And why did Robin Cook, Tony Blair's long-time political friend and colleague, Leader of The House Of Commons, former Foreign Minister, Cabinet Member, and privvy to all the very same classified intelligence reports as the Prime Minister (all the "proof" we keep being told exists but can't be published), this week resign from the government in protest at the coming war?

You can read a transcript of his resignation speech here:

http://www.alba.org.uk/cookresign.html

It might be interesting for you to note that the fantasy terrorism/ Al Qaeda link, used by the Bush administration to such great effect in cynically manipulating US public opinion, was given so little credence in this country even by the US' allies that Cook didn't even feel the need to mention it, even to question it, in his speech.