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09 Feb 2004 08:55:29 PM |
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Hans Blix was right before the invasion and he is still right. |
Blix doubts on Iraq intelligence
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said Britain and the US
dramatised intelligence information to bolster the argument for the Iraq
war.
He told the BBC those who drafted the UK's Iraqi arms dossier acted like
salesmen trying to "exaggerate the importance" of their wares.
He told Breakfast with Frost he did not think Tony Blair acted in "bad
faith".
But he said citizens in the West expected "a bit more sincerity" from their
leaders and politicians.
Both the US and UK governments have announced inquiries into the accuracy of
intelligence reports.
'Spin'
Mr Blix said British and American intelligence officials had placed too much
weight on what Iraqi defectors told them.
He also blamed "spin" which both governments put on the intelligence for the
mistake.
"It was to do with information management. The intention was to dramatise
it," he said.
He challenged the UK and US to produce the evidence of weapons programmes
they claim to have uncovered.
He added: "Is there clear evidence that there were programmes? Maybe so, I
don't deny the possibility."
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy told the programme the prime
minister must make a formal statement setting out what he and his ministers
knew about Iraq's weapons.
'Mess of contradiction'
Tony Blair said last week he did not know the so-called "45-minute claim"
only referred to Iraq's battlefield weapons.
Charles Kennedy has repeatedly called for a public inquiry
But Mr Kennedy said the "mess of contradiction" from the government must be
clarified.
He said: "The important thing now is that we do resolve the political
judgement at the time... We were able to do that with the Falklands
conflict, why can't we do it with Iraq?"
But Mr Kennedy said Tory calls for Tony Blair to resign over the issue were
a "distraction".
Former foreign secretary Robin Cook told the BBC Tony Blair's intelligence
advisors should step down if it was shown that the prime minister was not
told about the nature of the Iraqi missile threat.
Mr Cook said the Joint Intelligence Committee had a duty to explain fully
the situation in assessments it sent to Downing Street.
Meanwhile, a former intelligence chief has said the Iraqi arms dossier
should have been written "exclusively" by experts without any interference
from Downing Street.
Sir Paul Lever, former chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said
the publication was "sloppy" in places, adding that things would have been
done differently if he had been in charge.
"I personally would have preferred to have the JIC present something drafted
exclusively by the JIC in the format which the JIC itself chose," he told
Sky's Sunday with Adam Boulton.
Hutton
Sir Paul said the claim that weapons could be deployed within 45 minutes had
been "over-emphasised" in the UK dossier on Iraq's weapons.
But Lords leader Baroness Amos has argued against calls for a confidence
vote in the prime minister, insisting it was not necessary for him to go
before the House.
She also rejected claims that the government "dramatised" intelligence on
Iraq, saying Lord Hutton's report had cleared the government on the issue.
It has also emerged that Tony Blair has offered to meet the widow of Iraq
arms expert Dr David Kelly.
But Janice Kelly, 58, has not yet responded to his overture, according the
Sunday Telegraph.
The Kelly family blames the government for outing him as a BBC source.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3469821.stm
--
"From the brief time that we did spend occupying Iraqi territory
after the war, I am certain that had we taken all of Iraq, we would
have been like the dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there,
and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of
the occupation. This is a burden I am sure the beleaguered
American taxpayer would not have been happy to take on."
- Norman Schwarzkopf, from his 1993 autobiography, "It Doesn't
Take a Hero."
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| Title: Re: Hans Blix was right before the invasion and he is still right. |
10 Feb 2004 07:39:15 AM |
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NotBush2004 <notbush@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
news:9b3fefc8756d2799d1cc4204b962b633@news.teranews.com...
Blix doubts on Iraq intelligence
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said Britain and the US
dramatised intelligence information to bolster the argument for the Iraq
war.
Search wolfowitz, perle, libby and feith for the reasons why Iraq was
invaded. Follow the references to the various societies, think tanks and
committees they have set up to promote the Zionists' programs.
These four horsemen of the neo-conservative apocalypse and their army of
pork-eating Zionists have declared a holy war against those who oppose the
invasion and occupation of the land once known as Palestine by the Jews.
"... Paul Wolfowitz - deputy secretary of defense (status of appointment:
decided but not announced)
The Jewish and pro-Israel communities are jumping for joy. While skeptical
regarding the Oslo Accords, Wolfowitz is considered a strong supporter of
Israel. He has been one of the loudest proponents of a tough policy toward
Iraq focused on finding a way to bring down Saddam Hussein's regime.
".....2/6/2001 zacharia in Jerusalem post
Jews are loyal only to world Jewry and its focal point Israel; anything else
is just a tool to be used.
It was a done deal the day Bush took the oath of office. Hussein sealed his
fate when he began giving $25,000 to the families of the suicide bombers.
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| User: "z" |
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| Title: Re: Hans Blix was right before the invasion and he is still right. |
10 Feb 2004 01:16:31 PM |
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"redclay" <redclay13@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<7a5Wb.10260$fV5.275851@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
Jews are loyal only to world Jewry and its focal point Israel; anything else
is just a tool to be used.
It was a done deal the day Bush took the oath of office. Hussein sealed his
fate when he began giving $25,000 to the families of the suicide bombers.
Gee, just think; if he'd been giving $25,000 to the families of those
who were seeking a peaceful solution instead, he'd still be in power.
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| User: "Jean F-Ing Le Kerry I sure do look french dont" |
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| Title: Re: Hans Blix was right before the invasion and he is still right. |
10 Feb 2004 09:31:21 AM |
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Yes, Hans Blix was right and liberasl were wrong as usual.
Stewart Stogel, NewsMax.com
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004
Documents Show That U.N. Inspector Believed Saddam Was Hiding Secret Weapons
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. chief Iraq arms inspector Dr. Hans Blix believed that
Baghdad may have been hiding as much as 10,000 liters of deadly anthrax
before the U.S.- and British-led coalition invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
According to experts, if properly weaponized, that amount of anthrax could
neutralize a city the size of New York.
The admission by Blix was found in a private report sent to the UNMOVIC
(U.N. Monitoring, Observation and Verification Commission) College of
Commissioners just weeks before the invasion. The college is the U.N. body's
executive board.
In his report Blix said that he had a "strong suspicion" that Iraq "is
hiding" as much as 10,000 liters of the exotic poison.
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