Top lawyer’s warning as Iraq inquiry report looms

[inanna]

Source: The Guardian

Saturday 2 July 2016 20.13 BST

One of Britain’s leading experts in international law has said that the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war must deliver a convincing account of the mistakes that led to the 2003 conflict to help restore public trust in politics.

The inquiry will publish its 2.6 million-word report on Wednesday amid a tumultuous time in British politics.

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There are suggestions that the report will not accuse former prime minister Tony Blair of misleading parliament, something that would trigger calls for his prosecution. Of crucial importance will be the way the inquiry has treated unpublished material, notably confidential records of conversations between Blair and President George W Bush.

“Has it fairly and accurately summarised the exchanges between Mr Blair and President Bush and the meetings that took place between them?” Sands asked. “That gives us an insight into whether or not the material has been fairly and accurately interpreted by the Chilcot inquiry.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/02/chilcot-iraq-inquiry-must-restore-public-trust-bush-blair-philippe-sands

[Solly Mack]

1. "mistakes"

[PoliticAverse]

4. "mistakes" - euphemism for "lies", "distortions" and "illegal" actions? n/t

[Ford_Prefect]

2. I have no doubt it will be redacted to protect the public from the fundamental truth about Iraq War.

After all the accusation of fraud came from another place and person. History is written by the winners and rarely includes conflicting evidence.

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. This report may be the only way we will - if accurately reported- -

learn about GWB and Co. actual transcripts of their conversations.....maybe...

[olddad56]

5. sooner or later, it will all come out and the Bush crime family will be prosecuted.

I hope that it is in my lifetime