Book claims Bush forced British police to swoop on bomb suspects before they had enough evidence

[The Straight Story]

Book claims President Bush forced British police to swoop on liquid bomb suspects before they had enough evidence

Exclusive by Jon Clements Crime Correspondent 10/09/2008

'President forced British police to swoop on suspects before they had enough evidence'

President Bush meddled with Scotland Yard's investigation into the liquid bomb plotters to boost his ratings, a book on US policy claims.

British police were forced to arrest suspects before they were convinced they had enough evidence to get convictions, according to author Ron Suskind.

Their hand was forced when the White House deliberately exposed the conspiracy - so Bush could show al-Qaeda was still a threat.

He was facing midterm elections and suffering from poor poll ratings.

And Suskind alleges Bush was unhappy that British detectives and MI5 wanted more time to gather evidence against the plotters.

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