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Memo the socalled downing street memo a secret british preiraq war memo that some critics believe proves bush administration officials fixed. The real audio interview and another link to the pdf files can be found here. A further document, a 21 july 2002, cabinet office. Since the downing street memo revelations, more evidence has come out showing that the u. The secret downing street memo, july 23, 2002 sourcewatch. The memo shows a premeditated war of aggression with intent to ghfhlyh august 10, 2009 benchmark glaciers shrinking faster les blumenthal. Reading forward from the recently released secret downing street memos, to the 2001 no child left behind act, in this performance text i critique the bush administration and its reliance on science, or evidencebased models of inquiry sbr. On november 8, 2002, the united nations security council passed resolution 1441. Behind the downing street memos by justin raimondo posted on june 17, 2005 august 7, 2009. House judiciary pdf archive may 5, 2005 the honorable george w. Are the downing street memos real, update ii flopping aces.

List of public disclosures of classified information. Why all this extra effort when transcribed pc files provide no path back to his source which he claims is his motive. The downing street memo consists of minutes of a meeting with the british prime minister tony blair and his top foreign policy advisors in july 2002 before the u. The downing street memo or the downing street minutes, sometimes described by critics of the iraq war as the smoking gun memo, is the note of a 23 july 2002 secret meeting of senior british government, defence and intelligence figures discussing the buildup to the war, which included direct reference to classified united states policy of the. The washington post in its lead editorial yestreday writes. The guests debated the socalled downing street memo, a document written by a british national security aide about events leading up to the u. The downing street memo occasionally dsm, or the downing street minutes, sometimes described by critics of the iraq war as the smoking gun memo, 1 is the note of a secret 23 july 2002 meeting of senior united kingdom labour government, defence and intelligence figures discussing the buildup to the war, which included direct reference to classified united states policy of the time. Analysis and text of the downing street memo stony brook. Downing street memo united kingdomunited states history. A collection of more than two million emails from syrian political figures and ministries. A memorandum of the uk cabinet dated july 23, 2002 known as the downing street memo had recorded a meeting between the second accused and his intelligence officials. Washington post ombudsman michael getler used his june 19 column to respond to fairs june 14 action alert regarding post reporter dana milbanks use of the term wing nuts to describe activists pressing the media to take the downing street memos more seriously. Thanks to a formerly secret memorandum published by the london sunday times on may 1, during the runup to the british elections, we now have a partial answer to that question.

Bush and prime minister tony blairs plans for war in iraq, was revealed by the united kingdoms the sunday times, may 1, 2005. These are just a few examples of how metadata contained in a digital file could compromise your case. Because michael smith, the reporter who got hold of them, had them retyped to protect his source and then returned the originals. A coalition of citizen groups running the gamut of social and political issues will ask congress to file a. I no longer believe that reddit can enrich my life. It reported on a meeting between meyer and paul wolfowitz. The six documents are available in pdf form from the think progress web site. The secret downing street memo and the politics of truth. Everyone is talking about the downing street memos. Are the downing street memos real, update are the downing street memos real. Pdf deception and britains road to war in iraq researchgate. The downing street memo occasionally dsm, or the downing street minutes, sometimes described by critics of the iraq war as the smoking gun memo, 1 is the note of a secret 23 july 2002, meeting of senior british labour government, defence and intelligence figures discussing the buildup to the war, which included direct reference to classified united states policy of the time.

Bush was set on path to war, memo by british adviser says don van natta jr. John bonifaz on the downing street memo and investigating a president for high. Postwar iraq strategy a mess, blair was told ewen macaskill. The secret downing street memo national security archive. The six leaked documents i took away with me that night were to change completely. One of these was a memo, dated 18 march 2002, from then british ambassador to washington, christopher meyer to a downing street foreign policy advisor, david manning, who later replaced meyer. Reddit is too full of low effort content, gross censorship of both useful and nonuseful discourse, and the worst kinds of arguments. Introduction the secret way to war why the memo matters the memo, the press, and the war appendices. This blog is dedicated to exploring ways to publicize the contents of the downing street memo of june 23, 2002 which revealed that the bush and blair administrations fixed the facts to fit the policy to fool the american and british people into a war of aggression against iraq. The london times released details of a memo which showed that president george w. Benjamin eveloff southern illinois university at edwardsville abstract first appearing in the united states national media during the summer of 2005 the downing street memo is a document that was leaked from a 2002 meeting with the british prime minister tony blair.

