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 review what is going on would be considered," Mr Sands told Channel 4 News 
 last night. "What is surprising is the idea that they would be painted in 
 the colours of the United Nations to provoke an attack which could then be 
 used to justify material breach. 
  
 "Now that plainly looks as if it is deception, and it raises... questions of 
 legality, both in terms of domestic law and international law." 
  
 Other participants in the meeting were Mr Bush's National Security Adviser, 
 Condoleezza Rice, her deputy, Dan Fried, the chief of staff, Andrew Card, Mr 
 Blair's then security adviser, Sir David Manning, his foreign policy aide, 
 Matthew Rycroft, and his chief of staff, Jonathan Powell. 
  
 The Downing Street spokesman later said: "The Prime Minister only committed 
 forces to Iraq after securing the approval of the Commons in the vote on 18 
 March 2003." 
  
 The spokesman added: "All these matters have been thoroughly investigated 
 and we stand by our position." 
  
 * The Ministry of Defence will publish casualty figures for UK troops in 
 Iraq on its website within the next few weeks, the Government disclosed last 
 night. Defence Secretary John Reid said the figures - which will be 
 regularly updated - would identify the number of personnel categorised as 
 seriously injured and very seriously injured. He promised to alert MPs 
 before the first publication of the figures. The pledge came in a Commons 
 written reply. 
  
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