Tony Blair is to be presented with claims that his decision to topple Saddam Hussein by force was illegal before his appearance at the Iraq inquiry this week. Two senior Whitehall lawyers are expected to claim that the former prime minister's decision to send British troops to aid the US-led invasion was illegal as it did not have the clear backing of the United Nations.
Sir Michael Wood, the most senior lawyer at the Foreign Office before the war, will give evidence to the inquiry tomorrow. His deputy, Elizabeth Wilmshurst, who resigned in 2003 in protest over military action, will also appear. It is thought they will suggest they believed military force was illegal without an explicit UN resolution giving approval for the invasion.
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2 comments:
Shock cough, cough NOT!
What everyone knew, no kidding.
And look where we are Mission Accomplished, ok?
Yes Blair will be charged with his War Crimes as UK looks for Justice. Now the USA will turn a blind eye to Bush/Cheney War Crimes but Republicans will continue to attack Bill Clinton for having an affair. Next Obama might be charged with eating a BLT sandwich. Americans feel this country can do what ever we want but others must follow the InterNational Law.
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