Some harsh headlines on Tony Blair and this Chilcott report on the Iraq war which is set to come out. I tried to get a more mainstream source. Some headlines ask if he would be prosecuted. So, a big story nonetheless.
The left in Great Britain seems vicious. I won't pretend to know their politics but at the same time, his party was the Labour party at that.
Will Britain's Iraq War Chilcot inquiry lead to consequences for Tony Blair?
The findings of Britain’s inquiry into the Iraq War are expected to be released Wednesday, bringing former Prime Minister Tony Blair under renewed scrutiny.
The findings of the Chilcot Inquiry, an investigation into the British government's handling of the Iraq War, are expected to be released Wednesday. Experts say the decisionmaking of former Prime Minister Tony Blair will likely be highlighted in the report, and critics of Mr. Blair have said they will be considering legal and political action against him following the report's release.
In 2003, Blair and Britain joined then-President George Bush and the United States in invading Iraq to overthrown Saddam Hussein. Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair had argued that the war was necessary to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, but none were found. The war was very unpopular in Britain, as 750,000 people protested the war in 2003: what was believed to have been the country's largest-ever protest at the time.
The 2.6 million-word report expected Wednesday is the result of a seven-year investigation overseen by Sir John Chilcot, a member of the Queen's Privy Council and a former civil servant. Blair's critics hope the report could lead to civil, criminal, and political consequences for the former prime minister.
More At: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0705/Will-Britain-s-Iraq-War-Chilcot-inquiry-lead-to-consequences-for-Tony-Blair
