British Empire Report: Its 179 Deaths In Focus [Update]

Today across the globe, Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan with the feast of Eid al-Fitr.

More than a decade of chaos, deaths and political turmoil in the greater Middle East, George Bush promised an independent state for Palestine by 2005, of course a promise not kept and most likely never intended to.

The blue print for the Assad overthrow in Syria was written, a contingency plan for war … no details of its aftermath.

Yesterday the extension of Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) established in 2003, bombed in the heart of Baghdad with over 250 deaths and multiple casualties of maimed and wounded. There are hundreds of Saddam Hussains in Iraq and across Syria. Did I forget Hillary Clinton’s push for Gaddafi’s overthrow in Libya in 2011? The lady is presumptive candidate for the Democrats as presidential candidate. Even president Obama wants his wonderful policy to brought to fruition under Clinton II.

In the meantime in the former empire of the British Commonwealth, despair with no hope for an economic recovery as the citizens dealt a blow by voting FOR Brexit.

The Tory government rid itself of Eton man David Cameron … hell, he can’t manage a bit of defeat as the results of his referendum by counting the votes made clear.

The Blairites in the parliamentary delegation to the House of Common want to ditch its leader Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the Chilcot report. The Blairites, as did many Democrats in Washington DC voted FOR the Iraq War briefly before the November 2002 mid-term election. Appearances, can’t risk to display any weakness … it’s national security and fear of terror from outside our borders. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Jeremy Corbyn voted AGAINST the war.

The family members of the 179 British deaths and the press are gathered in the Queen Elizabeth II conference center to get a briefing ahead of its official publication at 11:00am London time.

○ Chilcot report live: ‘We just want the truth,’ say families

[UPDATE:] A SCATHING REPORT OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE IN DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ

There was no case to go to war in March 2003;
Tony Blair unconditional loyality to the U.S. severely criticised;
Blair’s government could not manage decision making;
Both U.S. and U.K. failed to meet their responsibility as occupying powers;
Unprepared in post-conflict Iraq to decure the nation;
Azores meeting set goals which were not achieved;
British were humiliated in the southern provinces and Basra.

France and the majority of members in the United Nations Security Council were correct in their assessment there was no case for military intervention, there was still time to continue the policy containment of Saddam Hussein and there was no imminent threat. More than 150,000 Iraqi lives were lost, mostly civilians. The people of the greater Middle East as a consequence of the war are suffering today.

My previous 2 diaries –

○ Labour to Remove Corbyn Ahead of Chilcot’s Iraq Report?
○ Labour MPs and Media Smear Corbyn [w. Update]

DON’T YOU DARE

David Cameron says international prosecutors have no right to investigate Our Boys for war crimes when Chilcot Inquiry report is released.

David Cameron has slapped down international war crime prosecutors to insist they have no right to drag “brave” British troops into court. The International Criminal Court sparked fury by saying it will comb through the long-awaited Chilcot Report for evidence against Our Boys.

The PM stepped into the row today to tell the Netherlands-based body to butt out of the inquiry’s findings when they are finally published on Wednesday.

Downing Street insisted:

“The ICC is only able to investigate war crimes if a state in unwilling or unable to itself. We
are confident we are able to demonstrate we are already doing that ourselves.

It’s worth bearing in mind that you have also had the Iraq Historic Allegations Team looking into a
number of cases, and indeed the majority of those investigated so far have been found to be false.”

The PM’s official spokeswoman also insisted the Chilcot report is “not about punishing our soldiers, who served with bravery and dedication”.

Case against Tony Blair over Iraq war a legal impossibility, says QC | The Guardian |

To be continued ….

4 Comments

Oui on July 6, 2016 at 11:09 am

“History will be my judge.”
Tony Blair, former PM on July 6th, 2016

Statement during Tony’s press conference in London Now!
Coverage on most global news networks spinning his role in decision making going to war in Iraq.
Giving a voice to a war criminal, the British elites are such G*dd*m* fools – Hail Brexit!

U.S. chickenkawks …
○ The Hague Invasion Act

Oui on July 6, 2016 at 1:13 pm

Iraq inquiry: UK families say ‘war was a fiasco’ | BBC News |

The families of British service personnel killed in the Iraq War have said the “fiasco must never be repeated”.
Roger Bacon, whose son Matthew was killed in Iraq, said the families may attempt to call those responsible for failings to court.

Bereaved families say Tony Blair is the ‘world’s worst terrorist’ and we want to see him in court | Independent |

Tony Blair has been called “the world’s worst terrorist” by one of the families of the 179 British servicepeople killed in Iraq, moments after they heard Sir John Chilcot finally deliver his verdict on the Iraq War.

