ScaredWebWarrior

That's political dynamite - particularly when released shortly after recent events.

But then that's maybe the point.

Since the article is not clear about what evidence remains following the destruction of the DVD, it is entirely possible that without it the case can't possibly be judged safely.

Now before I am branded a US sympathiser, I felt the same when the UK military was accused. I have to ask 'why' the information is made public.

It makes the position of our forces over there weaker and increases the hostility towards them.

That means it's either the 'enemy' spreading disinformation (OK - probably not) or it's the anti-war lobby trying to create a situation where their desired outcome is the only option.

Personally, I think this is threacherous behaviour, as it places every member of our forces over there in danger - irrespective or whether they are implicated or whatever their own view on the conflict might be.

Ultimately, I also think it damages the rebuilding process and makes the eventual outcome less likely to be regarded as 'positive'. Of course this would also suit war opponents, as they can then point to the failure and tell us they 'told us so'.

It's not necessarily an organised effort to destroy the military machine, or a deliberate attempt to deprive the Iraqi people of a peaceful and prosperous future, but it sometimes certainly looks like it.