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Blair Faces New Inquiry into Iraq War

Bush's servile toady Blair is on the hotseat too. He faces a new inquiry into the Iraq War, while the process to impeach him has been re-galvanized by the defeat of the Blair government's anti-terror legislation last week. Let's hope Americans follow suit in dealing similarly with Bush. These prevaricators whose ill-conceived, dangerous policies have caused so much death, destruction and grief, deserve their just rewards. -- Annamarie


Published on Sunday, November 13, 2005 by The Sunday Herald (Scotland)

"Blair Faces New Inquiry into Iraq War
Impeachment Campaigners Claim Former Ministers will Join 200 Supporters to Force Commons Probe

by James Cusick

MPs organising the campaign to impeach Tony Blair believe they have enough support to force a highly damaging Commons investigation into the Prime Minister's pre-war conduct.

A renewed attempt to impeach Blair over claims he misled parliament in making his case for war against Iraq, will be made in the Commons within the next two weeks.

The impeachment process effectively stalled last year when just 23 MPs signed a Commons motion. But the scale of the government's defeat on its anti-terror legislation last week - where 49 Labour MPs rebelled - has galvanised the momentum for proceedings to be invoked.

Organisers say they are expecting 200 cross-party signatures, including those of former government ministers, to force the Commons to set up a Privy Council investigation that would examine in detail the case for impeachment against Blair.

The size of the Labour revolt, allied to unified opposition benches, is said to have changed the climate inside the Commons."

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posted by Annamarie at 12:30 AM