Olmert, Peretz, Halutz to blame for Lebanon war failures: inquiry

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert along with Defence Minister Amir Peretz and former army chief Dan Halutz are to blame for failures of the Lebanon war, said a government inquiry released on Monday.
"The responsibility is on the prime minister, the defence minister and chief of staff," retired judge Eliahu Winograd said in presenting the interim findings into the handling of the 34-day war.
"Severe mistakes" were made, he said.

04/30/2007 14:16 GMT