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Freedom quote for 4/14/2025
Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.
(Emma Goldman)

Friday, November 25, 2005

Bush aides 'double-crossed' Blair


"The ex-US diplomat at the heart of the political crisis in the White House says Tony Blair was 'double-crossed' on the reasons for going to war with Iraq.

"Joseph Wilson said he believed the Mr Blair had thought he was getting involved with a 'disarmament campaign'.

"But 'he was double crossed by the regime change crowd in Washington' and ultimately had 'no choice' but to go along with a regime change war.

"Mr Wilson told BBC Radio 4 the White House had 'hyped the nuclear case'.

"Mr Wilson was acting ambassador to Iraq in the run-up to the first Gulf War. In 2003 he was the envoy sent to Africa to investigate reports that Saddam Hussein had tried to buy nuclear material there.

"He told the Today programme: 'Mr Blair came to the US when Mr Bush was talking about regime change, and when he left Mr Bush started talking about disarmament as the objective ...'"
BBC News

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