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Add an EventGeorge Monbiot: UK Inquiry "Toothless" and "Feeble" in Probing Origins of Iraq War
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.
LISTEN ONLINEEven NPR, let me repeat: EVEN NPR, covered Tony Blair's testimony the day it took place. Now, a month later, Goodman shows up and doesn't know what the hell she's talking about nor does Monbiot. He's written how much on the inquiry? One column.
Andrew Sparrow live blogs the hearings for The Guardian. Richard Norton-Taylor is among those reporting (since November when public hearings started) on the hearings for The Guardian. Chris Ames writes opinion pieces for The Guardian and does Iraq Inquiry Digest.
George Monibot's an idiot who can't be bothered with the time required to follow near daily developments. Amy Goodman spent two weeks at Sundance Film Festival 'reporting' and wants to tell us she's doing the war and peace report. But she had no time for Clare Short or Michael White or Elizabeth Wilmshurst all of whom gave explosive testimony. Elizabeth Wilmshurst not only gave the legal opinion, before the start of the war, that it was illegal, she resigned before the start of the war in protest.
There's been tons and tons of testimony about the 2002 Crawford ranch meeting between Blair and Brown. The inquiry is recalling Tony Blair because his testimony so obviously contradicted. His crony Alastair Campbell, asked about Iraq on TV, began sobbing about how mean everyone was to poor Tony Blair.
And George Monibot wants to pretend he has something to say?
And Amy Goodman wants to pretend she's done something?
Here's a link to a cartoon from January 31st ridiculing Amy Goodman for her silence on the Iraq inquiry.
http://thecommonills.blogspot.com/2010/01/isaiahs-world-today-just-nuts-if-it.html
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