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Downing_Street_memo.sPubDate = "6/16/2005 7:37:48 PM GMT";
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Downing_Street_memo.appHeader = "FACT FILE|Downing Street Memo";
Downing_Street_memo.appFooter = "Source: MSNBC.com research";
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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "A secret document purportedly written on July 23, 2002, by Matthew Rycroft, foreign policy aide to Sir David Manning, Prime Minister Tony Blair’s foreign policy adviser, with a cc: line to other top British officials detailing a meeting chaired by Blair and his inner circle. ";

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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "The Times of London published the document on May 1, 2005, days before the British general election.";

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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "The source of the document has remained unknown. ";

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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "The memo suggests Blair had already pledged British support for a U.S. invasion of Iraq. It also suggests that the Bush administration was tailoring intelligence on Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction programs and other activities to support its case for war. That charge has energized opponents of the war who made similar charges during the run up to the 2003 invasion.";

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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "It’s named after 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister.";

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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "<ul><li>&#147;Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy.&#148;<p><li>&#147;The Foreign Secretary said he would discuss this with Colin Powell this week. It seemed clear that Bush had made up his mind to take military action, even if the timing was not yet decided. But the case was thin. Saddam was not threatening his neighbors, and his WMD capability was less than that of Libya, North Korea or Iran. We should work up a plan for an ultimatum to Saddam to allow back in the UN weapons inspectors. This would also help with the legal justification for the use of force.&#148; </ul>";

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Downing_Street_memo[i-1].body = "The British government has not denied the authenticity of the document but both Blair and Bush have rejected charges that they had made their minds up to invade Iraq months before the war. They were asked about the memo at a joint news conference at the White House on June 7, 2005. (See link) <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050607-2.html>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050607-2.html</a><br>";

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