Iraq War
Nov 30, 2009
Category: Iraq War
Posted by: sudburychange
Brian Brady
The Independent
The Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war will consider a letter from Lord Goldsmith, then Mr Blair’s top law officer, advising him that deposing Saddam would be in breach of international law, according to a report in The Mail on Sunday.
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Oct 10, 2009
Category: Iraq War
Posted by: sudburychange
Former British prime minister Tony Blair was told he had “blood on his hands” by the father of a dead soldier Friday, after a memorial for the fallen of the Iraq war in London.
The ex-premier joined Queen Elizabeth II, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani, current Prime Minister Gordon Brown as well as soldiers and families at a service paying tribute to the 179 troops who died as a result of the 2003 war.
The snub came at a reception held after the memorial in St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the archbishop of Canterbury criticised policymakers for failing to properly consider the human cost of the Iraq war.
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Sep 20, 2009
Category: Iraq War
Posted by: sudburychange
Editor’s note: The corporate media pulled the same stunt in 2006 when MEMRI, a Mossad disinfo operation, released a mistranslated text of an Ahmadinejad speech.
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Sep 16, 2009
Category: Iraq War
Posted by: sudburychange
The troops are what the military calls “combat enablers” — noncombat troops who specialize in areas such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; explosives ordnance disposal; medical and mental health; and personnel administration. They will deploy in team-sized elements as opposed to larger units, according to the official, who asked not to be identified.
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