Outstanding Questions
Renewed calls for Iraq war probe
By Alex Barker
Published: February 19 2008 02:00 Last updated: February 19 2008 02:00
Opposition parties renewed calls for an inquiry into the origins of the Iraq war yesterday as the government published a contentious early draft of the dossier on Iraq's alleged weapons programmes.
Critics of the war have long claimed that the document, drafted by a former communications director at the Foreign Office, would highlight any political influence exerted on intelligence agencies to justify the invasion.
However, John Williams' draft - published at the request of the information commissioner after three years of pressure from campaigners - appears to provide little additional evidence of undue influence and leaves many activists' outstanding questions unanswered. Alex Barker
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e9aa5f8-de92-11dc-9de3-0000779fd2ac.html
By Alex Barker
Published: February 19 2008 02:00 Last updated: February 19 2008 02:00
Opposition parties renewed calls for an inquiry into the origins of the Iraq war yesterday as the government published a contentious early draft of the dossier on Iraq's alleged weapons programmes.
Critics of the war have long claimed that the document, drafted by a former communications director at the Foreign Office, would highlight any political influence exerted on intelligence agencies to justify the invasion.
However, John Williams' draft - published at the request of the information commissioner after three years of pressure from campaigners - appears to provide little additional evidence of undue influence and leaves many activists' outstanding questions unanswered. Alex Barker
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e9aa5f8-de92-11dc-9de3-0000779fd2ac.html
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