After Sir John delivered a summary of his findings, Sarah O’Connor, whose brother Sergeant Bob O’Connor died in Iraq in 2005, fought back tears as she said: “There is one terrorist that the world needs to be aware of and his name is Tony Blair, the world’s worst terrorist.”

She was speaking at a press conference called by some of the bereaved families, who had loudly applauded Sir John as he finished delivering his summary.

○ Ten UK Service personnel killed in Iraq | MoD |

It is with very deep regret that the Ministry of Defence can confirm the deaths of ten UK Service personnel following the loss of an RAF C-130K Hercules aircraft over Iraq on 30 January 2005.

An RAF C-130K Hercules crashed 30 kilometres north-west of Baghdad on Sunday 30 January 2005 at approximately 1635hrs local time. The aircraft was on a flight between Baghdad International Airport and Balad airbase. 10 UK Service personnel are missing believed killed; 9 from the Royal Air Force and 1 from the Army. Their repatriation to RAF Lyneham
commenced on the afternoon of Monday 7 February 2005, being flown out from Basrah with full honours.

Relatives hear final desperate radio message from RAF Hercules shot down by insurgents in Iraq

Oui on July 6, 2016 at 3:17 pm

I’m always optimistic, will lessons be learned? The US media is pretty screwed up already spinning the Chilcot’s scathing report on the decision to go to war. CNN’s mistress of deceit Amanpour inviting the first of a serie of neo-conservatives to discuss the report’s conclusions and advise for future debate in Whitehall. Just watched the start of her interview with former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad.

Putin calls Obama: Russia and US agree on ‘closer military cooperation’ in Syria | RT |

The Kremlin says that both Russia and the US are ready to better coordinate efforts to eliminate radical Islamists in Syria, following a telephone conversation initiated by the Russian leader.

‘Partnership of equals’ as Putin sends Independence Day telegram to Obama

“The President said he was sure that the positive experience of the past would help to set the dialogue between Russia and the United States back on a constructive track thus enabling both countries to counter more effectively the threats and challenges facing the international community today,” statement published by the Kremlin on July 4th.

Over eight years of Obama’s administration the two leaders have clashed repeatedly over NATO’s missile defense system in Europe, US policy in the Middle East, and most notably, Ukraine. Their awkward handshakes and stilted poses during international summits have been endlessly analyzed by media observers.

But the seemingly innocuous text comes in the context of a potential thaw.

In the past year, the two countries have made a public effort to put an end to the bloody struggle in Syria, despite Moscow endorsing the leadership of President Bashar Assad, and Washington insisting that he must be replaced if the country is to transition to peace.

…
lthough Vladimir Putin previously made suggestions that the US and Russia should operate side-by-side in Syria, there has not yet been a public response to the latest proposal.

○ Townhall Meeting Ms Clinton with CNN’s Amanpour by Oui @BooMan on June 21st 2014
○ Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Offers a Prescription for Success | Atlantic Council – April 2016 |

No surprise here, both Amanpour and Ms Clinton are advocates for neocon foreign policy and were trying to outdo each other. What expression is used when two women are in a contest of being more hawkish? I checked the transcript how often the progressive word peace was used during the long interview and Q&A session … just once as in ‘peace of mind.’

Obama as commander-in-chief and rogue generals:

○ Breedlove’s war: emails show ex-NATO general plotting US conflict with Russia

The buck stops at the President’s desk in the Oval Office of the White House.

Oui on July 6, 2016 at 3:37 pm

Reading up on US foreign policy: Carne Ross @TheGuardian

Carne Ross was a British diplomat for 15 years before resigning over the Iraq war, including postings as the Foreign Secretary’s speechwriter, political officer in Afghanistan and Middle East expert at the UN in New York. He now runs Independent Diplomat, a non-profit diplomatic advisory group that advises democratic governments and political movements on diplomatic strategy, including at the UN Security Council.

○ Giving evidence to the Butler inquiry on the Iraq War led to my resignation

Oui on July 6, 2016 at 11:09 am

“History will be my judge.”
Tony Blair, former PM on July 6th, 2016

Statement during Tony’s press conference in London Now!
Coverage on most global news networks spinning his role in decision making going to war in Iraq.
Giving a voice to a war criminal, the British elites are such G*dd*m* fools – Hail Brexit!

