Robin Cook, the former Leader of the House of Commons (AP)
Former House of Commons Leader to Testify in Iraq Inquiry Story aired: Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Two former British cabinet ministers have accused Tony Blair's government of manipulating intelligence information to justify a war with Iraq.
Robin Cook and Clare Short both resigned over Blair's decision to take Britain to war without the backing of the U.N. Today they testified before a parliamentary inquiry into how intelligence was used in the months before the war.
Matthew Tempest, political correspondent for The Guardian newspaper of London, talks to us about the testimonies of Cook and Short.
Guests:
Matthew Tempest, political correspondent for The Guardian newspaper.
