-Caveat Lector- http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=10/8/02&Cat=4&Num=009
Blair Told War for Iraq Regime Change Illegal: Report LONDON -- Two of Britain's most senior legal figures have warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that military action against Iraq to force a regime change would breach international law, the ***Financial Times*** said on Monday. The newspaper said attorney general Lord Peter Goldsmith and solicitor general Harriet Harman had given Blair confidential advice that international law would allow military action in "limited circumstances" to support UN resolutions. "But it rules out war to achieve regime change," it said as quoted by Reuters. The legal advice explains why the Blair government has drawn short of using the same terminology as U.S. President George W. Bush's administration in calling for "regime change" in Iraq, the paper said. Bush wants to see President Saddam Hussein gone regardless of whether United Nations inspectors return to check Iraq's weapons capability. Blair has backed Bush's buildup of pressure on Saddam and has not ruled out an attack should the United Nations fail to persuade him to disarm. But he has shied away from openly calling for a "regime change" like Bush. The legal advice puts Britain in a potentially difficult situation if it does end up supporting the United States alone in a military attack on Iraq, the paper said. Officials at Blair's Downing Street office could not confirm the legal advice and said they had no comment on the report. The ***Financial Times*** did not say when the advice was given, nor did it give its sources for the information. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
