Hinchey asks for war probe-he rocks!

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Leaked memo hints at deceit

By Anthony Farmer
Poughkeepsie Journal

KINGSTON — The Bush administration needs to answer lingering questions that it secretly decided to invade Iraq before seeking congressional authority and later distorted the justifications for going to war, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley, said Monday.

Hinchey, D-Hurley, is one of 90 congressmen who have signed a letter written by U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., calling on President Bush to answer questions raised by the so-called "Downing Street Memo." The memo, leaked to the British press, purportedly offers proof the United States and Great Britain secretly agreed to invade Iraq in the summer of 2002, well before seeking a U.N. resolution to remove Saddam Hussein from power.

Bush's former treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, and Richard Clarke, a former National Security Council official, have also asserted the administration was set on toppling Saddam and tried to connect him to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Conyers and other Democrats plan an unofficial hearing for Thursday on the matter.

http://poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050614/NEWS01/506140319

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