Brit Iraq War Inquiry: "doubts about intelligence!"

And all along we thought the bush was hired as the president, as history will even record, wink, wink! They chose the right stooge to be the face of and to take their hits for the rest of time!

"former US vice-president Dick Cheney believed Iraq was "unfinished business" and was determined to press ahead with the invasion come what may. "You can't convince him of anything," Prescott said of Cheney."

Lord Prescott admits intelligence doubts prior to Iraq war

Lord Prescott arrives at the QE2 conference centre in London to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

30 July 2010 Former deputy PM tells Chilcot inquiry he dismissed some intelligence about Iraq threat as 'tittle-tattle'

Lord Prescott today said he had doubts about the intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons programmes before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, the former deputy prime minister dismissed some intelligence about the Iraq threat as "tittle-tattle", said the former attorney general was "not a happy bunny" in the run-up to war and acknowledged that it was easy to blame the French when negotiations at the UN collapsed before the invasion.

In a colourful session, during which he was twice asked by the inquiry panel to slow down so they could keep up with his evidence, Prescott told the inquiry he believed the war was legal but described tensions between the US and Britain over the approach to take in relation to the UN.

He said the former US vice-president Dick Cheney believed Iraq was "unfinished business" and was determined to press ahead with the invasion come what may. "You can't convince him of anything," Prescott said of Cheney. Continued

UK's Iraq inquiry may recall witnesses

30 July 2010 Britain's Iraq inquiry says it may recall witnesses to offer new testimony — which could see ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair return to face the panel.

Inquiry chairman John Chilcot said the government commissioned study had heard from about 140 witnesses over the last year. Continued

Iraq inquiry: Chilcot committee to visit Iraq

30 July 2010 The committee conducting the official UK Iraq war inquiry has said it intends to visit Iraq later this year.

Chairman Sir John Chilcot said he wanted to hear "Iraqi perspectives" and see first-hand the "consequences" of UK involvement in the 2003 war. Continued