Bush Warned on Intelligence
The New York Times has a piece on intelligence warnings given to the Bush administration before the invasion of Iraq.
Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, a “top member” in al Qaeda, captured at the end of 2001, provided false information, which was used as part of President Bush’s propaganda against Iraq. In a major speech delivered in Cincinnati to justify the war against Iraq, Bush referred to the al-Libi provided information that had already been deemed not credible.
A time line of the events has been added to the document library and can be downloaded or viewed online. If viewed online, it is best to use Internet Explorer rather than another browser. The document contains zoom controls, so if warned about Active X controls, you should allow Internet Explorer to download them.
