Blair Weapons Dossier 'Damned Again'

The Independent
The dossier is damned again
By Kim Sengupta and Paul Vallely
12 August 2003


Downing Street's Iraq weapons dossier caused such deep concern among senior intelligence officers that they formally complained to their superiors, the Hutton inquiry into the death of David Kelly heard yesterday.

Hitherto undisclosed official documents produced at the hearing revealed disquiet within the intelligence community on a number of claims made by No 10, including Saddam Hussein's alleged capacity to launch chemical and biological attacks within 45 minutes.

Among those who wrote a letter of protest was one of the most senior and experienced officers in the field of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

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exactly what Britain has to gain by wanting this war in Iraq? The false Niger uranium purchase came from them to us, not the other way around. I think I know why we want the war in Iraq. But is Britain consumed as we are? Do they want military bases in Iraq? Do they want the oil? Do they see themselves as an empire, still? Do they just want to side with America in something? The majority obviously isn't afraid of nuclear obliteration from Iraq. Do they even hold beliefs about Israel-Palestine like the Administration does? What?