Downing street memo wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The downing street memo occasionally dsm, sometimes described by critics of the iraq war as the smoking gun memo, contains an overview of a secret 23 july 2002 meeting among united kingdom labour government, defence and intelligence figures, discussing the buildup to the warincluding direct reference to classified united states policy. Bush wanted to remove saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and wmd. The sunday times britain may 01, 2005 crash recovery. The memo, which records the minutes of a meeting of prime minister tony blairs senior foreign policy.

Army released a redacted document which became readable when the text area was pasted back into word. The downing street minutes full text the last of the downing street memos, and the one that caused the most stir both in britain and more particularly the united states, was the minutes of the meeting of blairs war cabinet, held in 10 downing st on 23 july 2002. In a strange case, the downing street memo scandal was exposed by the uk press. The text of a memo written by matthew rycroft, a downing street foreign policy aide in july 2002 and addressed to david manning, then foreign policy advisor to tony blair who appointed him ambassador to the us in 2003. The controversial downing street memo was just one piece of evidence in a web of deceit, which points to the crminalization of the upper echelons of the state, not to mention the media which fed the lies on wmd and islamic terrorists into the news chain. For all of you posting comments demanding to know what about the downing street memo. Bush had plans to create and then give out false information about saddam husseins alleged weapons of mass destruction. An unbelievable mess memo from john sawers to 10 downing street. Downing street memo wikisource, the free online library. Pdf ever since the 2003 invasion of iraq, there has been a widely shared. Secret british memos on iraq war report commonwealth institute.

Call for an inquiry into the downing street minutes. The downing street memo or the downing street minutes, sometimes described by critics of the iraq war as the smoking gun memo, is the note of a 23 july 2002 secret meeting of senior british government, defence and intelligence figures discussing the buildup to the war, which included direct reference to classified united states policy of the time. The downing street memo sometimes described by critics of the iraq. Conyers blasts deafening sound of silence ray mcgovern was a 27year career analyst with the cia. The constitution in crisis ut college of liberal arts. Secret downing street memo leaked wikinews, the free. It is now nine months since i obtained the first of the downing street memos, thrust into my hand by someone who asked me to meet him. Circling the wagonscontaining the downing street memo storys impact in america. Hussein, publication of a series of secret internal british documents known collectively as the downing street memos. Memo of a secret meeting of senior british labour government, defence and intelligence figures discussing the buildup to the iraq war.

Letter from congress regarding downing street memo. Defence secretary, foreign secretary, attorneygeneral, sir richard wilson, john scarlett, francis rich. The document now known as the downing street memo is a summary of a meeting between richard dearlove, the head of british intelligence, and senior bush administration officials. Criticism of the mainstream media has come not only from the left. Circling the wagonscontaining the downing street memo. The secret downing street memo, july 23, 2002, also known as the smoking gun memo regarding u.

Were working with a new organization, to push this issue to. The first to come out was this one, and yes, there are pdf files of all, and yes, each came on official paper, and no, no one in high places, no big name bush pal has denied these are real, no one. This version of the pdf file refers directly to the downing street minutes memo issue. Captains quarters, in a nostalgic attempt to recreate the glories of rathergate, suggests that the downing street memos arent real. Why not scan the typewritten pages into pdf instead of copies that look like they have been copied numerous times. People can find better news, entertainment, and discussion elsewhere.

Its there in black and white the intelligence and facts are being fixed around the policy. The secret downing street memo the original publication on may 1st, 2005 of the leaked memo. Pdf circling the wagonscontaining the downing street memo. It described a visit to washington by sir richard dearlove, the head of mi6, and his conclusion that george w bush wanted to remove saddam through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and wmd and. It dates from july 23, 2002, just as the bush administration was starting to make a case for invading iraq but before it had officially declared its intention to do so. Individuals may download mp3 audio files for private use only and may not.