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Former US Weapons Inspector: Intelligence on Iraqi Weapons Was Inadequate

"Former chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay is calling for an independent inquiry into the U.S. intelligence failure over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

"Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday, Mr. Kay blamed faulty intelligence for the failure to find weapons of mass destruction ..."
Source: VOA

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Last of the believers
Only Blair now insists there were Iraqi WMDs. But even claiming an honest mistake will no longer wash

Jonathan Freedland

"It's getting embarrassing. Anybody who's anybody now admits that there are no, and were no, weapons of mass destruction worth the name in Iraq. The roll-call of converts to what used to be the exclusive position of the anti-war camp gets more impressive by the day ..."
Source: Guardian