Tony blair trial

In a statement, Blair strongly contested Tutu's views and said Iraq was now a more prosperous country than it had been under Saddam Hussein. We have just had the memorials both of the Halabja massacre, where thousands of people were murdered in one day by Saddam's use of chemical weapons, and that of the Iran-Iraq war where casualties numbered up to a million including many killed by chemical weapons.

But the basis of action was as stated at the time. But surely in a healthy democracy people can agree to disagree. And with investment hugely increased in places like Basra. This article is more than 9 years old. He has blood on his hands. German is far from alone in her criticism. A Change. For this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes. Petition supporters include journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger, who framed it as a way to "stand in solidarity with the men, women, and children whose lives were lost or ruined in the criminal invasion of Iraq.

The honor also puts into stark relief the contrasting treatment between those who launched illegal invasions and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, said Labour MP for Leeds Richard Burgon. We've had enough. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful.

The Common Dreams media model is different. Our mission? To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. Free to read. Free to republish. The problem, as Aaronovitch sees it, is that the political classes hate Blair. The Left have never forgiven him for proving them wrong and the Right have never forgiven him for defeating them. Take education. Childcare was provided for millions of working parents for the first time. The same thing happened on health.

The minimum wage, equal rights for gay people, a Welsh Assembly, a Scottish Parliament, a London mayor — many of these initiatives were controversial when first proposed but are now part of the political consensus. As they slugged it out, Bower and Aaronovitch called upon their specially chosen expert witnesses to bolster their case.

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