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Memo Reveals US Plan to Provoke Invasion of Iraq


World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, corruption, crime, government, iraq, middle-east, politics, society, terrorism, USA, UK, violence, world, war )

Kit
- 179 days ago - truthout.org
A confidential record of a meeting between President Bush and Tony Blair before the invasion of Iraq, outlining their intention to go to war without a second United Nations resolution, will be an explosive issue for the official inquiry into the UK's....
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Kit B. (179)
Monday June 22, 2009, 10:04 am
"The memo, written on 31 January 2003, almost two months before the invasion and seen by the Observer, confirms that as the two men became increasingly aware UN inspectors would fail to find weapons of mass destruction (WMD) they had to contemplate alternative scenarios that might trigger a second resolution legitimising military action.

Bush told Blair the US had drawn up a provocative plan "to fly U2 reconnaissance aircraft painted in UN colours over Iraq with fighter cover". Bush said that if Saddam fired at the planes this would put the Iraqi leader in breach of UN resolutions."

Read the full article for more details, this was not a matter of bad information from security services, this was a planned illegal action from the beginning. Will anything be done about this or will it too be swept away.

 

Nancy M. (135)
Monday June 22, 2009, 10:50 am
Why am I not surprised?

What I am surprised about is why hasn't Cheney already blabbed?
 

Kit B. (179)
Monday June 22, 2009, 1:10 pm
Cheney likes the "we didn't know" story, it takes any responsibility off Bush and Cheney and puts it all on the CIA etc. Funny thing about the truth it does have a way of sneaking out to the bright lights.
 

sue w. (153)
Monday June 22, 2009, 9:04 pm
Bush had already told a reporter when he was gov that he could not wait to get into Iraq so this should not be surprising but confirm along with the explosive substance found in the 9/11 buildings that only belong to our US military it was a set up. Thousands of deaths for the sake oil oil and Opium.

It is us the people who are going to have to demand that something be done. At the moment he is probably curled up on the couch laughing his a** off!
 

Sumit Roy (2)
Tuesday June 23, 2009, 12:24 am
Nothing New.. US and UK in their zeal to overthrow Saddam lied to the UN and the world . Oil and opium do maker a dealdly and heady combination. These both gentlemen needs to be interrogated by a War Crimes Tribunal
 

Shawn S. (7)
Tuesday June 23, 2009, 2:31 pm
Wow, even more proof of an Illegally started conflict. Guess we won't see this on FOX News!
Or hear about this on the Rush Show!!!
Thanks for letting us know.
Hopefully, the amount of evidence that is being found will be enough to try them.
We Can only hope!!!!!
 

Ancil S. (51)
Tuesday June 23, 2009, 7:35 pm
Lies,lies,and more lies.Why am I not surprised?
 

Winefred M. (72)
Friday June 26, 2009, 6:19 am
No surprise there.
 

Blue Bunting (855)
Thursday July 2, 2009, 10:56 am
Juan Williams: Iraqi Protesters Are ‘Ingrate[s]‘ Who Should Appreciate U.S. Invasion

National Review writer: ‘Iraqis remain ingrates.’
 
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