U.K. started planning early for war, leaked papers show

Seattle Times, AP by David Stringer | Nov. 23, 2009 (News Report)

"Tony Blair consistently denied to Parliament and public that the U.K. government was preparing for war in Iraq, yet these documents show that planning began as far back as 2002," Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, said Sunday. The revelations prove Blair took Britain into "an illegal and disastrous war on false pretenses," Salmond said. Full Story »

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