![]() Former attorney general Lord Goldsmith defended his legal advice |
Legal advice given to Tony Blair by the attorney general prior to the Iraq war was fundamentally "flawed," a former law lord has claimed.
Lord Bingham said Lord Goldsmith had given Mr Blair "no hard evidence" that Iraq had defied UN resolutions "in a manner justifying resort to force".
Therefore, the action by the UK and US was "a serious violation of international law," Lord Bingham added. . . read more


Hazim al-Araji ;
Aide to Moqtada Sadr
The BBC's Andrew North, who was at the protest, says people waved Iraqi flags, Shia banners and chanted anti-American slogans, and an effigy of US President George W Bush was attacked by the crowd.
Joint prayers were held with many Sunni Muslims at the demonstration, our correspondent said. . . . read more.
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