BBC (Saturday): WMD pressure builds up for Blair

Jack Rabbit

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Sat Jan-24-04 08:05 PM
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BBC (Saturday): WMD pressure builds up for Blair

From the BBC Online
Dated Saturday January 24 19:58 GMT (11:58 am PST)

WMD pressure builds up for Blair

Opposition MPs have called for a public inquiry
The prime minister is facing growing pressure to say the basis for going to war in Iraq was flawed.
Ex-minister Robin Cook said Tony Blair should use the Hutton report to set the record straight on the issue.
The Tories and Liberal Democrats want a public inquiry into the case for war.
Mr Blair insists weapons of mass destruction will be found although the official leading the US search resigned saying they did not exist.
Former foreign secretary Mr Cook told the BBC Mr Blair had been driven to war by "missionary zeal" and the desire to show loyalty to US President George W Bush.

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Old and In the Way

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Sat Jan-24-04 08:13 PM
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1. Come clean, Tony.

What was the pay-off? What did the neo-cons promise you? Or was it the vial of Anthrax Colin was showing off at the UN that sealed the deal?

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jpak

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Sat Jan-24-04 08:15 PM
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2. We want a public inquiry too

the Tories and LD's can't have all the fun...

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tigereye

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Sat Jan-24-04 08:18 PM
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3. second that

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Jack Rabbit

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Sat Jan-24-04 08:27 PM
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4. Don't look now, but . . .

Please click here.

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DrBB

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Sat Jan-24-04 10:07 PM
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5. Just keep saying black is white

...that'll do it. Works for the chimp, why not for you, Tony? If Dick Cheney can keep saying it, you can too.

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Sat Jan-24-04 10:20 PM
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6. OMG!!!!.........Why don't they change to the arrest and convict strategy?

Somehow the blabbing out your window strategy just isn't
cutting it.

Oh well............

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