Saddams elusive weapons of mass destruction seem to be causing more destruction in Britains corridors of power than in Iraq. The failure to find WMD in postwar Iraq has led to a shouting match among the British elite, with leaks, claims and counter-claims about the reliability of the pre-war evidence.
John Reid, leader of the House of Commons, says rogue elements in the intelligence services are questioning the evidence in order to undermine the government. Cabinet ministers accuse shadowy spies of skulduggery. Over 50 New Labour MPs signed a Commons motion demanding an inquiry into British intelligence, causing one loyal Blair official to say, They must really hate us....
Now, both the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee and the House of Commons Foreign Relations Committee have launched investigations into the pre-war evidence.
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