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Iraq

26 Jan 2011

Chilcot Inquiry is not independent, claim Plaid

Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader Elfyn Llwyd has alleged a conflict of interest at the heart of the inquiry into the Iraq war.
21 Jan 2011

Blair implies support for war against Iran

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has implied that the UK should be ready for military action against Iran. He made the comments at the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war.
21 Jan 2011

What did Blair tell his cabinet?

It seems that if you were a member of Tony Blair's cabinet, you had to read the newspapers to find out what your own policy was. Blair was asked at the Chilcot Inquiry this morning (21 January) whether the cabinet realised in 2002 that things were progressing towards war. He replied that they must have done because, “Daily, there were stories" in the media about preparations for military action.
21 Jan 2011

Blair admits not telling Bush about legal advice

Tony Blair has admitted he never warned George Bush that his senior legal adviser, the Attorney General, had warned that the invasion of Iraq would not be legal.
21 Jan 2011

Blair dodges questions on cabinet approval of Iraq invasion

Under intense questioning this morning, Tony Blair has failed to confirm that his cabinet ever made a formal decision to approve the invasion of Iraq.
26 Dec 2010

European Parliament backing for hard pressed Christians in Iraq

The European Parliament has officially welcomed a delegation of Christian leaders from Iraq and Lebanon at its last plenary session of the year.
25 Dec 2010

Williams' sermon backs economic sharing and human rights action

In his Christmas Sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury stresses mutual dependence, loyalty and solidarity in the face of economic constraint and abuse of minorities.
25 Dec 2010

A bleak Christmas for threatened Christians in Iraq

In Iraq Christians have been forced to curtail festivities that celebrate the birth of Jesus more than 2000 years ago, one of Christianity's most important feasts.
21 Dec 2010

Iraqi Christians fear a wave of Christmas attacks on them

Human rights groups have called on the Iraqi government to do more to protect the country’s Christian minority from an expected increase in violent attacks.
17 Dec 2010

Churches seek further US action on resettling vulnerable Iraqis

US church and human rights groups are urging President Obama to fix delays and problems affecting refugees and asylum seekers from war-torn Iraq, especially minorities.

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