Guardian -- War On Iraq "has Helped Terrorists" and Trust the BBC

The war in Iraq might have impeded the fight against terrorism rather than helped it, the Commons foreign affairs committee warned yesterday.

The overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime had not diminished the threat to Britain from either international terrorism or weapons of mass destruction, it said.

In a report on the foreign policy aspects of the war against terrorism, it warns that though some senior al-Qaida leaders had been captured, those at large, including Osama bin Laden, could "lead and guide the organisation towards further atrocities".

Al-Qaida had "dangerously large numbers of foot soldiers" and an "alarming capacity to regenerate itself". The war might have enhanced al-Qaida's appeal to Muslims, particularly in the Gulf region. "The war in Iraq might in fact have impeded the war against al-Qaida."

The network continued to pose a substantial threat to British citizens in the UK and abroad, the MPs said, reflecting the view of the security and intelligence services.

El - So if Bush learned from British intelligence about Iraq shopping for uranium will he also learn that attacking Iraq hurt the war on terrorism?

Also in the Guardian - BBC 'more trustworthy than government'

More than half - 54% - of the people polled said they trusted the BBC over the government in the row over Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, according to the survey carried out by NOP for public relations giant Weber Shandwick.

Just one fifth of those questioned said they trusted the government over the BBC.