Blair 'not aware Iraq war was illegal'

[sabra]

Source: bigpondnews

Tony Blair has denied a report that the British government's chief legal adviser told him that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law.

Asked by CNN television whether an allegation was true that then-attorney-general Peter Goldsmith was 'gagged' after trying to dissuade Blair from lending Britain's support to the US-led war, the former prime minister responded: 'No, it's not.'

'But I think the best thing with this inquiry is actually to let us all give our evidence to the inquiry,' Blair said, responding to a question about the report in Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper.

The newspaper wrote that ministers were secretly told at a July 23, 2002 cabinet meeting that the United States and Britain were set on 'regime change' in Iraq and that Goldsmith, who attended the meeting, strongly expressed his disagreement with the policy in a July 29 letter he wrote to Blair.

In the letter, Goldsmith pointed out that war could not be justified purely on the grounds of 'regime change', the newspaper reported.

Read more: http://bigpondnews.com/articles/World/2009/12/01/Blair_not_aware_Iraq_war_was_illegal_400333.html

[FiveGoodMen]

1. Nice to know that the UK was led by such well-informed people!

[Christa]

2. Yeah, I watched him yesterday on State of The Union

Everybody lied about what he knew


:eyes:





:puke:

[Solly Mack]

3. ROFLMAO

[bertman]

4. Is Blair a blonde?

With apologies to all blondes who might be offended, of course.

[LeftishBrit]

5. In other words, he is offering the plea of insanity?

[bahrbearian]

6. Whats wrong with " I don't recall" it seems to work here.

[ck4829]

7. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, Tony.

[JohnyCanuck]

8. Tony Blair, I think you are a fucking liar. n/t

[Ian David]

9. Did Tony Blair have a fake arrow through his head when he said it?

"I forgot that going to war illegally was illegal!"

[Soylent Brice]

10. *facepalm*

WORST EXCUSE EVER.

[winyanstaz]

11. Blair lies...people die.

Bush lied and over a million have died..
Where is the trial?

[tomg]

12. Next up: Jeffrey Dahmer

claims he was not aware "killing people and eating them was illegal."

[go west young man]

13. Tony Blair asked military to plan Iraq invasion nine months before war

Source: Times Online London

Tony Blair asked military chiefs to secretly prepare options for joining an American invasion of Iraq nine months before the start of the war, the inquiry into the Iraq war heard today.

Sir David Manning, the Prime Ministers foreign policy advisor at the time, said that Mr Blair had asked the Ministry of Defence for the scenarios in June 2002 when it became clear that the United States was drawing up its own plans.



Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6938020.ece

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The video at the link is quite interesting in regards to what Bush said at the time.

[Raster]

14. That's nothing. cheney*/bush* were planning on invading Iraq BEFORE 9/11.

[apnu]

17. Hell they were planning it on the campaign trail in 2000! (nt)

[Raster]

18. Oh yeah! Let's not forget those super-secret energy committee meetings...

You know, the ones well before 9/11 where they divied up Iraq's oilfields.

[AtheistCrusader]

20. I wonder why the new Administration hasn't released those records?

Were they destroyed?

[Raster]

21. And that, my friend, is a DAMNED GOOD POINT!

[paparush]

25. Transcript of Super Secret Energy Committe Meetings (Eyes Only Super Hush Hush)

Cheney: I hope you all enjoyed the roasted kittens.

Assembled Energy Cabal(Nodding in unison): Mmmmm..nom nom nom.

Cheney: Ok, the reason I ordered you all here was to let you in on small policy matter.

(Assembled Energy Cabal snaps to attention)

Cheney: First. Plan on having the best Q4 you've ever had, and transfer 5% off the top into this Swiss account. Second. Stay out of NYC this coming September. Particularly on and immediately after the 11th.

ExxonMobil Energy Cabal Rep: Mr. President..

Cheney: Thanks, but you need to say "vice". Carry on.

Exxon Energy Cabal Rep: Yes. Erm. Mr. "Vice" President, what's all this about um (checks notes) September 11th?

Cheney: Look, just do as I say and no one gets hurt. Also, as an addendum, just plan on not flying at all on September 11th. Any wives, girlfriends, mistresses, or annoying whistleblowers that you need to, shall we say, kill, get them on one of these four flights.

Chevron Oil Cabal Rep: Sire, You are most kind and generous.

Cheney: Start getting your logistics in order to vastly expand your presence in the middle east. Particularly, how to say this, aw hell. We're taking over Iraq. Cabal dismissed.

[Raster]

26. !!!!!

[Solly Mack]

15. k/r

[winyanstaz]

16. yup...the whole damned thing was staged and planned....

and 9-11 was the excuse needed...
WHY ARE THESE CRIMINALS NOT ON TRIAL?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. JPMorgan.

'Nough said.

[grahamhgreen]

22. Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the law-"I did not know pot smoking was illegal" does

NOT get you off.

[paparush]

23. "Not Aware"???????? Oh for cripes sake.

He and Bush are two peas in the same rancid pod (my apologies to peas everywhere).

[Mari333]

24. and Im the Queen of England

knr

[damntexdem]

27. And he didn't know the gun was loaded.

Besides, the devil made him do it.

(Well, in a since, the devil did: i.e., Dubya.)

;-)

[sabrina 1]

28. He's such a liar. The whole topic of the illegality of the war

was openly discussed and I'm sure someone can dig up news video of Blair being asked about it. I remember eg, how there was a lot of discussion about how Blair had to be way more careful about his legal position if he supported it, than Bush because Britain had not withdrawn from International treaties, as Bush had in preparation for the crimes he was about to commit.

It would be nice to see some justice being done, but I doubt anything will happen to Blair. The US will back him up for his loyalty to Bush.

It will take some outside, non-partisan organization to get any justice for the victims of the crimes of Bush/Cheney/Blair et al. Neither the US or Britain will ever admit to the crimes.