Tony Blair pushed Gordon Brown to hold Iraq war inquiry in private

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Source: UK Observer

Tony Blair urged Gordon Brown to hold the independent inquiry into the Iraq war in secret because he feared that he would be subjected to a "show trial" if it were opened to the public, the Observer can reveal.

The revelation that the former prime minister - who led Britain to war in March 2003 - had intervened will fuel the anger of MPs, peers, military leaders and former civil servants, who were appalled by Brown's decision last week to order the investigation to be conducted behind closed doors.

Blair, who resisted pressure for a full public inquiry while he was prime minister, appears to have taken a deliberate decision not to express his view in person to Brown because he feared it might leak out.

Instead, messages on the issue were relayed through others to Sir Gus O'Donnell, the cabinet secretary, who conveyed them to the prime minister in the days leading up to the announcement of the inquiry last week.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/20/iraq-war-inquiry-brown-blair

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It should also be pointed out that No. 10 have denied this, but the suspicion will still linger on for many, especially as the inquiry is being held in private.

[johnhkennedy]

1. Funny how the Brits and Obama want to keep Bush's Crimes Secret

Very strange that they are working so hard to hide what they did and the reasons for it.

The parents whose soldier/children died or were maimed for the Bush/Cheney/Blair WMD Lies
would probably like to know the truth.

Did they really Torture to get false intel to support their invasion of Iraq?



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