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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 22 Sep, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Howard 'embarrassed' by WMD intelligence that led to Iraq commitment By Luke Royes Former prime minister John Howard says he was "embarrassed" intelligence he used to take Australia to war in Iraq was inaccurate and denies it was a "deliberate deception". In an interview broadcast on the Seven Network, Mr Howard said he and the then National Security Committee of Cabinet in 2003 sent Australian troops into Iraq because they believed American intelligence that Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the West. However, he said as evidence emerged that there were no weapons of mass destruction "I felt embarrassed. I couldn't believe it, because I had genuinely believed it". 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If Shorten were to seek guidance on refining his new political strategy, he would need look no further than the then opposition leader Kevin Rudd for inspiration. More » Scotland says 'No', but with regret A lesson in the power of words (and censorship) So much for the pivot to Asia Political will crumbles under the pokies power Our new era of crowdsourced terrorism Where Scotland led, others will follow Taking the fight to terrorism is a job for Morrison Terrorism reality driven home by raids Australia's top paid executives get a reality cheque Just In More Just In » Palmer calls for unity after 'train wreck' Lambie interview Clive Palmer has hit back at senator Jacquie Lambie over her latest comments on the burka and sharia law. More » Teenager charged with murder over fight stabbing Thousands rally against Russia's involvement in Ukraine Woman critically injured, man seriously hurt in Gympie stabbing Man charged with murder over double stabbing Hundreds of thousands march in climate rallies around world Australian becomes reality TV star in South Korea Yemeni parties and Houthi rebels sign peace deal Kurds issue new call to arms against IS fighters Howard 'embarrassed' by WMD intelligence that led to Iraq commitment World More World » Thousands rally against Russia's involvement in Ukraine Tens of thousands of people have marched in Moscow to protest against Russia's involvement in the Ukraine conflict. 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