2004 Iraq document leak
On 18 September 2004 the British Daily Telegraph ran two articles titled "Secret papers show Blair was warned of Iraq chaos" and 'Failure is not an option, but it doesn't mean they will avoid it' by reporter Michael Smith, revealing the contents of six leaked British government documents – labelled "secret" or "confidential" – concerning the lead-up to the war in Iraq.
The documents achieved recognition in the US press nine months later, on 18 June 2005, when the Associated Press (AP) published full typed copies of all six papers on its website. The copies were provided by the British reporter, who said he had destroyed the original documents to protect his sources. An anonymous senior British official said the documents appeared authentic.
also known as DSM II (Letter to Ministers: IRAQ: CONDITIONS FOR MILITARY ACTION), 21 July 2002 [1]
pre-Downing Street memo
Deputy Legal Advisor to the Foreign Office – letter of resignation, 18 March 2003
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Downing Street memo
Office of Special Plans
Operation Southern Focus
David Kelly
September Dossier
Dodgy Dossier
Declaration of war by the United States
Executive Order 13233
Executive Order 13303
Governments' pre-war positions on invasion of Iraq
The UN Security Council and the Iraq war
Legal opinion on war by UK Attorney General
Bush-Blair memo
Michael Smith, "". The Daily Telegraph, 18 September 2004
Secret papers show Blair was warned of Iraq chaos
Michael Smith, "". The Daily Telegraph, 18 September 2004
'Failure is not an option, but it doesn't mean they will avoid it'
"DSM Resolution of Inquiry Archived 15 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine" Raw Story. 25 May 2005. "Path of War Timeline" Raw Story. 25 May 2005. "How We Confirmed DSM" Raw Story. 14 June 2005 "Senate leaders demand answers on DSM" Raw Story. 24 June 2005.
Larisa Alexandrovna
Thomas Wagner, "". Associated Press, 18 June 2005
Memos Show British Concern Over Iraq Plans
The Tribune "". tribuneindia.com, 18 June 2005
Bush motives on Iraq suspect again
. 18 June 2005