Talk:Bush–Blair 2003 Iraq memo

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Title

The title was completely inappropriate. That is not the name of the memo but an accusation and therefore that shouldn't be the title. I changed it to this title which is incorrect but at least it's descriptive and not an attempt to push a POV. gren グレン ^? 02:29, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The current title: "Bush-Blair memo" is not desciptive enough because there have been other leaked memos between the two of them such as: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_bombing_memo in this case the title reflects the alledged content of the memo and seems like a good model to follow to me. How about "Bush-Blair spyplane memo"; if this is objectionable then I would suggest putting the date of the memo in the title: "Bush-Blair memo (31 January 2003)" -Greeny 17:40, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

The spyplane title sounds fine to me... the original title was Bush wanted to lure Saddam to shoot down UN plane and that's why I changed the title to something generic... because at least this title isn't defamatory. I am not sure what it has been popularly referred to but if there is a title we should sue that. gren グレン 18:08, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Secret?

How can it be a "secret memo". If the contents of known it cannot be secret! surely it was a memo that was intended to remain secret or confidential? Candy 14:27, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And this is the obvious sense of "secret memo". This may be an encyclopedia, but it's not a legal document. Septentrionalis 18:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Talk:Bush-Blair memo → Bush-Blair memo → Bush-Blair spyplane memo – User:88.110.186.30 said my generic name (to avoid a defamatory title) wasn't descriptive enough. I am putting this move request up on his behalf. gren グレン 18:08, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak support Seems reasonable. There are doubtless other memos between them. Septentrionalis 18:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The spyplane bit is not the important revelation here, but that the war was planned to go ahead regardless of events. Bad name. A human 21:33, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - another name perhaps ? -- Beardo 12:42, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

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It seems "spyplane" isn't the right description. Bush-Blair memo on Iraq ? Bush-Blair 2003 memo on Iraq ? -- Beardo 12:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]