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George Monbiot: UK Inquiry "Toothless" and "Feeble" in Probing Origins of Iraq War
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 :As the Iraq war continues, Britain is in the midst of an ongoing public inquiry into the lead-up to the 2003 invasion. The public hearings began in late November and the committee is expected to report its findings later this year. We speak to author and columnist George Monbiot, who has begun a campaign encouraging citizen's arrests of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for crimes against peace in Iraq.
We turn now to Britain and the ongoing public inquiry into the United Kingdom’s role in the US-led war in Iraq. Chaired by Sir John Chilcot, the inquiry will consider Britain’s role in Iraq from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to military action, the invasion, and the aftermath. The public hearings began in late November and the committee is expected to report its findings by June of this year.
Late last month, amidst angry protests from anti-war activists and the parents of slain British soldiers, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair testified on the origins of the war. He ended his six-hour public testimony by defending the invasion and saying he had no regrets about toppling Saddam Hussein.
As the public inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war continues so does the war.
George Monbiot, columnist for the UK Guardian newspaper and the author of several books. Earlier this month he began a campaign encouraging citizen’s arrests of Tony Blair for crimes against peace in Iraq.
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