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NATIONAL NSC faulted on Iraq intelligence A former Bush administration official who led the fruitless postwar effort to find unconventional weapons in Iraq told Congress that the National Security Council, led by Condoleezza Rice, had failed to protect President Bush from faulty prewar intelligence. [Page 3a] Kerry assails redeployment plan Appealing to fellow war veterans who could be crucial in his push for the White House, John Kerry said that President Bush's plan to withdraw 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia would undermine national security and weaken efforts to fight terrorism abroad.