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(9,610 posts) Wed Aug 14, 2013, 07:00 PM Aug 2013

A Reminder: Iraq war was illegal and breached UN charter, says Annan [View all]

The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, declared explicitly for the first time last night that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal.

Mr Annan said that the invasion was not sanctioned by the UN security council or in accordance with the UN's founding charter. In an interview with the BBC World Service broadcast last night, he was asked outright if the war was illegal. He replied: "Yes, if you wish."

He then added unequivocally: "I have indicated it was not in conformity with the UN charter. From our point of view and from the charter point of view it was illegal."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/16/iraq.iraq

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A Reminder: Iraq war was illegal and breached UN charter, says Annan [View all] PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 OP

Kick. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #1

and those people (Bush and cronies) that started it are war criminals... on point Aug 2013 #2

Bush and cronies and Democrats burnodo Aug 2013 #6

Your right I forgot the dems that went along, like Hillary on point Aug 2013 #7

I post this in regards to Manning. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #3

Not when you look at it as: Hydra Aug 2013 #17

The American reply to Annan: illegal, smillegal. America has a war president, this fearless leader indepat Aug 2013 #4

Nonsense! kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #5

Fantastic response. Thank you very much. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #8

Bravo! nt OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #9

+1 leftstreet Aug 2013 #10

It all makes perfect sense to me now! nt raouldukelives Aug 2013 #11

gut wrenching... KoKo Aug 2013 #12

Sense! Martin Eden Aug 2013 #13

In fact, it probably saved lives. Bonobo Aug 2013 #16

Oh, that's going to leave a mark... Hydra Aug 2013 #18

POEM for a WAR CRIMINAL Martin Eden Aug 2013 #14

k & r. eom wildbilln864 Aug 2013 #15

if democrats had invaded another nation illegally, they would be in chains. spanone Aug 2013 #19

Annan is a very wise man. He was right from the beginning. jasond54231 Aug 2013 #20