Downing Street Memo coverage a matter for debate
Some editors are seeking articles that can present the 2002 memos in a broader context that makes sense to readers. The memos do suggest that the United States manipulated facts to fit its policy. Fact is: The British Prime Minister Tony Blair has confirmed the authenticity of a Downing Street memo in which Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of MI6, tells Mr Blair that the Bush administration was "fixing" the intelligence and facts about Saddam Hussein’s regime to back up a decision that had been taken to invade Iraq as early as July 2002.
The Downing Street memo which was leaked to the Sunday Times newspaper on May 2005 has been hushed up by the US press even though it is a critical issue. Senators Kennedy and Kerry have joined the escalating debate by writing to the President asking whether or not the memo was authentic and accurate.
122 Members of the US Congress have written to the President asking if Sir Richard Dearlove’s statement in the memo, that ’the intelligence and the facts are being fixed around the policy’ is correct. The President still has not given a direct answer. Intense public interest warrants taking a closer look at the consequences of the Downing Street Memo, some journalists argue, even if it means tapping into the growing number of alternative news sources, especially blogs. Acknowledging readers' concerns can often help news organizations take note of stories they may otherwise overlook, and those concerns may also be worthy of a story in their own right. For details on the Downing street memo also see: www.AfterDowningStreet.org
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