U.S. chickenkawks …
○ The Hague Invasion Act
Oui on July 6, 2016 at 1:13 pm
Iraq inquiry: UK families say ‘war was a fiasco’ | BBC News |

The families of British service personnel killed in the Iraq War have said the “fiasco must never be repeated”.
Roger Bacon, whose son Matthew was killed in Iraq, said the families may attempt to call those responsible for failings to court.

Bereaved families say Tony Blair is the ‘world’s worst terrorist’ and we want to see him in court | Independent |

Tony Blair has been called “the world’s worst terrorist” by one of the families of the 179 British servicepeople killed in Iraq, moments after they heard Sir John Chilcot finally deliver his verdict on the Iraq War.

After Sir John delivered a summary of his findings, Sarah O’Connor, whose brother Sergeant Bob O’Connor died in Iraq in 2005, fought back tears as she said: “There is one terrorist that the world needs to be aware of and his name is Tony Blair, the world’s worst terrorist.”

She was speaking at a press conference called by some of the bereaved families, who had loudly applauded Sir John as he finished delivering his summary.

○ Ten UK Service personnel killed in Iraq | MoD |

It is with very deep regret that the Ministry of Defence can confirm the deaths of ten UK Service personnel following the loss of an RAF C-130K Hercules aircraft over Iraq on 30 January 2005.

An RAF C-130K Hercules crashed 30 kilometres north-west of Baghdad on Sunday 30 January 2005 at approximately 1635hrs local time. The aircraft was on a flight between Baghdad International Airport and Balad airbase. 10 UK Service personnel are missing believed killed; 9 from the Royal Air Force and 1 from the Army. Their repatriation to RAF Lyneham
commenced on the afternoon of Monday 7 February 2005, being flown out from Basrah with full honours.

Relatives hear final desperate radio message from RAF Hercules shot down by insurgents in Iraq
Oui on July 6, 2016 at 3:17 pm
I’m always optimistic, will lessons be learned? The US media is pretty screwed up already spinning the Chilcot’s scathing report on the decision to go to war. CNN’s mistress of deceit Amanpour inviting the first of a serie of neo-conservatives to discuss the report’s conclusions and advise for future debate in Whitehall. Just watched the start of her interview with former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad.
Putin calls Obama: Russia and US agree on ‘closer military cooperation’ in Syria | RT |

The Kremlin says that both Russia and the US are ready to better coordinate efforts to eliminate radical Islamists in Syria, following a telephone conversation initiated by the Russian leader.

‘Partnership of equals’ as Putin sends Independence Day telegram to Obama

“The President said he was sure that the positive experience of the past would help to set the dialogue between Russia and the United States back on a constructive track thus enabling both countries to counter more effectively the threats and challenges facing the international community today,” statement published by the Kremlin on July 4th.

Over eight years of Obama’s administration the two leaders have clashed repeatedly over NATO’s missile defense system in Europe, US policy in the Middle East, and most notably, Ukraine. Their awkward handshakes and stilted poses during international summits have been endlessly analyzed by media observers.

But the seemingly innocuous text comes in the context of a potential thaw.

In the past year, the two countries have made a public effort to put an end to the bloody struggle in Syria, despite Moscow endorsing the leadership of President Bashar Assad, and Washington insisting that he must be replaced if the country is to transition to peace.

…
lthough Vladimir Putin previously made suggestions that the US and Russia should operate side-by-side in Syria, there has not yet been a public response to the latest proposal.
○ Townhall Meeting Ms Clinton with CNN’s Amanpour by Oui @BooMan on June 21st 2014
○ Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Offers a Prescription for Success | Atlantic Council – April 2016 |

No surprise here, both Amanpour and Ms Clinton are advocates for neocon foreign policy and were trying to outdo each other. What expression is used when two women are in a contest of being more hawkish? I checked the transcript how often the progressive word peace was used during the long interview and Q&A session … just once as in ‘peace of mind.’

Obama as commander-in-chief and rogue generals:

○ Breedlove’s war: emails show ex-NATO general plotting US conflict with Russia

The buck stops at the President’s desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
Oui on July 6, 2016 at 3:37 pm

Reading up on US foreign policy: Carne Ross @TheGuardian

Carne Ross was a British diplomat for 15 years before resigning over the Iraq war, including postings as the Foreign Secretary’s speechwriter, political officer in Afghanistan and Middle East expert at the UN in New York. He now runs Independent Diplomat, a non-profit diplomatic advisory group that advises democratic governments and political movements on diplomatic strategy, including at the UN Security Council.

○ Giving evidence to the Butler inquiry on the Iraq War led to my resignation

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