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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: stockman_scott who wrote (116232)10/5/2003 2:29:50 PM
From: Sultan  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Not sure if this has already been posted or not..

Ex-Minister Says Blair Knew Iraq Had No Banned Arms
By WARREN HOGE

Published: October 5, 2003

LONDON, Oct. 5 — Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded privately that Iraq did not have the quickly deployable weapons of mass destruction that the British government cited as justification for war, former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook asserted today.

Mr. Cook, who resigned his post as leader of the House of Commons because of Britain's decision to join in the American-led war, said Mr. Blair also made it clear to him in a conversation two weeks before combat began that he did not believe Saddam Hussein's weapons posed a "real and present danger" to Britain.

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nytimes.com
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