phillyTIM
Golden Member
Australian Prime Minister feeling the heat for succumbing to George's duress
For several months Howard and his conservative government have fended off claims they deceived the Australian public over the weapons of mass destruction threat posed by Iraq to justify Canberra's commitment of 2,000 troops to the war.
But while Howard has largely escaped the fierce political pressure being applied to British Prime Minister Tony Blair over his alleged deceits on Iraq, Washington's admission this week that it doubted claims Iraq had sought uranium from Africa caused new headaches for Canberra
For several months Howard and his conservative government have fended off claims they deceived the Australian public over the weapons of mass destruction threat posed by Iraq to justify Canberra's commitment of 2,000 troops to the war.
But while Howard has largely escaped the fierce political pressure being applied to British Prime Minister Tony Blair over his alleged deceits on Iraq, Washington's admission this week that it doubted claims Iraq had sought uranium from Africa caused new headaches for Canberra