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To: jlallen who wrote (21868)	7/11/2003 3:03:56 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Oh look, two of the biggest liars on the planet are set to meet...With only one functioning mind at their disposal, how can they possibly brainstorm? Under fire Blair and Bush to meet ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair, both facing criticism over their justification for invading Iraq, will meet in Washington on July 17, U.S. officials say. The two leaders convened frequently during the war but have met only on the sidelines of multilateral summits since major fighting in Iraq ended. They met last month met at a Group of Eight summit in France. Both now face accusations that in justifying war they exaggerated the threat of alleged Iraqi chemical, biological and nuclear weapons -- none of which have been found. Blair is also under increasing pressure to seek the repatriation of British nationals held at the U.S. prisoner camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The camp was set up to house Taliban and al Qaeda suspects captured primarily in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. "The United Kingdom is one of America's closest allies and is working with it on a wide range of issues, including bringing peace and democracy to Iraq," the White House said in a statement on Friday as Bush visited Uganda as part of an African tour. British opposition politicians say Blair must prove that his much-vaunted U.S. ties can deliver results over the Guantanamo prisoners. Britain has expressed concern that U.S. rules for military tribunals would not guarantee their rights. "I think a special relationship has to be a two-way street," Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy said. "What we seem to be encountering at this stage is very much one-way traffic." Both Blair and Bush have fended off criticism over the intelligence information they used to justify the Iraq war. Critics in both countries have questioned whether intelligence on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction was doctored to make a stronger case for war. Reuters