultis
Everyone needs to relax.

My theory:

WMD are everywhere, and that is the problem.

Until they are fully secured, the media is being induced to broadcast that they don't exist, just long enough for them to be removed from terrorist reach.

The announcement of their discovery will come later, as both a security, and a political, slamdunk.

You see, Democrats and Terrorists are co-conspirators. And both despise Bush and America.

Dubya is good, and good for you.

8 posted on 06/05/2003 9:04:44 PM PDT by Enduring Freedom (To smash the ugly face of Socialism is our mission.)
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