Illegal, inevitable – Chilcot inquiry casts new doubts on Iraq war

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It is revealed that Blair made secret pledge to Bush while Campbell names Gordon Brown as a 'key figure'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/12/bush-blair-pledge-chilcot-campbell

The government's justification for launching the Iraq war was dramatically undermined today when two separate inquiries cast new light on the build-up to the invasion.

Delivering the first independent assessment of the legality of the conflict, an official Dutch inquiry concluded that "the military action had no sound mandate in international law".

It delivered its findings as details of Tony Blair's support for the conflict emerged in testimony by Alastair Campbell to the Chilcot inquiry in London.

During almost five hours of questioning about the secret diplomacy between Washington and Downing Street in the months before the invasion, Campbell revealed that the former prime minister had assured President Bush in a series of private letters during 2002 that Britain would support a US-led war against Iraq.


Tony Blair gave secret promise to George Bush over Iraq invasion
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6985503.ece


'We will be there': Blair gave secret pledge to Bush on Iraq war, Campbell reveals
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/12/bush-blair-pledge-iraq-campbell-chilcot

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[Arctic Dave]

2. So when do we build the scaffold and hang every one of these sons of bitches

who started this murderous occupation.

[midnight]

3. I wonder why there is still talk about Tony Blair and George Bush cooking

up the facts of the Iraq Invasion? Will anyone be held accountable, or will they have drawn lessons that were learned?