http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-evidence-of-witness-69-blair-has-shown-himself-more-a-fool-than-a-liar-1884347.html
The Evidence of Witness 69: Blair has shown himself more a fool than a liar The most revealing thing about the former PM's evidence was how little he understood about the situation on the ground By Patrick Cockburn Sunday, 31 January 2010 LONDON MEDIA A protest poster outside the inquiry in central London on Friday a.. enlarge The case against Tony Blair has revolved too much around his good faith and too little around his competence. The placards held up by protesters on Friday as he gave evidence should have read "sucker" and "dope" rather than "Bliar". Amateurs often have a fluency denied to professionals because they see no "ifs" and "buts" that would interrupt the flow of their argument. Books proving that Bacon wrote Shakespeare are often highly articulate and have great narrative pace because their authors see all facts pointing to the same inevitable conclusion. It is this mixture of amateurism and evangelical conviction which made Mr Blair such a lethally inept leader before and during the war in Iraq. His greatest weakness was not so much that he adjusted facts to support his policies, but that he had so little grasp of the facts in the first place. Related articles a.. Wilmshurst: An ovation for witness of principle b.. Blair: Denounced as liar and murderer c.. Senior diplomat hits out at Blair for remarks on Iran d.. John Rentoul: Another act in the Leader's Tragedy e.. Leading article: The truth on trial
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