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Departments War Phony UN airplanes to provoke war http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/7408 This came out in a memo obtained by Phillipe Sands, QC, for the new edition of his book "Lawless World." The memo is apparently the minutes of a two-hour meeting between Bush and Blair (and possibly the cast of Monty Python) which took place at the White House on January 31, 2003 – close to two months before the "decision" to go to war. The revelation that the Guardian has focused on, however, is this one. The memo shows, according to the Guardian, "that Bush made it clear the US intended to invade whether or not there was a second resolution and even if UN inspectors found no evidence of a banned Iraqi weapons programme. Tony Blair told President George Bush that he was 'solidly' behind US plans to invade Iraq before he sought advice about the invasion's legality and despite the absence of a second UN resolution." So, the exits are closing all around Tony, and the piles of incriminating poodle dung are piling up in the living room. On this side of the water, this story may not even be the war crime of the week, though, since it remains to be seen whether the US media will cover it. You'd think they would do so just for the level of outlandish stupidity – just for the comic value. But, let's not hold our breath. We now have the British media revealing to us citizens of the US democracy not just the internal workings of 10 Downing Street, but also the goings on at 1700 Pennsylvania. This memo clearly contains revelations at least as grievously incriminating as would the memo alleged to show that Bush wanted to bomb al Jazeera. The British government's attempt to crack down on leaks has not shut off all the taps. There is the remote possibility, of course, that this latest memo came from a US source. If so, the shame of the US media for missing the scoop should be all the greater. A movement is gaining steam to impeach Blair for his role in our president's illegal war. Our brothers and sisters in the anti-war movement in the UK are always three steps ahead of us. What will we do in the United States if the leaders of the coalition of the willing go down one by one? What will we do if evidence emerges that our government lied to their governments? When will the nation most responsible for this humiliating disaster take up some accountability? When will we cease to be a global laughingstock and villain? When will someone in charge find even the ordinary decency to do what the police chief did after arresting Cindy Sheehan for wearing a shirt – apologize? |
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Rules of engagement If they vote for war, occupy 'em! The Baker Boys: stay half the course. Iraq Study Group or Saudi Protection League? Permanent bases and temporary presidents Found: Saddam's weapon of mass destruction Honesty in Iraq Malachi burns himself alive for peace: More links To the victors belongs impunity: of incorrigible transgressors, tacit complicity, and Lady Justice’s conspicuous absence The plan Bush is looking for Oneonta Rumsfeld and Saddam: partners in crimes against humanity A few corpses past 'whatever' Breaking the silence of the night Let humanity's mutiny begin! So Osama walks into this bar, see? AWOL Sergeant to turn himself in today resisting illegal Iraq war The best thing in the world for big oil Pentagon calling up military reservists who are ill Wounded to the soul Class action for wounded Iraq war veterans and family members Command rape Hadji girl First commissioned officer to refuse deployment to unlawful Iraq war officially charged by U.S. Army Despite it being the worst military blunder in U.S history, the GOP sees Iraq war as campaign opportunity. Am I missing something? Rove outlines Busheviks' Iraq strategy to win midterms: lie again about Dems being weak on terrorism Unreported: The Zarqawi invitation Let's stay in Iraq until it's peaceful or we're sane, whichever comes first More -- lots more Why the ‘War Resisters Support Campaign’ in Canada is important to the U.S. anti-war movement Corporate Media symptom number 13: Play along, get along. Gold Star mother urges Americans to sign the voters pledge no more pro-war candidates, no more wars of choice 43,000 reasons not to attack Iran Cindy Sheehan's new book: Dear President Bush Atheists for Peace Lobbying Hitler's legislature for peace The war looks different from inside Congress Congressional hearing on Iraq planned State Department memo: '16 Words' were false America’s "noble" cause: preserving its right to murder, exploit, torture, and impoverish with impunity Bush's "New Kind of Democracy" for Iraq Justice -- not war -- in the Philippines protests Iraq war at military recruitment center Columbus, Ohio March 18th protest footage Homeland dreamland War protesters gather for anniversary Antiwar activists arrested at House Appropriations Committee meeting Three years on Get this: U.S. troops believe in Bush's Iraq fiasco as much as Cindy Sheehan Torture, and a little matter of genocide Death in U.S. custody There are lives in the balance Winter of our discontent: 34-day fast February 15 to March 20 at U.S. Capitol to end the Iraq war How you -- yes you -- can end the war Hole in the future Phony UN airplanes to provoke war Prosecutor probing Niger forgeries, possible conspiracy in CIA leak Today in Iraq for perspective, commentary and news Active-duty military support for Bush and the Iraq war dropping Greed and gall: asking Iraq to pay for its occupation Top ten anti-war news stories of 2005 and the underreported stories of the year Read War Articles by Year: |
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