Jack Straw grilled on 'secret calls' with Colin Powell over Iraq

[deminks]

Source: Times Online

A series of 'secret' telephone calls between Jack Straw and Colin Powell in the months before the war against of Iraq today became the focus of the official inquiry into Britain’s decision to join the American invasion.

Mr Straw, the former Foreign Secretary, said he would check records of his conversations with the US Secretary of State after it was suggested he had been warned that President George Bush would invade Iraq even if Saddam Hussein complied with United Nations weapons inspectors.

Details of the calls emerged after Mr Straw had defended his decision to reject the advice of his chief legal advisor that the war would be unlawful and to press the Attorney General to change his mind and give approval for the invasion.

The Iraq Inquiry announced today that it wanted to speak to members of President Bush’s administration as part of its investigation into the invasion and six year occupation of Iraq which led to the deaths of 179 British servicemen and women,



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The Iraq Inquiry announced today that it wanted to speak to members of President Bush’s administration as part of its investigation into the invasion and six year occupation of Iraq which led to the deaths of 179 British servicemen and women,

emphasis mine.

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. The truth WILL come out --

bit by bit.

As for BushCo. -- they're not talking to anyone -- that's a one way ticket to war crimes for them.

[donheld]

3. k & R

[No Elephants]

4. Colin Powell should not be able to sleep at night, yet he is still full of himself.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. A lot of people here love him just because he jumped off the sinking ship. nt

[goforit]

6. Perfectly planned and manipulated premeditative murder of people in Iraq.

All in the name of war.

[Mari333]

7. yep

in the name of money. and the assholes here keep skating.