Hutton Inquiry: Blair government’s lies on Iraqi WMD unravel

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Hutton Inquiry: Blair government’s lies on Iraqi WMD unravel

By Chris Marsden
6 September 2003

Testimony from two weapons experts from the Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS), attached to the British Ministry of Defence, has dealt a body-blow to the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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Dr. Brian Jones, now retired, was at the time of the dossier’s preparation in charge of scientists working at the DIS. He said he feared that assessments of the Iraqi threat were being “over-egged” in the dossier and that these concerns were shared by all of his staff. Kelly, for all practical purposes, was treated as a member of the DIS and could regularly go into the secure area and attend its meetings. Jones had spoken to Kelly about their shared concerns.

Regarding drafts of the dossier produced up until September 19, Jones said: “My concerns were that Iraq’s chemical weapons and biological weapons capabilities were not being accurately represented in all regards in relation to the available evidence.

“In particular, I was told that there was no evidence significant production had taken place, either of chemical warfare agents or of chemical weapons.”


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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/sep2003/hutt-s06.shtml

[the masses against the classes]

1. little details

little details...they can't be expected to get EVERYTHING right, can they? LOL

[Demobrat]

2. Honest people.

You just can't trust them.