Wednesday, December 1, 2010

WikiLeaks: British government 'protected US interests' in Iraq War inquiry

The British Government gave secret assurances that it would “protect US interests” in the Iraq War inquiry, leaked diplomatic cables show.

According to a communique released by the Wikileaks website, British officials warned the inquiry would attract a “feeding frenzy” when it started in earnest.

A dispatch sent by Ellen Tauscher, the US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, disclosed how Jon Day, the Ministry of Defence’s Director General for security policy, “promised that the UK had 'put measures in place to protect your [the US] interests’” during the inquiry.

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