Rep. Inslee's invitation follows:

-----------------------------

You are invited to U.S. Representative Jay Inslee's forum on

U.S. INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQ:
IS THERE A NEED FOR A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION?

A look at the information given to the
American people that led to the war in Iraq

SPECIAL GUESTS:
Ambassador Joseph Wilson
Admiral Bill Center
Professor Brewster Denny
(Brief biographies of each below)

Rep. Inslee will lead a panel discussion by policy experts, to be
followed by citizen comments. The panel discussion will focus on how
intelligence agencies investigated and interpreted the intelligence on
Iraq, and the extent and manner to which such information was shared
with the American people.

Rep. Inslee will then welcome comments and testimony from the public
on all aspects of this matter, including comments on the advisability
of a bipartisan Congressional commission to investigate intelligence
failures. Rep. Inslee is currently a cosponsor of legislation to
create a bipartisan independent commission to conduct an inquiry about
intelligence failures on Iraq (HR 2625).

For those unable to attend, written comments are welcomed and will be
presented at the forum. Please send your comments to
InsleeIraqForum@... (please be sure to include your name
and home address).

Thursday, August 21, 2003
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Shoreline Conference Center
Shoreline Room
18560 1st Avenue NE
Shoreline, WA 98155

R.S.V.P., including your name and how many people you'll be bringing
with you, to:

InsleeIraqForum@...

For more information visit:
http://www.house.gov/inslee/meetings.htm

BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF PANELISTS
------------------------------
AMBASSADOR JOSEPH WILSON
Ambassador Wilson was a member of the American Foreign Service for 23
years. He was Deputy Chief of Mission, the acting Ambassador at the
U.S. Embassy in Iraq 12 years ago during the lead up to the first Gulf
War, and he was the last American diplomat to meet with Saddam
Hussein. He served as the political advisor to the Commander in Chief
of U.S. forces in Europe, and was our ambassador to two African
countries. He served as Special Assistant to President Clinton in
charge of African affairs at the National Security Council, and was
the principle architect of President Clinton's 11 day trip to Africa
in 1998. He is now head of his own international business firm, and
is adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

In January, President Bush cited in his State of the Union Address a
British report accusing Iraq of trying to obtain uranium from an
African country. Former ambassador Wilson recently announced that he
was asked by the CIA to investigate that report almost a year before
the president's statement, and found it inaccurate.

ADMIRAL BILL CENTER
Admiral Center served the U.S. Navy for 35 years. He commanded three
ships and served in a wide variety of assignments at sea and ashore.
In his final Navy tour, from May 1996 to May 1999, he commanded the
Navy's third largest fleet concentration area, Navy Region Northwest.
He served as a senior advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on arms
control, non-proliferation, environmental matters, and international
agreements. He was General Colin Powell's deputy Director for
international negotiations and served in the same role for General
John Shalikashvili.

PROFESSOR BREWSTER DENNY
Professor Denny is the founder and first Dean of the University of
Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs. Also at the University
of Washington, he served as Chairman of the Marine Affairs Board
(which is now the college of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences) and lead
the Foreign Policy Professionals program from 1967-1990. His service
to our country includes: naval service in WWII and the Korean War
period, eight years as a Supervisory Intelligence Research Analyst for
the Department of Defense assessing Soviet weapons of mass destruction
capabilities and intentions, United States Representative to the
General Assembly of the United Nations, and representative of the US
National Academy of Sciences to help on science policy in Thailand,
Korea, the Philippines and Jordan.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:13:34 -0700
From: "Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org" <moveon-help@...>
To: Donna Denno <ddenno@...>
Subject: You're Invited: Inslee Panel on Iraq

Dear MoveOn member in Washington,

On behalf of the office of U.S. Rep Jay Inslee, you're invited
to a public forum next Thursday that will examine whether the
President mislead the country on Iraq. Along with Rep. Inslee,
a panel including Ambassador Joe Wilson, who debunked the
President's Niger uranium claim in a New York Times editorial,
will discuss the intelligence situation. It should be a
fascinating and powerful event.

