Tory foreign secretary Hague's letter to the Cabinet -Don't mention the Iraq war

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/feb/28/dont-discuss-iraq-war-william-hagu
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William Hague has provoked a bitter row within the coalition by privately writing to other members of the cabinet urging them not to discuss the case for, or the legality of, the Iraq war in the runup to the 10th anniversary of the invasion later this month, the Guardian can reveal.

In a confidential letter, the foreign secretary told senior members of the government they should not be drawn on the controversial issues that drew the UK into a politically divisive conflict that led to the death of almost 200 British troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis.

But the instruction from Hague last week has infuriated Liberal Democrat ministers within the government, who intend to defy the edict.

While Tony Blair's decision to launch the invasion against Saddam Hussein was strongly supported by the Tories at the time, the Lib Dems have consistently argued that the case for war was flawed and contrived, and the invasion flouted international law.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, is expected to make a speech about Iraq before the anniversary on 19 March.

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Don't you love these dictators telling other folks about democracy - fuck Hague, Cameron, Blair et all. - they should all be in The Hague for war crimes!!!