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Tony Blair facing prosecution over the Iraq war

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Anniebach Mon 17-Apr-17 18:48:16

Definitely not, there could never be a fair trial because Blair couldn't divulge what the secret services both here and in America said or Bush , could he call
Bush as a witness or those in the secret services at that time ?

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Fitzy54 Mon 17-Apr-17 18:38:54

I think the war was the one huge blot on his administration and I don't believe he could have ever truly believed Iraq had any meaningful WMD capacity, but no way would I support the idea of a prosecution.

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Luckygirl Mon 17-Apr-17 18:38:30

TB should be held accountable for his actions - not sure this is the right way to go about it though.

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Chewbacca Mon 17-Apr-17 18:32:30

News today states that General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat wants to prosecute the former Labour prime minister for the crime of "aggression". He also wants to bring the prosecution against former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and ex-Attorney General Lord Goldsmith. However, the attorney general hopes to block the private prosecution against them. Reports that an application made to Westminster magistrates court last year to summon Mr Blair was refused by district judge Michael Snow. It said that, as the former head of the government, and as government ministers, the trio had "implied immunity", and that the allegations could "involve details being disclosed under the Official Secrets Act".

My personal feeling is that TB should be held accountable. The damage that he caused is having ramifications that continue to echo around the world to this day. Do you agree? Or do you feel that the Chilcott Enquiry in 2016 put the matter to bed once and for all.

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