Details are below. If you're interested in attending, please
RSVP by email to:

InsleeIraqForum@...

If you're not able to come, but would like to include your
comments, you can send them to that email address as well.

I hope you can make it.

Sincerely,
--Eli Pariser
MoveOn.org
August 14th, 2003

Rep. Inslee's invitation follows:

-----------------------------

You are invited to U.S. Representative Jay Inslee's forum on

U.S. INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQ:
IS THERE A NEED FOR A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION?

A look at the information given to the
American people that led to the war in Iraq

SPECIAL GUESTS:
Ambassador Joseph Wilson
Admiral Bill Center
Professor Brewster Denny
(Brief biographies of each below)

Rep. Inslee will lead a panel discussion by policy experts, to be
followed by citizen comments. The panel discussion will focus on how
intelligence agencies investigated and interpreted the intelligence on
Iraq, and the extent and manner to which such information was shared
with the American people.

Rep. Inslee will then welcome comments and testimony from the public
on all aspects of this matter, including comments on the advisability
of a bipartisan Congressional commission to investigate intelligence
failures. Rep. Inslee is currently a cosponsor of legislation to
create a bipartisan independent commission to conduct an inquiry about
intelligence failures on Iraq (HR 2625).

For those unable to attend, written comments are welcomed and will be
presented at the forum. Please send your comments to
InsleeIraqForum@... (please be sure to include your name
and home address).

Thursday, August 21, 2003
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Shoreline Conference Center
Shoreline Room
18560 1st Avenue NE
Shoreline, WA 98155

R.S.V.P., including your name and how many people you'll be bringing
with you, to:

InsleeIraqForum@...

For more information visit:
http://www.house.gov/inslee/meetings.htm

BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF PANELISTS
------------------------------
AMBASSADOR JOSEPH WILSON
Ambassador Wilson was a member of the American Foreign Service for 23
years. He was Deputy Chief of Mission, the acting Ambassador at the
U.S. Embassy in Iraq 12 years ago during the lead up to the first Gulf
War, and he was the last American diplomat to meet with Saddam
Hussein. He served as the political advisor to the Commander in Chief
of U.S. forces in Europe, and was our ambassador to two African
countries. He served as Special Assistant to President Clinton in
charge of African affairs at the National Security Council, and was
the principle architect of President Clinton's 11 day trip to Africa
in 1998. He is now head of his own international business firm, and
is adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

In January, President Bush cited in his State of the Union Address a
British report accusing Iraq of trying to obtain uranium from an
African country. Former ambassador Wilson recently announced that he
was asked by the CIA to investigate that report almost a year before
the president's statement, and found it inaccurate.

ADMIRAL BILL CENTER
Admiral Center served the U.S. Navy for 35 years. He commanded three
ships and served in a wide variety of assignments at sea and ashore.
In his final Navy tour, from May 1996 to May 1999, he commanded the
Navy's third largest fleet concentration area, Navy Region Northwest.
He served as a senior advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on arms
control, non-proliferation, environmental matters, and international
agreements. He was General Colin Powell's deputy Director for
international negotiations and served in the same role for General
John Shalikashvili.

PROFESSOR BREWSTER DENNY
Professor Denny is the founder and first Dean of the University of
Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs. Also at the University
of Washington, he served as Chairman of the Marine Affairs Board
(which is now the college of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences) and lead
the Foreign Policy Professionals program from 1967-1990. His service
to our country includes: naval service in WWII and the Korean War
period, eight years as a Supervisory Intelligence Research Analyst for
the Department of Defense assessing Soviet weapons of mass destruction
capabilities and intentions, United States Representative to the
General Assembly of the United Nations, and representative of the US
National Academy of Sciences to help on science policy in Thailand,
Korea, the Philippines and Jordan.

__________
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