GU: 'There but for the grace of God go all of us' (UK Iraq Intel)

[grytpype]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1134767,00.html

More corroboration of political manipulation of intel, relevant part:

Like anyone else with any journalistic profile, in recent months people I knew, but never knew to have been in the secret intelligence service, or defence intelligence service, have made discreet contact and talked. They have spoken with alarming candour about their concerns over the interface between the politicians, the intelligence services, and the grounds for going to war. What they told me tended to substantiate and develop what we heard in testimony at the Hutton inquiry.

[KissMyAsscroft]

1. Bush Intelligence Explanation....

AKA...Total Bullshit Lie. Their excuse reminds me of this Onion article.

http://www.theonion.com/onion3715/best_laid_plans.html

[Jack Rabbit]

2. That second paragaph (which you cite) is the heart of the matter

The intelligence people knew what was going on. The spin will be exposed for what it is.

[T_i_B]

3. Jon Snow works for the BBC's rival...

...namely Channel 4 News. Even then it is obvious that the Hutton report is an attack on journalism.

I guess I left the studio on Wednesday night depressed by Hutton's decision to join the "assault on truth", by both media and government alike, that his very inquiry had exposed. Perhaps I was also downcast by my own naivety in expecting more of a supreme court judge.