the downing street memo
In May of this year, the Times of London printed the minutes of a meeting between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and some of his advisors. In the meeting, which took place on July 23, 2002, Blair was briefed on the United States' position on Iraq. Given that the Iraq war didn't start until the spring of 2003, some parts of the minutes were, well, interesting:
So then how come you've [probably] never heard of it? The memo made a huge splash in Britain, where it almost cost Tony Blair the election. Yet the North American media has barely even touched it, for any number of reasons.
Well, the story's finally picking up steam (although still slowly), with more and more damning evidence of the Bush administration's countless deceptions coming to light. You can read the latest at AfterDowningStreet.org.
"C reported on his recent talks in Washington. ...Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action... But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy. The NSC had no patience with the UN route, and no enthusiasm for publishing material on the Iraqi regime's record.""The Downing Street Memo", as it came to be called, seems to indicate that the Bush administration has lied repeatedly - for a good list of direct quotes which contradict the memo, see DowningStreetMemo.com.
So then how come you've [probably] never heard of it? The memo made a huge splash in Britain, where it almost cost Tony Blair the election. Yet the North American media has barely even touched it, for any number of reasons.
Well, the story's finally picking up steam (although still slowly), with more and more damning evidence of the Bush administration's countless deceptions coming to light. You can read the latest at AfterDowningStreet.org.
