Iraq and weapons of mass destruction

Iraq and weapons of mass destruction - BBC report sexed up in Iraqi Dossier. On May 29, 2003, Andrew Gilligan appears on the BBC's Today program early in the morning. Among the contentions he makes in his report are that the government "ordered (the September Dossier, a British Government dossier on WMD) to be sexed up, to be made more exciting, and ordered more facts to be…discovered." The broadcast is not repeated.[34] Iraq a ...

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Iraq and weapons of mass destruction - BBC report sexed up in Iraqi Dossier. On May 29, 2003, Andrew Gilligan appears on the BBC's Today program early in the morning. Among the contentions he makes in his report are that the government "ordered (a British Government dossier on WMD) to be sexed up, to be made more exciting, and ordered more facts to be…discovered." The broadcast is not repeated.[34] Iraq a ...

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The 511-page report focuses much of its attention on the October, 2002, classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) titled Iraq's Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction. The report includes 117 formal conclusions, as well as supporting discussion and background information. Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism. The report's first conclusion points to widespread flaws in the October 2002 NIE, ...

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Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Background, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Committee membership at the time of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Chronology of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's conclusions, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Niger and the Iraqi nuclear program, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Biological weapons chemical weapons and delivery systems, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Colin Powell's speech to the UN, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Pressure on analysts, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The October 2002 white paper, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Iraq's alleged links to al-Qaeda, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Chambliss Hatch Lott Hagel and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Other additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Phase two of the investigation

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To make the WMD search more manageable, ISG was operationally divided up into several sectors each with its own Sector Control Point. The three sectors were North, Baghdad and South, with Sector Control Point-Baghdad (also known as SCP-B or "skip bee") being the primary and largest. SCP-B and the core of the ISG staff were located on Camp Slayer at the former Al Radwaniyah Presidential Site on Baghdad International Airport in western Baghdad. From its founding in the spring of 2003 until disbandment at the end of February 2005, SCP-B ...

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Iraq Survey Group, Iraq Survey Group - Formation, Iraq Survey Group - Organization and Operations, Iraq Survey Group - Interim Progress Report, Iraq Survey Group - David Kay resigns, Iraq Survey Group - Duelfer Report, Iraq Survey Group - March 2005 Report Addenda, Iraq Survey Group - Political implications

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Kay worked as Chief Scientist for the Pentagon from 1983 to 1988 and also was the UN Chief Weapons Inspector from 1983 to 1992. Following that, he was Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) from 1993 to 2002. While at SAIC, he worked alongside Steven Hatfill until March 2002. Then, he was appointed as a Special Advisor for Strategy regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Programs. He received the International Atomic Energy Agency's Distinguished Service Award and the U.S. Secretary of State's Commendation. (SAIC was contracted by the U.S. to build prototype Mobile W ...

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David Kay, David Kay - Education, David Kay - Career, David Kay - Testimony Before House and Senate Committees, David Kay - Subsequent Interviews

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The review was published on 14 July 2004. Its main conclusion was that key intelligence used to justify the war with Iraq has been shown to be unreliable. It claims that the Secret Intelligence Service did not check its sources well enough and sometimes relied on third hand reports. It criticises the use of the 45 minute claim in the 2002 dossier as "unsubstantiated", and says that there was an over-reliance on Iraqi dissident sources. It also comments that warnings from the Joint Intelligence Committee on the limitations of the intelligence ...

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Butler Review, Butler Review - The committee, Butler Review - Background, Butler Review - Controversy, Butler Review - Conclusions of the Review

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Hans Blix studied at Uppsala University, Columbia University, and the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall), from which he holds a doctorate in law. In 1959, he graduated in International Law at the University of Stockholm. In 1960, he was appointed Associate Professor in International Law. Between 1962 and 1978 he was a member of the Swedish delegation at the Disarmament Conference in Geneva. He also held several other positions in the Swedish administration between 1963 and 1976, and from 1961 to 1981 he was a member of the Swedish delegation to the United Nations. From 1978 to ...

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Hans Blix, Hans Blix - Early career, Hans Blix - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 1981-1997, Hans Blix - Iraq disarmament crisis 2002-2003, Hans Blix - Honours, Hans Blix - Bibliography

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The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. This article covers the period starting 1 May 2003. Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Military occupation. A military occupation was established and run by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which later appointed and granted limited powers to an Iraq Interim Governing Council. Troops for the occupation came primarily ...

