Iraq, WMD and the Road to War, Revisited

[Guest]

Tonight's Panorama at 22.35 is entitled The Spies Who Fooled The World.

The lies of two Iraqi spies were central to the claim - at the heart of the UK and US decision to go to war in Iraq - that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. But even before the fighting started, intelligence from highly-placed sources was available suggesting he did not, Panorama has learned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21786506

[teamsaint]

Cheers , Ams.

although, cynics might suggest this is from the ever popular "No Sh*t Sherlock " school of documentary making.

But that is being churlish, I guess.

[amateur51]

Cheers , Ams.

although, cynics might suggest this is from the ever popular "No Sh*t Sherlock " school of documentary making.

But that is being churlish, I guess.

Former Cabinet Secretary Sir Robin (now Lord) Butler, who conducted the first enquiry into the Iraq War, apparently says that Blair didn't lie about WMD but "he misled himself"

Prompted by presenter Peter Taylor, Butler also agrees that Britons have "every right" to feel misled by their prime minister