The entire document was the product of the pen of the Joint Intelligence Committee chairman [John Scarlett].
– Alastair Campbell speaking at the Commons foreign affairs committee (FAC) on 25 June 2003.
I saw the document or the foreword as something quite separate from the text of the dossier itself. The text of the dossier itself I was clearly responsible for drafting. The foreword was overtly a political statement signed by the Prime Minister.
– Sir John Scarlett speaking at the Iraq inquiry on 8 December 2009.
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