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 On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:10:13 GMT, Obwon  wrote: 
  
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 >News BriefNews Brief 
 >Blair misled world on Iraq mass grave body count 
 >by Lisa Ashkenaz Croke (bio) 
 > 
 >Jul 20 - Prime Minister Tony Blair's office admitted 
 >that he exaggerated the number of bodies found in mass 
 >graves throughout Iraq by about 88 percent. The 
 >Observer revealed June 18 that its own calculations 
 >found that 5,000 bodies have been recovered from 55 
 >gravesites; according to the British publication, 
 >Downing Street has confirmed the number. The Observer 
 >notes that an additional 215 suspected mass gravesites 
 >have yet to be examined and confirmed. 
 > 
 >During a joint press conference held by Prime Minister 
 >Blair and President George W. Bush last year in London, 
 >Blair admonished critics of the countries' actions 
 >against Iraq, stating: "When we've already discovered 
 >just so far the remains of 400,000 people in mass 
 >graves -- there is something bizarre about these 
 >situations happening, and people saying that they 
 >disagree..." 
 > 
 >Blair's claim was widely used as further justification 
 >for deposing Saddam Hussein. A graphic report from the 
 >US Agency for International Development (USAID) 
 >released this January entitled "Iraq's Legacy of 
 >Terror: Mass Graves" features the claim on its first 
 >page. A USAID press release dated June 15 also contains 
 >Blair's assertion. 
 > 
 >€ 2004 The NewStandard. See our reprint policy. 
 > 
 >Secondary sources used in this news brief: 
 >The Observer (UK): "PM admits graves claim 'untrue'" 
 >News Article  RECOMMENDED LINK 
 >US State Dept. Transcript: "President Bush, Prime 
 >Minister Hold Joint Press Conference"  Press Release 
 >USAID [PDF format]: "Iraq's Legacy of Terror: Mass 
 >Graves"  Study/Report 
  
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