'Stunning victory' for Iraq inquiry families (Why UK entered Iraq war)

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/26/usoldiers.xml

'Stunning victory' for Iraq inquiry families

The families of four British soldiers killed in Iraq have won a legal breakthrough in their attempt to force a full public inquiry into why Britain entered the conflict.

In what their lawyers described as "a stunning victory", the Court of Appeal ruled they were entitled to apply for judicial review of the Government's refusal to hold an independent inquiry.

But the judges warned the families that they saw "formidable hurdles" in the way of a full inquiry ever being granted

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Despite the judges' warning on the families' prospects of success, their solicitor, Phil Shiner, said the ruling would force the Government to publish evidence on how the country was taken to war.

Mr Shiner said: "In particular, the Government must finally explain how the 13-page equivocal advice from the Attorney General of March 7, 2003 was changed within 10 days to a one-page completely unequivocal advice that an invasion would be legal.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Good for them and the British judge.

[Cha]

2. KNR! THis is great news

for our side of the pond too!

[NVMojo]

3. rank it up and kick it!

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4. K 'n R

[Moderator]

5. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2413849