[Closed] Eeeeer, I 'ad that Saddam bloke in the back of me cab once...

It's a cracker init? SIS wrote a footnote so explain that the "intelligence" was verifiably false. When the dossier was assembled, the footnote went missing. Just as likely to be an admin error (see Buttle/Tuttle of "Brazil") as a conspiracy IMO.

You copuld make it up and Tony Blair did (with some help). One day it'll all be written in a book and people will think it must be fiction. Unless of course he ends up being charged as a war criminal.

"he ends up being charged as a war criminal"

Nah, the guilty rich get off because they can employ the best lawyers to cast reasonable doubt. He might make it to court though and that would set a precedent wouldn't it? A "respected" western leader in court!