Secret British Memo Raises Disturbing Questions About Iraq War
A highly classified memo leaked during the recent Britishelectoral campaign raises extremely serious questions aboutwhether or not the US government ever believed that therewere weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
The memo, by British foreign policy aide Matthew Rycroft,discusses a July 23, 2002 meeting between Prime Minister TonyBlair in which British MI6 head Richard Dearlove reported ona recent visit to Washington. The memo states: “This record isextremely sensitive. No further copies should be made. Itshould be shown only to those with a genuine need to knowits contents.”
Regarding the danger of Iraq, the memo states, “the case wasthin. Saddam was not threatening his neighbours, and his WMDcapability was less than that of Libya, North Korea or Iran.”read more