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• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Military occupation
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Legal status of the coalition presence
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - 2003
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Insurgency begins
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Saddam captured and Elections requests
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - 2004
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Spring Uprisings
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Transfer of sovereignty
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Offensives and counteroffensives
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - 2005
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraqi elections and aftermath
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Announcements and renewed fighting
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Participating nations
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Casualties
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraqi councils and authorities
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Reconstruction
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Civilian government
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - United Nations resolutions
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Elections
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Sovereignty for Iraq
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraqi insurgency
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Guerrilla war
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Sabotage
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Fallujah
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Muqtada al-Sadr
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Hostages
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Fall-out
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraq Coalition members departures
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - U.S. military patrolling
• Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - External articles and further reading

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At the time of the report's release (July 9, 2004), Democratic members of the committee expressed the hope that "phase two" of the investigation, which was to include an assessment of how the Iraqi WMD intelligence was used by senior policymakers, would be completed quickly. Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) said of phase two, "It is a priority. I made my commitment and it will get done." On March 10, 2005, during a question-and-answer session after a speech he had given at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Senator Roberts said of the fa ...

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Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Background, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Committee membership at the time of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Chronology of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's conclusions, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Niger and the Iraqi nuclear program, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Biological weapons chemical weapons and delivery systems, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Colin Powell's speech to the UN, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Pressure on analysts, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The October 2002 white paper, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Iraq's alleged links to al-Qaeda, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Chambliss Hatch Lott Hagel and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Other additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Phase two of the investigation

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In the course of the investigation, Committee staff reviewed more than 30,000 pages of documentation provided by the intelligence community. The Committee requested that it be supplied copies of the President's Daily Briefs (PDBs) concerning Iraq's WMD capabilities and ties to terrorism, but the White House denied that request. An article by journalist Murray Waas has described a specific controversy over the PDB for September 21, 2001, which allegedly said that the US intelligence community had "no evidence" linking Saddam Hussein to the September 11 attac ...

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Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Background, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Committee membership at the time of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Chronology of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's conclusions, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Niger and the Iraqi nuclear program, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Biological weapons chemical weapons and delivery systems, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Colin Powell's speech to the UN, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Pressure on analysts, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The October 2002 white paper, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Iraq's alleged links to al-Qaeda, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Chambliss Hatch Lott Hagel and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Other additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Phase two of the investigation

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The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. This article covers the period starting 1 May 2003. Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Military occupation. A military occupation was established and run by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which later appointed and granted limited powers to an Iraq Interim Governing Council. Troops for the occupation came primarily ...

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• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Military occupation
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Legal status of the coalition presence
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - 2003
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - End of the War
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Insurgency begins
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Saddam captured and Elections requests
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - 2004
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Spring Uprisings
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Transfer of sovereignty
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Offensives and counteroffensives
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - 2005
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Iraqi elections and aftermath
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Announcements and renewed fighting
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Participating nations
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Casualties
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Iraqi councils and authorities
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Reconstruction
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Civilian government
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - United Nations resolutions
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Elections
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Sovereignty for Iraq
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Iraqi insurgency
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Guerrilla war
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Sabotage
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Fallujah
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Muqtada al-Sadr
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Hostages
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Fall-out
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - Iraq Coalition members departures
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - U.S. military patrolling
• Post-invasion Iraq 2003–2005 - External articles and further reading

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After the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy its stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and dismantle its WMD programs. To verify compliance, UN inspection teams were to be given free access to the country. Over the next seven years, inspectors sometimes complained about non-cooperation and evasiveness by the Iraqi government. Iraqi officials in turn complained that some weapons inspectors were acting as spies for foreign intelligence agencies. In 1998, after a critical report on the Iraqi government's noncompliance was i ...

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Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Background, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Committee membership at the time of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Chronology of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's conclusions, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Niger and the Iraqi nuclear program, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Biological weapons chemical weapons and delivery systems, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Colin Powell's speech to the UN, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Pressure on analysts, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The October 2002 white paper, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Iraq's alleged links to al-Qaeda, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Chambliss Hatch Lott Hagel and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Other additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Phase two of the investigation

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The Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted unamimously to approve the finished report. There were, however, significant areas of disagreement, with those disagreements being expressed in the form of "additional views" attached at the end of the report proper. Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond. In the first "additional view" attached to the report, Chairmain Pat Roberts (R-KS), joined by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) ...

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Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Background, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Committee membership at the time of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Chronology of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's conclusions, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Niger and the Iraqi nuclear program, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Biological weapons chemical weapons and delivery systems, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Colin Powell's speech to the UN, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Pressure on analysts, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The October 2002 white paper, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Iraq's alleged links to al-Qaeda, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Chambliss Hatch Lott Hagel and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Other additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Phase two of the investigation

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The following nine Republicans were members of the Committee at the time the investigation was launched: Committee Chairman C. Patrick Roberts (R-KS), Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), R. Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-MO), C. Trent Lott (R-MS), Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Charles Hagel (R-NE), C. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), and John W. Warner (R-VA). The following eight Democrats made up the rest of the Committee: Vice-Chairman John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Carl Levin (D-MI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ronald L. Wyden (D-OR), Rich ...

