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To: lurqer who wrote (36353)	1/26/2004 6:27:02 PM
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"I must say I actually think Iraq - what we learned during the inspections - made Iraq a more dangerous place potentially than in fact we thought it was even before the war," Kay added. ....Asked whether he feels President Bush owes the American people an explanation for starting the war on the basis of apparently flawed intelligence, Kay said: "I actually think the intelligence community owes the president rather than the president owing the American people. "You have to remember that this view of Iraq was held during the Clinton administration and didn't change in the Bush administration. It is not a political 'got you' issue. It is a serious issue of how you could come to the conclusion that is not matched by the future." "It's not a political issue. Its an issue of the capabilities of one's intelligence service to collect valid, truthful information."....... ....In addition to Iraq, he pointed out, the United States has been surprised this year by nuclear programs in Libya and Iran. "The Iranian program was not found either by the international inspection agencies or by domestic intelligence services. It was Iranian defectors, Iranian opposition groups outside of Iran that brought it to the world's attention," Kay told NPR. In Libya, he said, the surprise has been the connections to Pakistan and Malaysia, where he said it appears plants were producing parts. "It is in many ways the biggest surprise of all, and it was missed," Kay said. "We need to understand our capabilities and what needs to be done to make the nation better.".... orangeleader.com