NEWS: UK Iraq Expert Resigns over Handling of Iraq Threat., page 1

One of Britain�s top experts on Iraq who helped develope the case for war has resigned over the governments handling of the alleged pre-war threats posed by Iraq. His resignation last month has only now emerged.

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A SENIOR official who helped draw up Tony Blair�s dossier on weapons of mass destruction has quit in disgust over what he regards as the illegal war in Iraq.

Carne Ross, who was Britain�s Iraq expert at the United Nations before the war, said he has resigned in �total disillusionment� with the government�s behaviour over the conflict.

Ross, first secretary in Britain�s delegation to the United Nations, was responsible for negotiating policy and drawing up resolutions as Blair and George W Bush began to prepare the case for war. He was involved in the initial preparation of Blair�s dossier on weapons.

The resignation is likely to prompt new demands for Lord Goldsmith, the attorney-general, to reveal his advice to Blair over the legality of the conflict.

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Mr Ross also told the Independent: "I had lost trust in a Government that I believe did not tell the whole truth about the alleged threat posed by Iraq before the war."

I hope it does produce new demands for Lord Goldsmith�s advice to be shown in full; it is after all the document Blair used to vouch for the wars legality even though its "serious qualifications" have never been revealed.

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[edit on 18-10-2004 by John bull 1]