donderdag, januari 28, 2010
US lawyers persuaded Lord Goldsmith to change his mind on Iraq war
ony Blair only got the “green light” to invade Iraq after his Attorney General visited Washington and was told by US lawyers that he was wrong to oppose the war.Lord Goldsmith told the Iraq Inquiry today that he altered his advice a few weeks before the bombing of Baghdad after a series of meetings with American legal advisors. He had initially warned that United Nations resolution 1441, passed in November 2002, did not provide a legal basis for overthrowing Saddam Hussein.
Read more >> | US lawyers persuaded Lord Goldsmith to change his mind on Iraq war - Times Online
Labels: Irak onderzoek, Iraq Inquiry Chilcot, United Kingdom
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