When, no doubt, most people thought that the 'Dodgy Dossier' of Iraq war fame was ancient history, it's been brought back into the spotlight by the contents of a memo included among documents released by the Iraq Inquiry.
Major General Michael Laurie who was director-general in the Defence Intelligence Staff apparently told the inquiry that he had no doubt that the purpose of the dossier was to make a case for war. He is reported to have said that the wording of the dossier was developed with great care in order to make the best possible case for war out of the sparse and inconclusive evidence that was available.
This evidence is diametrically opposed to that of other witnesses to the inquiry, in particular that of Alastair Campbell, the government's chief 'spin doctor' at the time. Campbell had political motives for saying whatever he said, Laurie has no motive other than telling the truth. I know whom I believe.
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