2: The heart of the matter ... did Iraq have WMD?

Plenty of evidence for Iraq's lack of WMD

There’s plenty of evidence that Saddam had ditched WMD, but little to show how the Blair government came to a contrary conclusion.

In America, WMD claims are unravelling fast

David Kay, the head of the Iraq Survey Group picked by the CIA to find banned weapons in post-war Iraq, has come out and said “we were all wrong”. Secretary of state Colin Powell has also said that Iraq may not have had WMD. His former chief weapons expert, Greg Thielman, has accused Bush and Blair of failing to give an accurate picture of intelligence on Saddam’s WMD. The “political leadership” in both countries distorted the Iraqi threat and the claim that Saddam could deploy WMD in 45 minutes was exaggerated.

Hans Blix and Scott Ritter voice skepticism

Two former chief UN weapons inspectors, Hans Blix and Scott Ritter, have also questioned claims that Iraq had WMD. Ritter further claims Britain “sexed-up” intelligence to make it look as if Saddam was armed and dangerous.

Blair's insistence on WMD existence looks desperate

Last week, intelligence chiefs told the Scottish Sunday, ahead of the Hutton report, that they would not be blamed for intelligence failures. The UK intelligence community is getting its side of the story in early because if it comes to pass that there was no threat – no justification for the war – the politicians will have to blame the quality of the intelligence they received.

Pressure for wide-ranging inquiries

There is now mounting pressure in Britain and America for wide-ranging inquiries into the alleged exaggerations that took the allies to war. Labour, LibDem, and Tory politicians want an independent inquiry. Blair’s spokesman brushed aside the calls saying: “The PM has said that he did believe the intelligence was right and he did believe there would be an explanation ... The (ISG) is still pursuing its work, and we should wait for that.”

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