Moiraine, if you want to read it negatively, why don't you just make the logical assumption that American military intelligence and the CIA were wrong and ill prepared to make an assememnt. You could then make a reasonable claim that Bush made an unjustified rush to war. You don't need to develop a conspiracy theory that the Americans have invented a "source" that says Iraq completely fooled the USA and made them look like idiots on the world stage. Usually when you try to justify yourself you don't say that you were wrong and completely fooled.
Groj, concerning the atrocities committed by the Hussein brothers; the only thing I know was a televised interview by "the liberal American media" with 2 of their former bodyguards and 1 body-double. All 3 spoke of torture and killings which they had seen the brothers commit. Since that time at least some of these charges have been corabborated. This interview occurred before the war with Iraq. Not everything said is done by nameless individuals. It is also worth remembering that since American soldiers are being killed by pro-Sadam forces, native Iraqi's may not want to go public with negative comments.
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