Adding to the ever-growing array of evidence that the US and British governments knew full well that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction when they invaded in 2003, a new book reveals that the South African government had given the two nations repeated data on how Iraq had no such weapons.
A nation with a formal nuclear weapons program of its own, South Africa was given unique access by the Iraqi government, and kept the US, Britain, and UN all updated on the mission and their progress. President Mbeki repeatedly met with Tony Blair about this, including a three hour meeting on February 1, 2003.
Three hours of talk and evidence had no effect, and the South African leader concluded Blair’s mind was made up. He even had his predecessor, Nelson Mandela, call President Bush to try to convince him, but struggled to even get Bush to take his call.
Both Bush and Blair have repeatedly insisted the invasion was the result of incorrect intelligence, but have denied anything could’ve been done differently. This new evidence out of South Africa once again shows that both officials were desperately trying to avoid considering any intelligence that would’ve gotten in the way of their war plans.
The head of the UN inspection team also told Dubya and
his Brit flunky Blair that Saddam had no WMDs. These
war criminals knew this was true well in advance.
The USG doesn't have the balls to pick on a country
who can punch back. Saddam couldn't punch back.
Regime Change was the goal for these murdering thugs.
One million Iraqis were slaughtered, their country is
in shambles, racked by civil war that has spread into
Syria, and is responsible for the refugee crisis
taking place in the EU.
Bush and Blair should both be in prison for their
crimes against humanity.
denied anything could’ve been done differently.
Hmmm…I suppose that'd mean they're depicting it as 'necessary' … and they're definitely lying… …and they're quite likely pleased with themselves.
Often, indeed criminals go so far as to express satisfaction with their conduct, like Lemaire, who avowed that he did not repent of anything except that he had not killed them all (both father and son). Avinian, another murderer, begged as a favor that he might be buried with Lemaire, "who spoke so well," and, he himself, in emulation declared on the scaffold, like a martyr, that it was "the truth" that had brought him to it. "Ivan the Terrible thought himself the deputy of the Most High." When asked by Lomboso whether he had ever killed anyone, a certain Number 377 retorted, "I am not a butcher"; but when he was reminded of the fact that he had got away with plenty of pocket-books, he exclaimed, "Ah yes! but what a fine thing to do!" "Glad of it"–"I'd do it again"–cries the daily murderer in the newspaper to the bystanders or the police, and (unless this be bravado) if he change his mind it will be only after he has been wrought upon in prison by the fear of death. Far from evincing Shakespearean remorse, the murderer is inclined, according to the criminologists, to scorn his victim like a savage with the dripping scalp at his belt, ….
—Modern Philology, Vol 10—Criminals in Shakespeare and in Science, by Elmer Edgar Stoll.
What Bush and Blair did was but be at forefront of US and British foreign policy that began long before either of these sychopaths took office.
Blair was not alone, and a lot of others in British power circles seen a chance to once again put forth Great Britain as a major player in World Politic.
Brits liked being the anonymous benefactors of helping US interventionist policys but their need for additional revenues and protective trade policys was in dire streights as they seen no return from aiding Balkan destruction only cost and other than acting as a US military base no capital gains otherwise.
200,000,000 people in US needed no sane reason to invade Iraq, after all they still glorified their military from viet nam and days of interfereing in foreign nations where the killings were easy.
Blame Bush, blame Blair, gives a vent out for “NATIONAL GUILT” as both nations say their democracy means they the people run their political and own lives, do they not?
WELL THOSE MILLIONS WHO SAT WATCHING THE SLAUGHTERING ON THEIR TELE’S AND WAVING FLAGS AND BUYING BERS FOR PAST MILITARY HEROES WERE ACTING MORE LIKE FN BARBARIC PRIMATIVES THAN FREE THINKING PEOPLE.
And this revelation will have absolutely no effect on the American population since they've been successfully programmed to "move on and not look backward"… they've all gone shopping.
That is, the ever dwindling numbers that can still afford to shop.
Way too deep for me…hopefully that was a rhetorical question.
Americans please! The healing and change can only begin when it's accepted that Bush, Blair, and company knew all along that Iraq had no WMD's. It's much too obvious now to remain in denial of that fact. But we understand that it would call for Bush being jailed, tried for his war crimes, and executed for same.
Only then would the healing be complete.
America could always just go and make Bush3 their president! That would show the world how much the US has moved on!
That that possibility even exists now is proof that the US hasn't moved on and hasn't learned anything in the past 20 years.