Ins0mniac
28-12-2003, 04:03 PM
US civil administrator for Iraq Paul Bremer has denied the existence of laboratories in Iraq making weapons of mass destruction for which British Prime Minister Tony Blair says US-led teams have massive evidence.
But in a pre-taped interview scheduled for transmission on Sunday US time, Mr Bremer retreated when he learned that it was Mr Blair who had made the claim.
Asked about the claim without being told first of the source, Mr Bremer said, "I don't know where those words come from but that is not what [Iraq Survey Group chief] David Kay has said".
The US-led Iraq Survey Group is hunting for weapons of mass destruction.
"I have read [Kay's] reports so I don't know who said that," Mr Bremer said in an interview on the British ITV1 channel with Jonathan Dimbleby.
"It sounds like a bit of a red herring to me.
"It sounds like someone who doesn't agree with the policy sets up a red herring then knocks it down."
But Mr Bremer retreated when told the claims were made by none other than President George W Bush's staunchest ally, Mr Blair.
"There is actually a lot of evidence that had been made public," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1017054.htm
Yes, once again the U.S shows their more interetsed in public image than facts
But in a pre-taped interview scheduled for transmission on Sunday US time, Mr Bremer retreated when he learned that it was Mr Blair who had made the claim.
Asked about the claim without being told first of the source, Mr Bremer said, "I don't know where those words come from but that is not what [Iraq Survey Group chief] David Kay has said".
The US-led Iraq Survey Group is hunting for weapons of mass destruction.
"I have read [Kay's] reports so I don't know who said that," Mr Bremer said in an interview on the British ITV1 channel with Jonathan Dimbleby.
"It sounds like a bit of a red herring to me.
"It sounds like someone who doesn't agree with the policy sets up a red herring then knocks it down."
But Mr Bremer retreated when told the claims were made by none other than President George W Bush's staunchest ally, Mr Blair.
"There is actually a lot of evidence that had been made public," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1017054.htm
Yes, once again the U.S shows their more interetsed in public image than facts