Britain to produce new evidence on Iraqi WMD

This is a notable report coming from the British government, because it should be the last stake in the heart of the anti-Bush left’s criticism of the reasons why we went to war.

Robert Novak also has a great article on a report due to be released in mid-September on Iraqi WMD, most importantly documents on the Ba’athist attempts to hide its biological weapons capacity:

Former international weapons inspector David Kay, now seeking Iraqi weapons of mass destruction for the Pentagon, has privately reported successes that are planned to be revealed to the public in mid-September.

Kay has told his superiors he has found substantial evidence of biological weapons in Iraq, plus considerable missile development. He has been less successful in locating chemical weapons, and has not yet begun a substantial effort to locate progress toward nuclear arms.

Senior officials in the Bush administration believe Kay’s weapons discoveries should have been revealed as they were made. However, a decision, approved by President Bush, was made to wait until more was discovered and then announce it — probably in September.