The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report

ByABC News
February 3, 2004, 12:34 PM

Feb. 3 -- Britain will hold an inquiry looking into intelligence used in the decision to go to war with Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today. Even though the British government has previously rejected calls for an inquiry, it now has taken a similar step as the Bush administration which yesterday announced that it would be willing to hold an independent inquiry into the faulty intelligence issue. Last week, a ruling by a senior judge Lord Hutton cleared Blair's name of charges that he had "sexed up" pre-war intelligence. Blair says that this has paved the way for a healthy national discussion on the issue of Iraq and weapons.

And more on last weekend's deadly suicide blasts in northern Iraq which killed 67 people a video camera captured an image of one of the attackers seconds before he detonated himself. Kurds believe that al Qaeda may have been involved in the attack.

And the jihad diet? ABCNEWS takes a closer look at how mujahideen shed unwanted pounds. An Arab online magazine provides a description of the strict food and exercise regimen that overweight militants are encouraged to follow in order to keep up with the rigors of guerilla warfare.

THE WAR IN IRAQ

Britain to Hold Iraq Intelligence Inquiry

Britain to launch inquiry into intelligence used to justify going to war in Iraq. (AP)

Bush to Name Iraq Intelligence Commission

President Bush to announce members of independent panel probing intelligence failures in Iraq. (AP)

Video Captures Images of Iraq Bomber

Video camera captures images of iraq suicide bomber who killed 67 at Kurdish gatherings. (AP)

Powell Says New Data May Have Affected War Decision

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said on Monday that he does not know whether he would have recommended an invasion of Iraq if he had been told it had no stockpiles of banned weapons. (Washington Post)

Commission to Decide Itself On Depth of Its Investigation

White House officials said Monday that the commission being created to investigate intelligence shortcomings would decide for itself if it would examine a highly charged political issue: whether President Bush and other senior administration officials exaggerated the evidence that Iraq possessed large stockpiles of illicit weapons. (NY Times)