The report is sure to galvanize calls for Blair to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court [Xinhua]
Sir John Chilcot, tasked with investigating the United Kingdom’s role in the build-up, invasion and occupation of Iraq, published his report today sending a damning indictment of Washington’s and London’s mishandling of intelligence and exaggerating the need for war.
By Craig Murray | July 6, 2016 The death toll from the horrific recent Iraq bombings has risen over 250. If Blair had not been absolutely determined to attack Iraq on the basis of a knowing lie about WMD, they would be alive now, along with millions of other dead. ISIS would never have taken […]
As today will see the official release of the Chilcot Report into Tony Blair’s and the British government’s role in the Iraq War, I am re-posting here two older articles that are perhaps particularly relevant in that context. The first asks the question ‘Is Tony Blair Being Made a Scapegoat For the Entire Iraq War?’ […]
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Stuart J. Hooper
21st Century Wire
It is understandable why elites would think this way, but it does not stand up to scrutiny and exposes humanity to untold dangers.
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