LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair faced renewed demands Thursday for an inquiry into secret CIA flights that allegedly passed through British airports after a leaked memo indicated he was advised to avoid giving detailed answers on the issue. The briefing paper, sent from the Foreign Office to Blair's 10 Downing St. office, advised ministers to "avoid getting drawn on detail." The four-page memo, dated Dec. 7, 2005, and first reported Thursday by the left-leaning weekly magazine New Statesman, urged the government to "try to move the debate on" and focus on the importance of cooperating with the United States in the war on terror.
1/20/06
Seattlepi.com: Blair faces demands for CIA-flight inquiry
Seattlepi.comBlair faces demands for CIA-flight inquiry
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