British Attorney General ORDERED To Disclose Info Leading to Iraq War

[kpete]

Attorney General told to reveal Iraq advice information
By Daniel Bentley, PA
Published: 25 May 2006

The Attorney General's office was ordered today to disclose information leading to his advice on the legality of invading Iraq in 2003.

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas upheld requests for an explanation of Lord Goldsmith's statement to Parliament on 17 March in that year.

In a letter to the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers, Mr Thomas said the Attorney General's confidential advice to the Government, on 7 March, had been "significantly more equivocal in nature".

He added: "There is a public interest in establishing the extent to which published statements are consistent with fuller advice that had been given."

more at:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article584710.ece

[Spazito]

1. Wow, I believe that, within the Downing Street Memos, the issue

of contrasting advice was covered. If I remember correctly, Lord Goldsmith's fuller advice which was not released, was not the same as the shorter public material he released as his advice. This could be VERY interesting.

Thanks, kpete, as always, for finding and posting this!

[babylonsister]

2. Could this be a squeeze play? I sincerely hope some juicy

tidbits surface!

[kpete]

3. If tidbits surface...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5017872.stm

In full: new Goldsmith statement
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has been ordered under freedom of information laws to give more details about how he reached his advice that the Iraq war was legal. Here is the "disclosure statement" from his office.

in case anyone wants to look for tidbits

[Supersedeas]

4. shocking how their MEDIA believes the public has a right to KNOW the truth

[BooScout]

5. Should be interesting.....

He was originally said to have advised that a pre-emptive war on Iraq would not be too kosher legally.

[MissWaverly]

6. Thanks, kpete

You have made me very happy!

:-)

[kpete]

7. well thank you so much

[MissWaverly]

8. Hey, the least we could do was K&R to Greatest Page

The Truth shall make you free!

[kpete]

9. I could not agree with your more

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

[MissWaverly]

10. I am tired of hearing we don't torture when we do torture

I want the facts, just the facts

[Disturbed]

11. Thanks kpete.

The Corps News has mainly ignored this.

The UK is signed to Intl. Law Court. The Invasion of Iraq was illegal under Intl. Law. Will the UK Govt. ever be charged with violating Intl Law?

[babylonsister]

13. Thanks, kpete, and I love that quote!

:hi:

[Hissyspit]

12. Hello! This should happen here, too, of course!

k & r