Tony Blair’s Political Epitaph and Looming War Crimes Trial? Part 1 of 3. - TruePublica
Tony Blair’s Political Epitaph and Looming War Crimes Trial? Part 1 of 3.
– The banners and placards outside London’s Queen Elizabeth 11
Conference Centre – where the findings of the seven year awaited Chilcot
Inquiry in to the Blair government’s illegal and catastrophic invasion
of Iraq were to be revealed – reflected an anger undiminished since
maybe two million people marched against the war in the city on 15th
February 2003. Thirty six million are estimated to have demonstrated
across the world.
On “Chilcot Wednesday”, 6th
July, as Sir John Chilcot’s findings were awaited the fury still
directed towards Tony Blair for the commitments he had made, unknown to
Parliament, to George W. Bush and for the lies in documents giving the
excuse for war under his watch, were palpable.
Two figures with Blair masks and bloody hands walked through the
crowd, followed by two “Judges” in full formal regalia and wigs, past
signs held high: “Blair, now is the time to pay for your crimes”,
“Justice for Iraq, The Hague for Blair”, “Tony Blair ‘Peace Envoy’ –
What an oxy-Moron” and referring to Blair’s fantasy that Iraq had
weapons of mass destruction which could hit the West in “forty five
minutes” there was: “Forty five minutes from Truth and Justice?”
Nicholas Wood, author of the meticulous book: “War Crime or Just War?
The Case Against Blair”, had designed a thirty foot long banner with
“Blair Must Face War Crimes Trial”, which was unveiled to the media
outside Blair’s house at London’s 29 Connaught Square at 7 a.m., to greet Blair as he left for the Inquiry. (1)
He was also faced by relentless Iraq war protester and renowned actor
Michael Culver, wearing a T-shirt reading: “2,000,000 Dead, 4,000,000
Fled, Genocide, Theft, Torture, Starvation.”
