In the build up to the War in Afghanistan the British government released a report which claimed to be evidence that justified the military campaign. Although the report contained very little evidence of any kind at all, its mere existence was enough to convince large sections of the British public that their government was actually acting justly, even though evidence to the countrary was readily available.

It now appears that the British government is already working on a similar initiative to be used in the build up to a possible war against Iraq. This dossier on Iraq's terrorist links will most likely be issued before any military action (or escalation of existing military action) takes place.

Once again the vast majority of the public will not read this document, though many will hear of its existence and many will assume that its arguments are watertight even without reading it.


What has anyone else heard about the development of this dossier?

When is it likely to be released?

Wouldn't it be a rather good idea if a group of those of us who have followed the arguments over Iraq and who have come to the conclusion that military action is not in the interests of the Iraqi people or the world as a whole, got together and developed a critical analysis of this dossier and the arguments that are contained within it?