Chilcot Inquiry
Secret papers withheld by Chilcot inquiry reveal Foreign Office fears over invasion By Michael Savage | Reuters/Independent | 2 March 2010 Tony Blair gives evidence to the Iraq Inquiry in Westminster on 29 January An invasion of Iraq was discussed within the Government more than two years before military action was taken – with Foreign Office mandarins warning that an invasion would be illegal, that it would claim "considerable casualties" and could lead to the breakdown of Iraq, The Independent can reveal.
Tony Blair denied striking a 'covert' deal with President Bush Guardian | 5 February 2010 The leader of Plaid Cymru's MPs has said he has a memo showing Tony Blair and George Bush struck a secret deal to invade Iraq a year before the 2003 war.
Then Attorney General Goldsmith was 'pinned to the wall and bullied into keeping quiet' while the Prime Minister kept the Cabinet in the darkBy Brian BradyIndependent | 29 November 2009The former PM is said to be furious that his reputation could be 'shredded' during the inquiryTony Blair will be quizzed over a devastating official memo warning him that war on Iraq would be illegal eight months before he sent troops into Baghdad, it was claimed last night.
