Iraq / Weapons of Mass Destruction / Intelligence Commission / Milbank Interview

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Iraq / Weapons of Mass Destruction / Intelligence Commission / Milbank Interview #747501

CNN Evening News for Monday, Feb 02, 2004
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.

(White House: Dana Bash) Announcement by President Bush that he will appoint an independent commission to look into what went wrong with pre-war intelligence on Iraq featured; details given about the panel's focus on intelligence gaps in broader areas like North Korea & Iran. [BUSH - says he is putting together a bipartisan commission.] [Republican consultant Scott REED†- comments on the decision.] [Senator Tom DASCHLE - questions whether the panel will be independent or controlled by Bush.] Findings of a CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup Poll on the misgivings about going to war in Iraq outlined on screen. The White House reasoning about investigating intelligence in a broader manner discussed.

(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "Washington Post" reporter Dana Milbank† about the administration's decision to appoint a commission. [MILBANK - explains the rationale for establishing an independent commission that will not report until 2005; agrees this is a tacit admission the intelligence was wrong {as stated by former weapons inspector David Kay}, but they cannot acknowledge it.]

Reporter(s):: Brown, Aaron;; Bash, Dana
Duration:: 00:07:30

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