Conyers asking for WH response to DSM (Downing Street Memo)

[geckosfeet]

Letter to the president

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Dear Mr. President:

We the undersigned write to you because of our concern regarding recent disclosures of a “Downing Street Memo” in the London Times, comprising the minutes of a meeting of Prime Minister Tony Blair and his top advisers. These minutes indicate that the United States and Great Britain agreed to by the summer of 2002 to attack Iraq, well before the invasion and before you even sought Congressional authority to engage in military action, and that U.S. officials were deliberately manipulating intelligence to justify the war.

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The letter goes on to ask for a response to five legitimate and very serious questions.

[bejammin075]

1. Is tyhis the same letter from 5/2/05?

Conyers was on this the day after the 5/1/05 publication of the minuites in the London sunda y times. I think it was very well covered at the time.

Or is this a new letter?

[geckosfeet]

3. WH ignored the first letter. Same questions,,, new letter.

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These are the same questions 89 Members of Congress, led by Rep. John Conyers, Jr., submitted to you on May 5, 2005. As a citizen and taxpayer, I believe it is imperative that I be able to trust our government and our commander in chief when they make representations and statements regarding our nation engaging in war. As a result, I would ask that you publicly respond to these questions as promptly as possible.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,

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[hiley]

2. Here is thread

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1814546
:patriot: :patriot: Congressman John Conyer's a real Patriot !

[Wilms]

4. kick n/t