Blair Update - This story has legs.

(cartoon thanks to steve bell at the guardian)


Tony Blair

A SECRET document from the heart of government reveals today that Tony Blair privately committed Britain to war with Iraq and then set out to lure Saddam Hussein into providing the legal justification.

the pile around tony is getting deeper - fast...

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Chaired by the prime minister and attended by his inner circle, the document reveals Blair supported “regime change” by force from the outset, despite warnings from Lord Goldsmith, the attorney-general, that such action could be illegal.

The minutes, published by The Sunday Times today, begin with the warning: “This record is extremely sensitive. No further copies should be made. It should be shown only to those with a genuine need to know.”

They record a meeting in July 2002, attended by military and intelligence chiefs, at which Blair discussed military options having already committed himself to supporting President George Bush’s plans for ousting Saddam.

ruh-ro... look out, george... this story has legs...

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