A top British military intelligence official has said Britain’s discredited 2002 dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program was drawn up “to make the case for war.” According to the Guardian newspaper, Major General Michael Laurie has testified saying, “We knew at the time that the purpose of the dossier was precisely to make a case for war, rather than setting out the available intelligence.” Laurie’s testimony directly contradicts statements by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other officials.