Blair 'war crimes' case launched

[Me.]

“Questions over the legality of the war are being raised
The International Criminal Court in the Hague is being asked to probe allegations of war crimes by Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Geoff Hoon.

The claims surround the UK's role in invading Iraq and have been raised by the group Legal Action Against War.

They say a "principal charge" is "intentionally launching an attack knowing it will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians".

Michael Mansfield QC said the group wanted to re-establish the rule of law.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3524133.stm


“Blair faces war crimes suit

Blair recently met with Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis. Greek lawyers say they are going to sue British officials - including Prime Minister Tony Blair - for their role in the Iraq war.

The Athens Bar Association says it will file a suit against Britain at the International Criminal Court - the recently created tribunal for cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

The lawyers call the attacks by the United States and British forces against Iraq "crimes against humanity and war crimes".

They have listed a number of international treaties they say the two countries have violated.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2933140.stm


Pinter demands war crimes trial for Blair

“he Nobel prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter has called for Tony Blair to be tried for war crimes, in his acceptance speech to the Nobel committee.

The 5,000-word speech excoriates the US government over Guantánamo Bay and its attempts to destabilise Nicaragua in the 1980s.

But he saves his most savage comments for the UK, described as "pathetic and supine" and a "bleating little lamb" tagging along behind the US in its support for the Iraq war.

"The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law," he said.

"The invasion was an arbitrary military action inspired by a series of lies upon lies and gross manipulation of the media and therefore of the public ... a formidable assertion of military force responsible for the death and mutilation of thousands and thousands of innocent people”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/dec/07/iraq.booksnews

[sakabatou]

1. Now why the fuck can't we do that here?

[Kaleko]

4. The cabal is too powerful to be prosecuted.

Just as the biggest corporations are deemed too big to fail.

[malaise]

2. Get to the greatest page

immediately.

To the Hague Tony.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. This was filed four years ago. It doesn't appear that this 'case' has gone very far

[Me.]

5. True

But the calls and efforts haven't died down. I saw Jane Mayer on Moyers last night and she spoke of how many in the admin, including Cheney & Addington, are skittish about this issue and they all now may be looking over their shoulders.

[pleah]

6. K&R

[autorank]

7. Here's my message to the Greek Lawyers k*r

συγχαρητήρια για το επίτευγμά σου!. Δείτε επίσης
(Congratulations on your accomplishment!)

[samsingh]

8. excellent