The 50 lies that took the UK to War (The Independent-UK)

[barbaraann]

The 50 lies, exaggerations, distortions and half truths that took this country to war
25 January 2004

Whatever the outcome of the Hutton inquiry and the vote on top-up fees, the central charge this paper has consistently made against Tony Blair is that he took this country to war in Iraq on a false pretext. Raymond Whitaker and Glen Rangwala list 50 statements on which history will judge him and his US partners.

1. Tonight, British servicemen and women are engaged from air, land and sea. Their mission: to remove Saddam Hussein from power, and disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction.
Tony Blair, televised address to the nation, 20 March 2003

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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=484504


When will we see something like this in a major US newspaper?

[joeybee12]

1. We'll see it in a foreign newspaper first....

...and probably last.