Posted on 06/13/2003 5:12:58 PM PDT by cody32127
Hillary Clinton has called for independent inquiries to review the credibility of the intelligence used to justify war in Iraq.
The New York senator joined the mounting pressure in both Britain and the US to investigate allegations that details of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction were exaggerated.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would not appear before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee to give evidence on alleged misuse of reports in the so-called 'dodgy dossier'.
But Senator Clinton said that although the jury was still out on whether weapons would ever be found, it was essential to discover what happened with the intelligence in both nations.
In an interview with Sir Trevor McDonald in Washington, she said: "I hope that in both our countries we have independent inquiries that get to the facts about the intelligence."
Asked if she thought there was a problem, she said: "I think there could be.
"What is important is that we really do find out what the truth was because this is not just about the past, whether or not the intelligence was either wrong or skewed for whatever purpose, but going forward."
Mrs Clinton said she did not know if people were misled but said: "That is why this cannot be left unanswered.
"I voted for the Iraqi resolution, and I did it in large measure based on the intelligence that I was privy to."
Mrs Clinton was interviewed for ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonald programme.
She also described how the affair between 23-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky and her husband, Bill, when he was US President, almost wrecked their marriage.
She said she had wanted to "wring his neck" when she eventually discovered the truth, and the couple needed counselling following it.
"I was furious and I was heartbroken and I was angry at him, and I was, I was just beside myself, because I had believed him, and obviously, I had wanted to believe him and I had chosen to believe him, but then I was told that I had been misled, along with everyone else."
Story filed: 06:59 Friday 13th June 2003
Bwahaha! I guess then she could be considered to be also a "WC" -- a William Clinton!
If it's already at the grocery store with the cheap romances, it's NOT selling.
Didn't ABC and Time Magazine agree to purchase all copies as a condition of being allowed to interview Hillary?
I could have swore Barbara Walters mentioned that in the interview.
I could have swore Barbara Walters mentioned that in the interview.
Is this true? Anybody? I've never heard of such a thing happening before. If so, it ought to be shouted from the rooftops. What a racket.
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