This is all interconnected with the Niger forgeries, Plame and Ambassador Wilson...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7soN6HNU3Y

...and the infamous 16 Words....

Click video for fantastic satirical take.....

Anthony, London,

there was nothing there that belonged to the iraqi regime/saddam.
legions of inpectors attest that the iraqi state hadn't made any weapons, but did iraq allow the trade in blackmarket nuclear weapons at that time?
was that situation such that a PM and President could not tell the whole truth?

David, London, England

We have only ourselves to blame. If we wanted the 'powerfull authoritarian regeimes' of the west to be held accountable, all we have to do is be consistant, persistant and stick together. What is it going to take, how much more are we prepared to be taken as fools. Theseguys useour money against us

Harold Finn, london, uk

Our leader LIED to us????

Goodness! What a concept!

Tony Pritchard, Cancun, Mexico

You mean they lied to us?

Surely not

Jeremy Poynton, Frome, Somerset

K Brooks, Tulsa, OK, US -"3rd- Iraqis are better off now with no more sanctions that hurt the people, utilities, and schools."

And who imposed the sanctions?500,000 children died because of them.The US is responsible for every death since 2003.Grow up,accept the fact you wanted control of the oil

Brundi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Australia`s John Howard is just as bad as Bush and Blair. Thankfully he is not leading the country anymore, having lost the last election and his own safe seat in parliament. He says he has no regrets about Iraq.

margie, victoria, australia

Richard, Augusta U took my words. Where is this letter? But neither Bush, Blair or Cheney are innocent. They are guilty but who or how is one going to prove this? And how would you charge them? They are leaders of the developed(?) world - not Saddam, not Karadz\ic or even Mugabe.

kareema, bielefeld, Germany.

And the right wing press vet and carefully report the absolute truth whether it is for or against the Government position. That's why important US papers didn't apologise for abject , culpable journalistic failings in the run up to the Iraq war....

Simon, Amersham,

Breaking UN resolutions does NOT give the US or UK or whatever the green light to invade and occupy a country! It may authorize military action to destroy WMDs but not regime change and occupation! That requires at least approval from the UN, that's the difference!

Dave, Auckland,

Who would dare take this lot to the Hague?

bob, london, uk

2nd Point, the US & allies are NOT responsible for most of the civilians hurt or killed. The insurgents are! Back by Iran who has warred with Iraq for ages. They wanted to keep things unstable! 3rd- Iraqis are better off now with no more sanctions that hurt the people, utilities, and schools.

K Brooks, Tulsa, OK, US

So many cases of of Bush Derangement Syndrome here.

UNSCR #1441 was Saddam’s last chance to adhere to UN armistice terms. Because he was in material breech of this and preceding UNSCR’s which functioned as the Gulf War armistice, HE violated the armistice. Saddam caused a state of war to recur.

glen, Houston, Texas, USA

I just wonder what Dr. David Kelly would have said about all this? It is an eternal shame that we will never know.

S. Thomas, Newport, Wales

Someone writes a book they don't read containing unsubstantiated allegations, and all the "right on" folk come like pigeons to a poison pellet party coo-ing out their agreement.

Kevin Straw, Leicester,

To say someone is innocent until proven guilty is a legal concept that has grown over the centuries from Magna Carta and safeguards our society in face of corruption and deceit. However one might guess that many people who are apparently iinocent are in fact guilty, and I see no harm in saying so.

Brian Lewis, Manila, Philippines

No surprise at all. Not only must the liars -in-high-office be held accountable now, but WE must resist the war hysteria based on lies when they "try it on" for a third time in order to get at the Iranian oil, and they won't care HOW they get their way this time round either. Don't believe them.

Julia Iskandar, London, England

why is it that no one is surprised about any kind of cover up by our gov.t...a very sad state of affairs but this is the game of politics, the US wanted war and they made it happen....do you think a corporate money orientated regime cares about the loss of life or destruction??

C Kroustis, London, UK

The timings all wrong isn't it - Mr Habbush was paid by the CIA in October 2003 to write the forged letter to Saddam, dated July 1, 2001. Hadn't Iraq been invaded by then and Saddam toppled. The letter serves no purpose.

Besides read the actual text of UNSC 1441 WMD did not have to be found.

Bill, Stavanger, Norway

The evidence of incompetence, lies and cover-ups in Whitehall, Downing St and the White House is overwhelming.

It is clear that Cheney and neo-cons were pulling Bush's strings.

The British (Bliar's) involvement MUST be thoroughly investigated and strong action taken.

Too many have died!

