Downing Street Memo Confirmed as Authentic?

That memo and other internal British government documents were originally obtained by Michael Smith, who writes for the London Sunday Times. Excerpts were made available to The Washington Post, and the material was confirmed as authentic by British sources who sought anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the matter.

Damned Empire reads the above as confirming the "intelligence and facts are being fixed around policy" Downing Street Memo itself.

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