Knight-RidderBritish Memo indicates Bush made intelligence fit Iraq policy

evlbstrd

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Fri May-06-05 02:21 PM
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Knight-RidderBritish Memo indicates Bush made intelligence fit Iraq policy

Edited on Fri May-06-05 02:21 PM by evlbstrd

By Warren P. Strobel and John Walcott

Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - A highly classified British memo, leaked in the midst of Britain's just-concluded election campaign, indicates that President Bush decided to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by summer 2002 and was determined to ensure that U.S. intelligence data supported his policy.

The document, which summarizes a July 23, 2002, meeting of British Prime Minister Tony Blair with his top security advisers, reports on a visit to Washington by the head of Britain's MI-6 intelligence service.

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11574296.htm

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Fri May-06-05 02:28 PM
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1. I wish Clarke and O'neal would impose themselves onto the media

Especially after all the personal attacks they had to endure.

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indepat

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Fri May-06-05 02:39 PM
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2. A smoking gun which will go absolutely no where: a Repug president

is nowadays always given a pass, be it a fiscal, constitutional or other pass, to do absolutely as he wishes, no matter the cost in lives, limbs, friendships, alliances, national treasure.

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Fri May-06-05 03:25 PM
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3. Now, the GOP Will Demonize the Brits

as it suits their sick needs.

Aren't the Brits the only friends that Bush has left in the world (outside the GOP bubble in America?)

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