R Bingham, Lauzun, France

This, like so many other shameful things told about the Bush administration, will be a 'one day wonder'. I cannot imagine a corrupt press ready and willing to investigate this further. Too many dirty fingers in this pie.

susanai, murwillumbah, australia

It seems to me that it doesnt matter how corrupt our leadership is, or how much evidence is revealed to prove it. We will never be able to hold the powerful accountable.
Isnt that one of the key characteristics of an authoritarian regime? No wonder the rest of the world is rejectin our ideals.

Mohamad Sharbash, London, England

Regrettably, Suskind's book is typical of the "expose" literature being churned out right & the left. Lots of "he said" and "I was told", but no verifiable evidence. But where is the evidence? Worse is the media's willingness to simply abandon standards, not vet it, and report it as truth

Bob Evans, Anaheim, California

But there is a point that's being missed. The letter is being called a forgery because it's attribited to a former head of Iraqi intelligence, who apparently, claims that he didn't write it.
If the Iraqi intelligence man DID write the letter (to get back in the Administration's good graces, for instance), it may have been false - but it wouldn't have been a forgery. Suskind can be wrong, without the Bush administratioon being enrirely on the up-and-up. It's not a zero-sum game.

Bryan, Houston, USA

What makes a war "illegal"? Illegal in terms of what? What entity is enforcing the law that says the Iraq war was illegal and what is that law? Where that entity's police force, its army? Wasn't the war the "serious consequences" of the UN resolution? If so, how is it illegal?

Bertie Becker, London,

This sounds like a plot-line for "24", which just goes to show that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.

Bill Peter, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Just think of the huge number of innocent Iraqi people killed by these two so called lying 'world leaders', testing all the latest laser guided weapons, so that their own pockets get filled up with the reconstruction and resupply work. Sadly, NO ONE has the guts/power to take them to the Hague.

Arvin, Lon, GB

Why there is still ANY speculation left over this AT ALL is a total mystery.
Cheney, Rumsfeld and all the rest of those corrupt cowboys are still free men and that is one of the greatest crimes of this century so far. Blair was secretly involved in the USA financially. Notice Northern Rock falling?

Jason Bearne, London, UK

Oh yes, and remember that Tony Blair surrounded himself with spin doctors and publicists. Not even the Downing Street staff knew what was going on. Blair got into bed with Bush and took the whole of the UK with him....I don't remember giving my consent to that!?

Afghan war=USA's morphine shortage.

Jason Bearne, London, UK

D Hoots Where do you come up with this stuff. Syria is a human rights Eutopia. Why just 3 months ago Nancy Pelosi was there making friends. Why would Russia, France,& Syria, want to make the USA look foolish. There friends, sure they were selling weapons to Saddam during a weapons embargo but?

Tyler, Springfield, USA

D. Hoots, are you not paying attention? The intel mentioned in the article was precisely about the existence of WMDs. They weren't pulled out of the country: they simply didn't exist. This is consistent with other sources that have leaked into the public sphere in the 7 years since the invasion.

Rene, London/Los Angeles, UK/US

Which makes Bliar all the more culpable as he should not have allowed British Troops to be used in what he knew was an illegal war.
When will we ( the public) have the satisfaction of seeing justice done and those responsible for the War Punished for the deaths caused?

Howard , Basildon, England

So cutting to the chase, when is Tony's appointment with the Hague Court?

DavidB, Larkhall, UK

This isn't news.

Jez W, Leeds,

This article confirms what many have thought for so long, " that the intelligence organisations knew that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction". The credibility of the US and has been destoyed by this issue. Bush, Cheney, Blair, they lied to us all.. The war with Iraq was not justified.

Jim Wills, Brisbane, Australia

Bush buried his head in the sand before Blair concluded there were no nuclear WMD's. Bear in mind the US maintained no fly zones in Iraq since 91, maybe invading was just to finish Saddam!? Either way his poor execution of the wars will determine his legacy and maybe our nation's.

David, North Carolina, US

No surprises! It only after the event that details of the deceit emerged. It's after the killings and plundered of the country that the truth emerged. History are full of evidence of fabrication of the truth. The evil hands that orchestrated the war will go unpunished because they are the power!

Nir, Singapore, singapore

Is the International Criminal Court of Justice in the Hague ever going to summon the same type of courage and zeal it used on Radovan Karazidic and charge Bush and Blair for war crimes not just against Iraqis but also innocent UK/US soldiers who lost their lives or got injured fighting in Iraq?

Chynedoo, Manchester, UK

Not exactly earth-shattering. I don't think there are many people left in the world who actually believe the US Governments version of events. We all know we were lied to in order to get the war America wanted. It's just a shame the media keeps debating what the public already knows.

