Govt prepares for new WMD probe
The Age -- 17 February 2004
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The federal government appeared to prepare the ground for a new inquiry into the pre-war intelligence it received about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the government would consider a new inquiry if it is recommended in a parliamentary committee report to be published on March 1.
It is an open secret, following a series of leaks, that the committee will recommend another inquiry.