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Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Background, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Committee membership at the time of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Chronology of the investigation, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's conclusions, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - General conclusions on intelligence relating to Iraq's WMD and ties to terrorism, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Niger and the Iraqi nuclear program, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Biological weapons chemical weapons and delivery systems, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Colin Powell's speech to the UN, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Pressure on analysts, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The October 2002 white paper, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Iraq's alleged links to al-Qaeda, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - The report's additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Roberts Hatch and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Senators Chambliss Hatch Lott Hagel and Bond, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Other additional views, Senate Report of Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq - Phase two of the investigation

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Blix was the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency between 1981 and 1997. He personally made repeated inspection visits to the Iraqi nuclear reactor Osiraq before its attempted destruction by the Iranians, in 1980, and its eventual destruction by the Israeli Air Force in 1981. Although most agreed that Iraq was years away from being able to build a nuclear weapon, the Iranians and the Israelis felt any raid must occur well before nuclear fuel was loaded to prevent nuclear fallout. The attack was regarded as being in breach with ...

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Hans Blix, Hans Blix - Early career, Hans Blix - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 1981-1997, Hans Blix - Iraq disarmament crisis 2002-2003, Hans Blix - Honours, Hans Blix - Bibliography

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Bush's primary rationale for invading Iraq was the allegation that Saddam was actively developing WMD and had stockpiles. The Administration's allegation of cooperation between terrorist groups (like Al Qaeda) would mean that Saddam would be able to transport those weapons to U.S. or European urban centers and detonate them, with significant casualties. In the 2004 presidential election, one of the main topics of debate surrounded the WMD allegations that Bush made. U.S. Senator John Kerry and Democrats asserted that Bush may have lie ...

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Iraq Survey Group, Iraq Survey Group - Formation, Iraq Survey Group - Organization and Operations, Iraq Survey Group - Interim Progress Report, Iraq Survey Group - David Kay resigns, Iraq Survey Group - Duelfer Report, Iraq Survey Group - March 2005 Report Addenda, Iraq Survey Group - Political implications

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Lord Butler of Brockwell headed the five-member committee which included senior parliamentarians and civil servants with military and intelligence links: The Lord Butler of Brockwell, career civil servant who served five prime ministers as Cabinet Secretary. Sir John Chilcot, a career diplomat and top civil servant. Field Marshal The Lord Inge, a crossbencher who was Chief of the Defence Staff from 1994 to 1997. Ann Taylor, Labour MP who supported the invasion of Iraq, chair of the Commons Intelligence ...

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Butler Review, Butler Review - The committee, Butler Review - Background, Butler Review - Controversy, Butler Review - Conclusions of the Review

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During the Iraq disarmament crisis before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Blix was called back from retirement by UN Director General Kofi Annan to lead United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission in charge of monitoring Iraq. Hans Blix personally admonished Saddam for "cat and mouse" games [3] and warned Iraq of "serious consequences" if it attempted to hinder or delay his mission [4]. Blix's statements about the Iraq WMD program came to contradict the claims of the Bush administration, and attracted a great d ...

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Hans Blix, Hans Blix - Early career, Hans Blix - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 1981-1997, Hans Blix - Iraq disarmament crisis 2002-2003, Hans Blix - Honours, Hans Blix - Bibliography

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The Liberal Democrats opted not to take part, because the role of politicians had been excluded from the Inquiry's remit. (Senior Lib Dem MP Alan Beith was to have been the sixth member of the panel). Explaining their position Foreign Affairs spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell asked the prime minister: "Don't you understand ... that following the public response to the Hutton report that an inquiry that excludes politicians from scrutiny is unlikel ...

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Butler Review, Butler Review - The committee, Butler Review - Background, Butler Review - Controversy, Butler Review - Conclusions of the Review

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The British government followed US President George W. Bush who had created a similar commission one day earlier. Although Tony Blair had always insisted it was not necessary to set up an inquiry, he was forced to do so because of pressure from comments made by former leader of the Iraq Survey Group David Kay, as well as the political fall-out of the Hutton inquiry which was regarded as a whitewash by many. The Butler Inquiry's remit did not extend to an examination of the political decision making process. Ministers believed that any ...

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Butler Review, Butler Review - The committee, Butler Review - Background, Butler Review - Controversy, Butler Review - Conclusions of the Review

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