What? - I hear you explain! Alan Alda, of M*A*S*H fame, amongst other things, has just released an autobiography called Never Have Your Dog Stuffed. National Public Radio has an extract from the book. But, you can even hear Alda in an absolutely delightful interview in which he reveals the reason for the name of the book. Look for the "Listen" button under the title of the article. Sit back - and be guaranteed an enjoyable time listening....
Most commentary on the Chilcot Inquiry Report of and associated with the Iraq War, has been "lifted" from the Executive Summary. The Intercept has actually gone and dug into the Report, with these revelations : "THE CHILCOT REPORT, the U.K.’s official inquiry into its participation in the Iraq War, has finally been released after seven years of investigation. Its executive summary certainly makes former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who led the British push for war, look terrible. According to the report, Blair made statements about Iraq’s nonexistent chemical, biological, and nuclear programs based on “what Mr. Blair believed” rather than the intelligence he had been given. The U.K. went to war despite the fact that “diplomatic options had not been exhausted.” Blair was warned by British intelligence that terrorism would “increase in the event of war, reflecting intensified anti-US/anti-Western sentiment in the Muslim world, including among Muslim communities in the
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