The Damning Downing Street Memo

by graysmoke

The memo was printed in the May 1 issue of the London Times and here is the critical paragraph, showing that GWB is guilty of gross deception and manipulation of public trust. He deserves to be furloughed. The memo is dated 23 July 2002.

Quote:

C reported on his recent talks in Washington. There was a perceptible shift in attitude. Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy. The NSC had no patience with the UN route, and no enthusiasm for publishing material on the Iraqi regime's record. There was little discussion in Washington of the aftermath after military action.

End of Quote.

(Color emphasis added.)

Here is the link to the entire memo in the issue cited. I urge you to read it in its entirety.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1593607_1,00.html

Perhaps the most interesting facet is how little attention has been given in the broadcast media to this revelation. Mostly it has been an internet item. With the accelerated insurgency action and the lack of progress on the military side, it seems as though the general public has decided to snooze through this.

Many, without this official confirming document, were already convinced that W had exploited the emotions following 9/11 to initiate an attack that had its origin in much earlier plans. Denials have been abundant from the administration and supporters. If I were a survivor of a 9/11 victim, I would be outraged all over again by this disclosure. I fortunately am not in that category but am hugely outraged.