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UK Attorney General's warnings to Blair about war in Iraq



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Oh dear Tony, this doesn't sound like very good news. Credibility, schmedibility, who needs it?

  • The UN - not Mr Blair - had the power to rule that Iraq was not complying with its resolutions.

  • UN Security Council resolution 1441 might not be sufficient legal basis for war.

  • Lord Goldsmith expressed caution about going to war without a second United Nations resolution.

  • Mr Blair was told there were risks in relying on previous UN resolutions to justify military action.

  • Lord Goldsmith pointed to the latest work by Hans Blix and his team of UN weapons inspectors.

  • Lord Goldsmith said that American statements on the legality of war were not applicable in Britain.


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