Relatives of fallen troops meet with Iraq Inquiry chiefs

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The families of Scots troops killed in Iraq are meeting members of the the inquiry into the conflict.

They are taking part in discussions in Edinburgh, designed to scrutinise the way in which the war has been handled.

Inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot wants to use a series of meetings to identify what those most affected by the war think its priorities should be.

However, angry families used the first talks in London to argue that Tony Blair should be held to account for making the decision to take the country to war while serving as Prime Minister.

The Iraq Inquiry is examining the period from 2001 until 2009. It aims to identify how major decisions have been made and see if there are lessons which can be learned from the conflict.

Thousands of documents are being examined by experts ahead of a series of public evidence hearings on the issue.

Since the probe was launched in July, letters have been sent to all of the British families who lost loved ones in the conflict. Around 50 replied to say they would like to take part in the meetings.

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1. 21 Oct 2009 11:12Strappara said

Tony Blair has shown him self to be shallow, corrupt, self serving and vain. He possesses neither principles nor integrity, even delaying changing his religion in case it affected his position. He presided over the dismantling of the British economy with disastrous and far reaching effects and he invaded Iraq against the wishes of the United Nations again with horrific effect. There have been an estimated 133,977,1 civilian deaths in Iraq since the invasion began (& that’s just the bodies they have been able to count).He has callously used his warrior contacts to secure extremely lucrative consultancies in vulnerable countries. Blair is now a regular visitor to Abu Dhabi, typically staying in a £1,500-a-night double suite at the Emirates Palace.The most expensive hotel ever built where guests drink gold sprinkled cappuccinos.

He has lied to and stolen from the British people – shredding large quantities of documents “accidentally” weeks before he left office. He is closely implicated in the deaths of inconvenient critics and he must bear with Bush responsibility for making the world an infinitely more dangerous place for our children.

He and his wife will go down in the history books as dangerous, grasping buffoons along with Mr & Mrs Marcos.

If any more reason is needed not to commit the folly of making him President – he has failed abysmally in his position as Middle East Envoy – having been rebuked for failing to report on his progress. He was no doubt too busy holding court in Jerusalem where he occupies an entire floor of the best hotel in town at a cost of £400,000 per year to the British Taxpayer.In February 2009, while Palestinians in Gaza were still digging themselves out and mourning their dead, he accepted a $1 million prize from Tel Aviv University as the "Laureate for the Present Time Dimension in the field of Leadership.

Blair for President? Not if we have a vestige of sanity left.

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