Documents could contradict public evidence
From the Telegraph:
Iraq inquiry: Secret Government documents could contradict public evidence
Tens of thousands of secret documents could contradict evidence given by key members of the Blair government to the Iraq inquiry, its chairman Sir John Chilcott has suggested.
Sir John said the documents would form the core of the inquiry into the Iraq war and show “what really went on” in the build up to the start of the conflict in 2003.
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During a second questioning session with Jack Straw, the-then foreign secretary, Sir Lawrence Freedman, a panel member, hinted that documents seen by the inquiry – but not made public – showed George W Bush planned to attack Iraq even if UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said Saddam Hussein was complying with resolution 1441.
Mr Straw denied this. But Sir Lawrence then said: “I was going to suggest you might want to look through your conversations and check.”
Comment from Lee Roberts
Time February 8, 2010 at 6:56 pm
“Sir John said the documents would form the core of the inquiry into the Iraq war and show “what really went on” in the build up to the start of the conflict in 2003.”
Yes, Chris but he also said that didnt mean the public would ever see these documents. Why should he say such a thing ? Because he is unable to completely hide his true intentions. What he will do is look at the documents in secret, tell us that there were many errors and questions but no laws broken, and we will never be able to tell whether he formed that judgment reliably or fairly. He is just joining the Government’s side of the Inquiry. So what you see as hopeful, I find utterly unacceptable, and a sign that we are about to be fooled and misled as I have said all along. I really think you guys sometimes appear so generous than it appears to be gullibility.