White House 'lied about Saddam threat'

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White House 'lied about Saddam threat'

Julian Borger in Washington
Thursday July 10, 2003
The Guardian

A former US intelligence official who served under the Bush administration in the build-up to the Iraq war accused the White House yesterday of lying about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein.
The claims came as the Bush administration was fighting to shore up its credibility among a series of anonymous government leaks over its distortion of US intelligence to manufacture a case against Saddam.

This was the first time an administration official has put his name to specific claims. The whistleblower, Gregory Thielmann, served as a director in the state department's bureau of intelligence until his retirement in September, and had access to the classified reports which formed the basis for the US case against Saddam, spelled out by President Bush and his aides.

Mr Thielmannn said yesterday: "I believe the Bush administration did not provide an accurate picture to the American people of the military threat posed by Iraq."

He conceded that part of the problem lay with US intelligence, but added: "Most of it lies with the way senior officials misused the information they were provided."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,995187,00.html


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So they lied. What what is going to be done about this? It certainly cannot be ignored - seems the UK has a good line on the actual reality of it!

:dem:

[mistertrickster]

1. Another critical article you have to live in England to read

It's nice to know that at least one English speaking country still has a semi-free press.

[the masses against the classes]

2. remember the free press rankings?

England was lower than we were...they must lie a lot to their own because their American info is aces

[VolcanoJen]

3. Dupe... locking

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