Clare Short Iraq-Chilcot Inquiry 2nd Feb 2010

2nd February 2010. Clare Short, the former international development secretary, today accused Tony Blair of lying to her and misleading parliament in the build-up to the Iraq invasion. Short, giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry into the war, also said that the 2003 conflict had put the world in greater danger of international terrorism. Declassified letters between Short and Blair released today show she believed that invading Iraq without a second UN resolution would be illegal and there was a significant risk of a humanitarian catastrophe. She told the inquiry that she had a conversation with Blair in 2002. He told her that he was not planning for war against Iraq and that the evidence has since revealed that he was not telling the truth at that point, she said. She also said she was "stunned" when she read the 337-word legal advice on the war written by the then-attorney general Lord Goldsmith during a cabinet meeting on 17th March 2003, three days before the war began. She was forbidden by Blair from discussing it during the meeting. PUBLIC DOMAIN News item.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Clare
• Short
• Iraq-Chilcot
• Inquiry
• 2nd
• Feb
• 2010

[inkstersco]

Actually that's quite feasible -- the only way to save labour would be if Claire Short was Labour leader.

[AnEnemy100]

Electoral dictatorship. Clare Short for PM.

[News107]

Prosecute Tony Blair. He is a war criminal. Iraq, Afghanistan and many more other counties. He sells mass destruction weapons and forbidden rockets to israel. How can he be involved in the quartet of the middle east peace process for Palestine the holy land. The Hague should jail him immediately .