Britain to Hold Iraq Inquiry


	Britain to Hold Iraq Inquiry

thisnamecantbetaken

6-14-2009 9:17 AM

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"They need answers, not another Whitehall stitch-up."

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1b9a3efa-0c91-4af2-9217-a6c63770bd93/DD8B9B9D-10BF-4963-8EEC-51D9406DB5C4/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html" href="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html" style="font-size: 11px;">rawstory.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html"><FONT color="#000000">Britain to unveil Iraq inquiry this week: reports</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html">The move is expected to be confirmed in a statement to parliament</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html">It will probably come as early as Tuesday, the Observer said.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html"><P>The inquiry will likely examine the circumstances leading up to Britain's decision under Brown's predecessor Tony Blair to join the US-led invasion in March 2003, and its aftermath.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Britain_to_unveil_Iraq_inquiry_this_06132009.html"><P>The government now faces controversy over whether or not the probe will be held in private, as Miliband has indicated.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; 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