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Downing Street Minutes update from BBA

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Oh boy, another leaked British document, this time confirming that it was "necessary to create the conditions" for the legality of the Iraq War. Think Chimpy will ever respond without a lie? The memo can be read here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1648758_1,00.html.

More updates from Shakes Sis:

* The Times' coverage of it can be read here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1650822,00.html

* Shakes Sis' entry on it is here: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2005/06/hot-damn.html

* Check out The Heretik, who has a round-up of those already writing about this development here: http://theheretik.typepad.com/the_heretik/2005/06/downing_street__3.html

* Freiheit und Wissen's round-up is here: http://cntodd.blogspot.com/2005/06/second-leak-second-memo.html

* Email The Heretik if you have DSM posts that you want to share: (joe.ivory.mattingly@gmail.com) and CNTodd @ F&W (cntodd@gmail.com) to send them your link so you can be added.

Also, there's a great editorial in the St. Petersburg Times here that you might find useful (and hopeful): http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/12/Columns/The_American_people_h.shtml

And Billmon has good advise regarding actions to take in tandem with contacting the media here: http://www.thismodernworld.com/weblog/mtarchives/week_2005_06_05.html#002236