Andrew , Godalming, UK

"Bush is innocent until proven guilty. Or have we forgotten that?"

Sheesh, how much proof do we need? Though perhaps more is to be found in Cheney's "man-sized safe" which he illegally keeps in his office.

Tony Smith, London,

"Bush is innocent until proven guilty. Or have we forgotten that?"

I do hope you've been a loud supporter of closing Gitmo - innocent until proven guilty at a fair trial, after all.

Tony Smith, London,

Billions spent on intelligence gathering and they still can't justify going to war. It's all about oil, I would love to hear a politician admit it.

Marty, belfast,

So Tony Blair really IS the Hon. Member for N. Texas afterall.
Surprise, surprise!! It is a hell of a thing when our so called
"leaders" are only out for themselves and their pockets and not the people they are supposed to represent. Guess where African despots get their leadership tips from???

Susan, Dallas, Texas, USA

comes as no surprise we know that Bush and co wanted a fixed base next to their biggest oil supplier Saudi Arabia and Cheney wanted to and did , make a fortune out of the war

peter c, devizes, wessex

I always wondered why Saddam kept closing off sites to UN wepons inspectors. I guess he was just jerking everyone around, n'est pas?

theodore baker, Kingston, MA, USA

we all know thad saddam had two gat guns a water pistol and a catapault they went to war on a LIE we now all know this who will start procedings against blair you yes you are still paying for this

paul corrigan, ste foy,

let's not forget the photos of semi-tractor trailer trucks leaving Iraq, heading into Syria, before there were Coalition Forces on the ground. Once there were troops in the area, they stopped the convoys, finding gold bullion and pallets of US currency.
So, what went first? Possibly WMDs ?

D. Hoots, Denver, Colorado, US of A

i agree with Menzies, now we REALLY need a public enquirymaybe this is the scandal from the curse of Magna/Carta that has come to get Bruin

peter c, devizes, wessex

I do wish someone, either Bush, Cheney, Blair et al would step up and tell the truth about this but not one is man enough.

Lloyd, London,

Sad, but this Administration has been so inept, that most believe such allegations as a 1st reaction to hearing them, in lieu of first believing the president of the United State.s

Edward B Ryder IV, Greenlawn, USA

Gosh, what a surprise.

Laurence England, Brighton, United Kingdom

How many more lies?
How many more lives?
Please stop it now?

Yves Ferrer, Algoz, Portugal

None of this matters. Americans are asleep on the job. The crimes of this administration will go unpunished.
America is finished as a democracy. Basically its been a virtual dictatorship for years now. They do whatever they want., and the sheep "vote" for them anyway.

James, Toronto, Canada

So, let's get this right...

Tony Blair, took this country to war KNOWING that there was a strong possibility of Saddam not having the [in]famous WMD?

michael clarke, High Wycombe, UK

Oh, look at him, the innocent, wide-eyed innocent lamb, Blair, taken in by the charms of Bush the Wolf and led like the innocent lamb to the slaughter of political notoriety to take his place in history as a spit-bucket for all that is wrong in the World.

Laurence England, Brighton, United Kingdom

My two old niece could have told them back then there were no damn WMD in Iraq.

Hang them both for what they have done.

Laura Roberts, London, United Kingdom

Will T.Bliar emulate R. Karadzic, appearing in the International Court in the Hague indicted for war crimes ??

Gordon ! Hand him over !

Rick, London, England

So let me get this straight. The evidence for this is the two agents? Can they produce the letter? If I was given such an order you better believe that I would keep that letter to save my hide. So, until there's eveidence, Bush is innocent until proven guilty. Or have we forgotten that?

Richard, Augusta, USA

Serious questions must be asked about Blair's commitment to the British people. Did he consider the 'special relationship' more important than his duty to tell the truth to the public? It seems his loyalty lay more with Bush than with his own electorate!

Alex, Manchester, UK

I wouldn't put it past the Bush administration to conjure up something like this. I think it's awful that the British government went along with it, because that perpetuates this sort of dishonesty in the American government. I hope the next president has just a bit of integrity.

Eric, Laguna Niguel, CA, USA

No real surprise

Tim, Southampton, UK

Lets never forget that the truth is always outed in the end !!! Blair can run but he will never be able to hide.

ian payne, walsall,

"Habbush......acted in an evasive and unconvincing manner"

"[John Charles Menezes] clothing had added to suspicions......[he] was challenged and refused to obey police instructions."

Did the same press officer write these two statements?

J Jenkins, York,