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    British intelligence received information from a mole within Saddam Hussein's regime, a senior Iraqi officer, indicating that Iraq could launch chemical or biological attacks within 45 minutes. This information was analyzed by British intelligence and included in the government's dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. While Whitehall officials acknowledged the 45 minute claim came from a single source, they maintained the intelligence committee was willing to rely on a single source because the official was a senior figure within the Iraqi government. Tony Blair denied claims the dossier was doctored and refused calls for an independent inquiry.

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    British intelligence received information from a mole within Saddam Hussein's regime, a senior Iraqi officer, indicating that Iraq could launch chemical or biological attacks within 45 minutes. This information was analyzed by British intelligence and included in the government's dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. While Whitehall officials acknowledged the 45 minute claim came from a single source, they maintained the intelligence committee was willing to rely on a single source because the official was a senior figure within the Iraqi government. Tony Blair denied claims the dossier was doctored and refused calls for an independent inquiry.

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    British intelligence received information from a mole within Saddam Hussein's regime, a senior Iraqi officer, indicating that Iraq could launch chemical or biological attacks within 45 minutes. This information was analyzed by British intelligence and included in the government's dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. While Whitehall officials acknowledged the 45 minute claim came from a single source, they maintained the intelligence committee was willing to rely on a single source because the official was a senior figure within the Iraqi government. Tony Blair denied claims the dossier was doctored and refused calls for an independent inquiry.

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