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4thofeleven) wrote2009-12-08 10:32 pm
4thofeleven) wrote2009-12-08 10:32 pm
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Not Exactly James Bond
So, hey, remember back before the Iraq invasion how British intelligance was claiming that Iraq had WMDs that could be launched within fourty-five minutes? Well, it's now come out where they got that nugget of information from:
Well, a taxi driver! Who could be skeptical of such a reliable source as that? As we all know, taxi drivers are the most trusted sources of information in modern society, renowned for their reliabilty and accuracy! One can assume other valuable intel that somehow didn't make it into MI6's report included evidence that immigrants should all go back where they came from, and a list of 'shortcuts' to every major landmark that inexplicably take longer than the normal route. The humanitarian case for the invasion was presumably also bolsterd by this MI6's source's long explanation of "You know what the problem with this country is, mate?"
Really, how could they have possibly known a taxi driver's second hand information could be unreliable? Who could have guessed?
An Iraqi taxi driver was the source of the discredited claim that Saddam Hussein could unleash weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes, a Tory MP claimed today.
Adam Holloway, a defence specialist, said MI6 obtained the information indirectly from a taxi driver who had overheard two Iraqi military commanders talking about Saddam's weapons.
- The Guardian
Adam Holloway, a defence specialist, said MI6 obtained the information indirectly from a taxi driver who had overheard two Iraqi military commanders talking about Saddam's weapons.
- The Guardian
Well, a taxi driver! Who could be skeptical of such a reliable source as that? As we all know, taxi drivers are the most trusted sources of information in modern society, renowned for their reliabilty and accuracy! One can assume other valuable intel that somehow didn't make it into MI6's report included evidence that immigrants should all go back where they came from, and a list of 'shortcuts' to every major landmark that inexplicably take longer than the normal route. The humanitarian case for the invasion was presumably also bolsterd by this MI6's source's long explanation of "You know what the problem with this country is, mate?"
Really, how could they have possibly known a taxi driver's second hand information could be unreliable? Who could have guessed?