Blair Accused On 45-Minute Claim ; the Pm Said Yesterday He Did Not Know That the Key Dossier Claim Referred Only to Battlefield Weapons. So Is He Really Telling Us That His Spy Chiefs Never Informed Him of What the 45-Minute Threat Was All About?

Summary


TONY BLAIR faced intense new pressure today to explain why he was in ignorance about a key reason for sending British troops into war.

He came under fire from all political parties after his startling confession over a crucial claim in the Government's September 2002 dossier on the threat posed by Iraqi weapons.

See the full content of this document

Extract


Blair Accused On 45-Minute Claim ; the Pm Said Yesterday He Did Not Know That the Key Dossier Claim Referred Only to Battlefield Weapons. So Is He Really Telling Us That His Spy Chiefs Never Informed Him of What the 45-Minute Threat Was All About?

The Prime Minister admitted that at the time of the Commons debate on the eve of the war, 18 March last year, he had not known the claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction depl...

See the full content of this document

Sponsored links




ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

© Copyright 2012, vLex. All Rights Reserved.

Contents in vLex United Kingdom

Explore vLex

For Professionals

For Partners

Company