Mark Danner

Tag: Downing Street Memo

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The Iraq Pretext: Why the Memo Matters

The great value of the discussion recounted in the Downing Street memo…is to show, for the governments of both countries, a clear hierarchy of decision-making.

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The Secret Way to War

It was October 16, 2002, and the United States Congress had just voted to authorize the President to go to war against Iraq.