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Re: [casi] Brief - 3 War-Related Angles to Watch (Author - Nathaniel Hurd)



On 13 Dec 2002 at 13:24, Nathaniel Hurd wrote:

> MR. FLEISCHER: We have said publicly that based on our information,
> they indeed have weapons of mass destruction. And this is why I remind
> you -- the Iraqis don't exactly have a good track record of honesty
> and truth-telling when it comes to the declaration of what they have.
> That's why the work of the inspectors is important. And that's why the
> President insisted on the return of the inspectors.

What about the US Government's track record of honesty and truth-telling when
accusing others? No one now seems to quote any more the example of the 'chemical
weapons factory' in the Sudan destroyed by cruise missiles. Even the British
Government later admitted that it was actually a pharmaceutical company! Almost the
sole manufacturer of medicines in a very poor country.

Mark Parkinson
Bodmin
Cornwall



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