MI6 chief told PM: Americans ‘fixed’ case for war

Anthony Butcher · 20-03-2005, 09:47 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...533385,00.html

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THE HEAD of MI6 told Tony Blair that the case for war against Iraq was being “fixed” by the Americans to suit the policy, according to a BBC documentary that will reignite its battle with the government.
Blair followed the US lead by failing to reveal publicly doubts about the quality of intelligence that he had requested to support the case for war, the programme claims.

Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6, briefed Blair and a select group of ministers on America’s determination to press ahead with the war nine months before hostilities began.

After attending a briefing in Washington, he told the meeting that war was “inevitable”. Dearlove said “the facts and intelligence” were being “fixed round the policy” by George W Bush’s administration.

The allegations against Blair just weeks before a general election are likely to reopen the feud between the government and the BBC that came to a head over the death of Dr David Kelly, the former weapons inspector. It led to the resignations of Gavyn Davies, its chairman, and Greg Dyke, its director-general.

UKIP MAN · 20-03-2005, 02:53 PM

At the moment serbia is trying to get INTO phpbb_the EU. this is being held up because of the fact they have people that have been indicted by the international court for war crimes, and they will not turn them in.

I wonder if that were to happen here and would we not turn those people over to the international court.

spaman · 22-03-2005, 05:17 PM

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I wonder if that were to happen here and would we not turn those people over to the international court.

You mean... something like...... if Blair was finally charged with war crimes, would they kick us out of the EU - well, that would be a double whammy - Yippeeeee

UKIP MAN · 22-03-2005, 05:29 PM

Yup 8)

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20-03-2005, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
UKIP MAN Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,898	At the moment serbia is trying to get INTO phpbb_the EU. this is being held up because of the fact they have people that have been indicted by the international court for war crimes, and they will not turn them in. I wonder if that were to happen here and would we not turn those people over to the international court.

22-03-2005, 05:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
UKIP MAN Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,898	Yup 8)