The Iraq Inquiry Report / Chilcot Inquiry

So, this is to report tomorrow.

http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/

Plenty of articles in the press in anticipation of it, including on Tony Blair's legal position by Geoffrey Robertson:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/05/tony-blair-in-the-dock-fantasy-wars-aggression

Will it be a whitewash or a hard-hitting report? Most likely something in between--but what could be hard-hitting enough, anyway, for an illegal and evil war that cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people? The Iraq Body Count web-site currently puts the death toll at 251,000. I think there have even been higher estimates, but they haven't been verified--which in any case is probably impossible in the fog of war.

https://www.iraqbodycount.org/

The war isn't really over, as people are dying in hostilities even long after its official 'end', although it is of course a matter of debate whether one considers what is currently going on a war, and if so, whether it should be thought of as the same war rather than its still bloody aftermath.

an illegal and evil war

Always interesting to read an objective and impartial opinion...

I'm extremely partial on that, and I'm not sure where I claimed my opinion was 'objective'? Others are welcome to disagree, but it's obviously the worst war of our times, and as far as I know most legal commentators agree that a second UN resolution would have been required. Oh well. Let's see what they say.

Let's see what they say.

Indeed!

Findings at a glance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36721645

Seems like something in between...

Kind of what I expected: highly critical but not to the point of any prosecutions being likely (although entirely justified, imo).

Edit. The more I read, it's pretty heavy stuff. He's not pulling many punches.

its all irrelevant.
we know about the war and its legitimacy, regardless of what the inquirey tells us

all i want to hear is that 'bliar' will be impeached and that he's going to prison.
and then hopefully sodomised by a very large inmate.

if i were english id be embarrassed by the actions of that government.
im not, however, but its still shamefull

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r8YtF76s-yM

hopefully sodomised by a very large inmate.

seriously - have a fucking word with yourself.

if i were english id be embarrassed by the actions of that government.

No, you wouldn't. But I'm embarrassed by your prison rape joke.

ANYWAY - hardly in-between - about as damning as it's possible for the scope of the inquiry to be. Anyone holding out hope of prosecutions for Blair - on what grounds? He's done about as much wrong as it's possible to do, but there aren't any standing laws that he can be tried under, as far as I can see.

In theory he could be in some places but it's never going to happen.

^
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwellisation

and some very exensive lawyers may well have seen to that.

why?
are you some sort of prude?

you needn't be, i wasnt joking

i know, and thats the really sad part

rape lol!

fuck off.

a bit touchy, aren't you @greenhell
he is quite possibly the worst thing to have happened to this country in over a generation.

or are you that thick that you have to take everything literally?

No one's taking it literally, dude. It's just not a nice thing to joke about.

^ you're far too kind.

pah!

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-07-06/government-to-impose-new-contracts-on-junior-doctors-says-jeremy-hunt/

good day for it.

furthermore @greenhell @bikes_knob, i never said anything about rape. i said "sodomised"
but carry on and get all in a tizzy over something on the internet because it really is that important.