JACK STRAW AND 100% TRUTH

Jack Straw on the stand (rather than in the dock) will I suspect bring little comfort to those who have lost loved ones in Blair's wars, nor will sadly shed any new light on what went on in Blair's cabinet room during the run up to the Iraq War. We will get the truth, the whole truth from the perspective of Jack Straw (and the rest of them) - or rather we will get their sanitised version of their truth.

There is an old adage that those in the dock either stand together or hang separately - I suspect that no one will break ranks and there will be no revelations - how can there be? The deed is done, we are living with the consequences and may well do so for some time to come, but, Blair's cronies will swan off to fresh pastures, company directorships and city jobs, etc.

One thing to remember, as was pointed out to me the other day, is that the vote for war would never have been passed save for the support of many Conservative MP's. A little way down the line, one wonders of Cameron will get or need the support of Labour MPs for any vote on war with Iran? Another question to ask is if the USA decides to have a war with Iran, and it may be sooner rather than later will they get 100% support from David Cameron?

179 Good Reasons...

There are 179 very good reasons as to why any inquiry into the events leading the Iraq war should take place in public, rather than private. The 179 brave men and women who died doing their duty, their families and loved ones and the rest of us deserve to know the reasons why... it is far to simple to merely say that Labour lied and they died, it's time for the simple truth.