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Justice At Last? Tony Blair To Face Criminal Trial

Former British Prime Minister may finally be held to account for the lies he told the world in the lead up to the illegal Iraq war.  As the world awaits the much anticipated release of the Chilcot report into the Iraq war, politicians in the UK are demanding that Blair be tried for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Lewrockwell.com reports: A few days ago, the foreign affairs spokesperson for the Scottish National Party (SNP) Alex Salmond MP, told RT’s Going Underground program that he would like to see Blair impeached by the British Parliament and also stand trial at the International Criminal Court, if the families of those killed and the wider public agreed. Other MPs have also expressed their support for Salmond’s initiative. “If it’s proved that Tony Blair misled everyone, I personally am determined to see justice prevail and to see him impeached,” said Conservative Sir David Amess. Jeremy Corbyn will call for @tonyblairoffice to be investigated for war crimes @georgegalloway @TheBlairDoc https://t.co/BIUPddZap9 — raymond delauney (@raymonddelauney) May 22, 2016 Meanwhile, it’s been reported that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be backing down from his earlier calls for Blair to be investigated for war crimes depending on [...]