Why didn't Chilcot interview Henry Kissinger about his illegal invasion of Iraq? https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/PEPIS/conversations/messages/979 http://www.911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=172980#172980 PETER OBORNE: If Chilcot fails to nail Blair's lies, it's final proof our democracy is broken By PETER OBORNE FOR THE DAILY MAIL On March 20, 2003, prime minister Tony Blair ordered British Forces into action against Iraq after telling us Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction that posed a threat to Britain and the world. Thirteen years later, we know the full consequences of Mr Blair’s decision: 179 brave British servicemen and women were killed, and hundreds more were maimed or suffered psychological trauma. Tens of thousands of Iraqis died... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3674417/PETER-OBORNE-Chilcot-fails-nail-Blair-s-lies-s-final-proof-democracy-broken.html Daily Mirror live David Davis accuses Tony Blair of lying to the House http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/live-chilcot-report-tony-blair-8358184 David Davis says the PM said the aim of the war was WMD, but in the document referred to in the report, in which Blair said “I am with you whatever” also said the aim of the conflict would be getting rid of Saddam. He notes that the report says Blair’s commitment made it very difficult for the UK to withdraw support for military action later on. He says: “This amounts to a deceit and misleading of this House of Commons. “It’s not the only one, and Sir John has been very careful about avoiding accusing the previous Prime Minister of lying to the House. But a lot of the evidence here suggests he did. What action can this house take in dealing with that?” Cameron says he makes an important point, but getting to the bottom of this issue is difficult. He says the US had a policy of “coercive diplomacy” - wanting to use the pressure of the threat of military action to get Saddam to disarm. He says people will come to their own conclusions, but in his reading of it Sir John is not accusing anyone of deliberate deceit. 13:13 MIKEY SMITH "I will be with you whatever" The SNP’s Angus Robertson brings up Tony Blair’s pledge to George Bush that: “I will be with you whatever” He says it’s unbelievable that Mr Cameron didn’t think noteworthy to mention in his statement to the house. He asks him why. Mr Cameron said he was trying to be “very careful” in his statement to accurately summarise what Sir John Chilcot said - he said he referred to Mr Blair passing notes and giving assurances to Mr Bush that had not been approved by cabinet. David Cameron statement on Chilcot Enquiry publication 13:05 MIKEY SMITH David Cameron says: “I don’t think the United States is always right about everything” - but that our relationship with them is still important. He has also announced a two-day debate on the Chilcot Report next week. David Cameron statement on Chilcot Enquiry publication - Theresa May 13:02 MIKEY SMITH Labour MP 'shouting' at Corbyn in Commons Mr Corbyn was reportedly shouted at in the House of Commons, by a fellow Labour MP - Ian Austin. 13:01 MIKEY SMITH Jeremy Corbyn addresses the dossier making the case for intervention - which he says was designed to take us to war. He says we need a more “open” relationship with the US, with a focus on maintaining international war. And he says there needs to be greater scrutiny of the security services - hinting he hopes MPs will pass a “war powers” act. He says the least the public can expect is “rigorous” evidence on which to base decisions. The house were, he says, “misled”. Jeremy Corbyn Chilcot Report statement 12:56 MIKEY SMITH The "governing class" got it wrong, many of the people got it right Jeremy Corbyn says the invasion of Iraq is considered illegal by the overwhelming weight of international legal opinion. He said right up to the bomb attacks on Sunday, the ramifications of the war are still being seen in the region. He says the tragedy is that while the “governing class” got it so wrong, many of the people - including 10s of millions across the world who marched against the war - got it right. “It wasn’t that those of us who opposed the war underestimated the brutality of Saddam Hussain’s regime” - noting many of them protested against the Iraqi government back when the UK government supported them. But he said the evidence for Iraq’s threat was flimsy, and the consequences had not been fully considered Jeremy Corbyn Chilcot Report statementJeremy Corbyn Chilcot Report statement 12:53 MIKEY SMITH Jeremy Corbyn responds Jeremy Corbyn opens his speech by paying tribute to the soldiers and Iraqis who died and were injured in the conflict. He says he had a private meeting with some of the families yesterday, as he has done periodically over the years. He says the extraordinary length of time it has taken to produce the report is regrettable. And he reveals he was only given access to the report at 8am today.

• published: 06 Jul 2016
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