Senate report slams Bush over prewar intelligence
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Report says Bush administration misused intelligence in run-up to Iraq war
Administration selectively declassified information to bolster case, report says
Panel: Public misled about contacts between Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda
White House spokeswoman calls findings old news
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration misused intelligence to build a case for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Senate Intelligence Committee said in a report issued Thursday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/05/senate.iraq/
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"Unfortunately, our committee has concluded that the administration made significant claims that were not supported by the intelligence. In making the case for war, the administration repeatedly presented intelligence as fact when in reality it was unsubstantiated, contradicted or even nonexistent. As a result, the American people were led to believe that the threat from Iraq was much greater than actually existed,"
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