A History Of Lies: WMD, Who Said What and When

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Intelligence leaves no doubt that Iraq continues to possess and conceal lethal weapons. — George Bush, US President, 18 March, 2003

Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction. — Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary, 2 April, 2003

Before people crow about the absence of weapons of mass destruction, I suggest they wait a bit. — Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, 28 April, 2003

We are asked to accept Saddam decided to destroy those weapons. I say that such a claim is palpably absurd. — Tony Blair, 18 March, 2003

It is possible Iraqi leaders decided they would destroy them prior to the conflict. — Donald Rumsfeld, US Defense Secretary, 28 May, 2003

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. — Dick Cheney, Speech to VFW National Convention, 26 August, 2002

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