British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to The Observer, concerning a request by the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 Security Council, who were due to vote on a second United Nations resolution on the prospective 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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“She and some of the film's creators hope it will highlight once again that the invasion of Iraq was carried out on the false premise that the country had illegal weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).”
New film will redress Bush-Blair legacy
12 October 2019
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/whistle-blower-hopes-film-redress-bush-blair-legacy-191012142539284.html
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