US official denies political spin for war
"This suggestion that we said to them, 'This is what we're looking for, go find it' is precisely the inaccuracy that we are here to rebut," said Doug Feith, under-secretary of defence for policy.
He was referring to reports that members of a small group of Defence Department officials working outside of normal intelligence circles were directed in 2001 to find evidence of connections between Iraq and al-Qaida and weapons of mass destruction.
