JE: "I read that _The Times_ published a UK Govt memo that showed Bush and Blair knew there were no WMDs." ck: It was in the NYT (front page, online) yesterday, I believe. A longer feature ran last Sunday. Is there any doubt, any longer, that Bush was merely looking for reasons to justify a war that he was intent on having, as the memo says? According to this memo, Bush also considered "planting" a phony provocation by Saddam--to wit, shoot down an American plane, but accuse Saddam of the shooting. (Q: Is Lawrence reading the media lately, I wonder? Does he believe all mainstream media is completely without merit, regarding the US invasion of Iraq, and subsequent war? How has he managed to miss this verification of earlier suspicions--or does he simply dismiss this memo?) Carol, aka Sneezy