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Intelligence services tried to block reports from Tony Blair after Iraq WMD fiasco
Tony Blair’s own intelligence services tried to block their reports reaching him, so fearful were they that he’d misuse them.
Protest to greet Tony Blair when he gave evidence to the Chilcot Iraq inquiry.
Britain’s spies tried to block intelligence from reaching Tony Blair, following publication of the “dodgy dossier” in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to a forthcoming book. A former senior intelligence officer, who worked with the then prime minister, said officials did not think “raw” intelligence was “good for him”, because Mr Blair was not interested in any information “unless it conformed with his world view”.
The revelation comes amid calls for the publication of a report by Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into UK involvement in the Iraq War, as politicians express concern at repeated delays.
The book, Spying on the World, is a history of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), which advises the Government on the most secret state affairs. It is based on 20 case studies by three academics.
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/05/intelligence-services-tried-to-block-reports-from-tony-blair-after-iraq-wmd-fiasco/
