Madam, - It seems that Iraqi scientists may have vastly exaggerated the reports they made on the progress of their WMD-related programmes so they could tell their leader what he wanted to hear. Little did they know that these exaggerated reports would in turn be used by US/UK "intelligence" people to tell their leaders what they wanted to hear. Quite a farce, if it wasn't so serious. - Yours, etc.,
DONAL QUINN, Athenry, Co Galway.