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Originally posted by Rudey
Of course it's not about truth or legality; it's politics.
I'm sure gassing and killing Kurds and Iranians was legal and so was the UN abuse of the Iraq oil for food programs.
-Rudey
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I'd say it's more about the politics off truth and legality - if the Blair government could be shown to have maniupulated truth and legality to fit a political adgenda then they'll fall; either by the public or the Queen (it has happened before). But on the other hand if Blair can successfully defend himself in the face of these attacks/accusations it'll most likely end up strengthening his position politically.
The gassing and killing of Kurds isn't a UK issue, after-all they didn't supply the chemical weapons (that'd been the US)... however there has been some mention of the Oil for Food scandal - as some contributers to the Labour Party have been implicated.
PS> You might be interested to note that asylum seekers from Darfur where protesting outside of 10 Downing Street asking for more UK support of the peacekeeping efforts in Sudan.