tagged w/ Iraq war lies
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned two months before the invasion of Iraq that it would be illegal to go to war without the backing of the United Nations.
Senior government lawyers in the UK told the official Chilcott inquiry into the Iraq War that they had advised the military invasion led by the United States had no legal basis in international law. Every one of the 27 lawyers in the department had advised Blair that the war was illegal.Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned two months before the invasion of... more
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was heckled as he refused to express any regret for the Iraq war and insisted Britain would ultimately be able to look back on the conflict with immense pride.Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was heckled as he refused to express any... more
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Several victims of the shooting in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in 2007 involving Blackwater security guards say they were coerced into reaching settlements and they are demanding that the Iraqi government intervene to have the agreements nullified.Several victims of the shooting in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in 2007 involving... more
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Cancer is spreading like wildfire in Iraq. Thousands of infants are being born with deformities. Doctors say they are struggling to cope with the rise of cancer and birth defects, especially in cities subjected to heavy American and British bombardment.Cancer is spreading like wildfire in Iraq. Thousands of infants are being born with... more
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Fresh evidence has emerged that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's discredited Iraqi arms dossier was "sexed up" on the instructions of Alastair Campbell, his communications chief, to fit with claims from the US administration that were known to be false.Fresh evidence has emerged that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's... more
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Outgoing UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the United States this week for using what he called a "false pretext" to invade Iraq. He said this false pretext has cost “the lives of possibly hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians.”Outgoing UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the United States this... more
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