Whistleblower calls for Iraq war intelligence to be made public

[sabra]

Source: UK Daily Mail

Intelligence made it 'very clear' that Saddam Hussein did not pose a threat to the UK in the run-up to the Iraq war, a whistleblower has told MPs.

Carne Ross, a former diplomat who quit the Foreign Office over the conflict, said it was 'disgraceful' that ministers had pretended inquiries had uncovered the full story about the war.

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Carne Ross, who called for a full public or parliamentary inquiry into the run-up to the 2003 conflict, said there was no reason why documents detailing the intelligence debates and discussions over the legality of military action should not be made public.

Career diplomat Mr Ross, who was Britain's leading expert on Iraq at the United Nations for four years before the war, resigned in 2004 after giving secret evidence to the Butler Inquiry.

He told the inquiry that the intelligence made it "very clear" that Saddam Hussein did not pose a significant threat to the UK - as was being claimed at the time by ministers - and that tougher enforcement of sanctions could bring his regime down.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1163235/Whistleblower-calls-Iraq-war-intelligence-public.html

[vkkv]

1. It was all about OIL.

It was all about OIL.

[Javaman]

2. no, duh. as soon as the oil firms secured their contracts, moron* lost

what little interest he* still charaded he had.

[Politicalboi]

3. Let the sun shine in

Yes they should be made public. I hope there is some way Bush/Cheney could get sued for everything they have.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. How many ways and in how many languages by how many people

does this need to be said?

[Amonester]

5. And, from the International Criminal Court, we hear...

*crickets*

[Gregorian]

6. Official LIARS have made this a difficult crime to unravel.

The Hutton inquiry was a whitewash, if I may say so. And Dr. Kelly did not commit suicide. And it has been determined that Bush revealed the name of a very peculiar CIA agent. Just the right one.

We knew. But the media hid the truth, and trumpeted the lies. And why not, as they'd profit from a war.

Time is of the essence. Let us not wait. Round them up. It has already been a month since Rove was subpoenaed. Shame on them.

[Mithreal]

7. K&R for all Whistleblowers nt