Tag: Iraq
Podcast: Our media and the shifting sands of foreign affairs
We are living in an unpredictable world, with wars in the Middle East, turmoil in Europe, and the Trump ascendancy in the United States....
Tony Blair blocked Iraq war legal advice claims former aide
By G.A.Ponsonby Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair blocked the Cabinet from seeing documents detailing advice on the legality of the Iraq war. The claims...
Labour failed to act on press but no Murdoch deal says...
By a Newsnet reporter Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell has denied that the former Labour Prime Minister's office negotiated any deal with media...
9/11 – the day everything, and nothing, changed
By Osama Saeed "The kaleidoscope has been shaken," said Tony Blair in the weeks after 9/11. "The pieces are in flux, soon they will...
Chilcot Inquiry set to pin blame on Tony Blair over Iraq
Early reports indicate that the Chilcot Inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the Iraq war is set to heavily criticise former PM Tony Blair...