The reason why the Downing Street Memo is important is that IF this memo is indeed an actual rendering of the minutes of this very real event (and it looks like it is) ...then it is not hearsay or opinion. As such it then proves that the desire for an Iraq regime change, not defense of America, was the true rationale for the war. This in turn proves that our Executive Branch lied to us and lied to our legisalture in order bring about the regime change they wanted. And both the lying and the going to war for a regime change are Treason. And even worse (if that is possible) the arrogant dummies who planned the war (Wolfowitz/Rumsfeld/Cheney/OIL$$$$) thought it could be done quickly with little blood shed. In their greed or arrogance, they refused to hear all the voices who talked about the possible bad repercussions and outcome of such an invasion) That means they not only lied to bring about a regime change ...but they have murdered our sons & daughters because of this arrogance and/or greed.
This administration squandered the world-wide good will & sympathy that we had after 9-11 with this ill conceived corporate engineered war to bring about a regime change & access to the oil. It has made the world worse....and has created more enemies for the US than existed before.
And if there is no inquiry into this...then the USA has already been taken over...not from without, but from within. Corporate Power will have won. Democractic ideals and our Constitution will have lost.
If you want to see a possible corporate future...read or reread George Orwell's "1984". The slogans below are from that book. Hmmm the first one sounds familiar...sort of like...I am invading you to bring peace & democracy?
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
Link to the Downing Street Memo (Read it yourself) http://wikisource.org/wiki/Downing_Street_Memo
Link to the WashingtonPost 5-13 opinion about the importance of the memo: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/12/AR2005051201857.html
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