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’Blair Government under police investigation for war crimes.’ Press Conference

by Open-Publishing - Tuesday 29 January 2008
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Press Release: Scotland Yard to investigate Tony Blair and ex-Attorney General Peter Goldsmith for war crimes

Press Conference, Room C, ... all » 1 Parliament Street Tuesday 15th January 2008 3pm

John McDonnell MP, Chris Coverdale: International War Law Expert and Annie Machon of the Campaign to Make War History brief MPs and the media on allegations of war crimes committed against the people of Iraq by Britain’s former Prime Minister and former Attorney General.

Officers from Scotland Yard have commenced a criminal investigation into the deaths of Iraqi citizens killed during the armed invasion and occupation of Iraq. The Metropolitan Police are acting in response to crimes reported by peace activists from We Are Change UK and The Campaign to Make War History. In an unprecedented step, the case was handed to the War Crimes division of the Counter Terrorism branch who are now investigating allegations of 14 criminal offences committed by Tony Blair, Lord Goldsmith and others. The offences are under the International Criminal Court Act 2001, which came into effect under English common law, just two days before 9/11.

Two Members of We Are Change UK and a representative from the Campaign to Make War History were interviewed for six hours at Belgravia Police station on the 20th December 2007. Evidence was provided to the police relating to the crimes of:-

• genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and conduct ancillary to these crimes under Sections 51 and 52 of The International Criminal Court Act 2001. • a crime against peace and complicity in a crime against peace under Articles 6 and 7 of The Nuremburg Principles. • murder, incitement to murder and conspiracy to murder under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. • conspiracy to commit genocide, a crime against humanity and war crimes under the Criminal Law Act 1977.

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press Gds wearechange.org.uk

Forum posts

  • Hardly surprising but still worthy of note: this parliamentary press conference was ignored entirely by the British MSM which is itself deeply complicit in the war crimes committed by the UK’s political leaders and military. Blair continues to be feted by a fawning press.

    We must assume that his reason for converting to Roman Catholicism was to afford himself the convenience of confessing his crimes, a desperate attempt perhaps to wash the blood off his hands. And what of earthly laws?

    The Rule of Law recognizes that no one is immune from the law. Everyone is supposedly equal before the law ... except in reality, in the Animal Farm that is Britain in 2008, some remain more equal than others.

    So it remains to be seen just how far this police investigation will be allowed to progress before being quashed from on high.

    • So you think it is some kind of coincidence that Blair "converted" to Roman Catholicism?

      http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJJEnjJqx0

      http://www.vaticanassassins.org/

    • So you think it is some kind of coincidence that Blair "converted" to Roman Catholicism?

      As usual, AP, you don’t get the point. As Roman Catholicism is the only Christian denomination which allows one to confess one’s sins and receive absolution, I was speculating that Blair’s becoming a Catholic might have been a desperate attempt on his part to obtain a divine pardon for genocidal crimes.

      I was, if you hadn’t noticed, being sarcastic!

  • King and Emperor Rothschild says: NO truthful info will come to light....
    ......the Hatrack Queen concurs...nothing changes since 1780

    • Hmmm,,
      Why does England still have resemblence to monarchy?
      Monarchy similiar to dictatorship..

      Why would the people of England except this?
      Maybe because there bribed with days off from work,,,to continue supporting the monarchy...

      Only in name only,,ha
      If we pull back the curtain will we see Englands richest family,,the Rothchild?

      It appears the supposedly non working monarchy is really the front company for the Rothschild’s..
      In some perverted way the rothchild’s see themselves as King and Queen..of England...

      With there little servants,,Prince Charlie’s sending his boy to play army..
      We know the Rothschild’s love war and are part of New World Order..

      Let’s hope the people of England realize this and take down the monarchy,,,

      For the longest time I fell for,,,"Tony Blair is only the puppy to Bush"..
      That he along with a few others suckered England into war..

      But this is a crock,,the power in England allowed Blair to play a part in Bush’s Illegal war,,the Rothchild’s..because they wanted this war..

      Blair and his side kicks didn’t pull the wool over the British governments eyes..
      The British government was very involved,,from the company front(monarchy) to the Rothchilds’..

      Otherwise when the Downing Street Memo’s where exposed,,showing how Blair and /Bush preplanned the Iraq war,,they would have screamed bloody murder and took steps to end this ILLEGAL WAR..
      Prosecute Tony Blair and sidekickes..

      I hope my Brit friends are seeing threw this,,and take down the front company of the Rothchilds’..

      This ILLEGAL war is brought to us by the Rockfellors(USA),,Rothchild’s(Britian),,,Lockheed (lacing weapons of death with generational death-depleted uranium),,,connected from the USA to Britian...

      Part of Bush’s selling this war to the people was praying on our trust of the Brits’...
      Maybe the USA led the pack,,,but the Brits are just as guilty...

      There appears to be a link in both countries that is helping in Illegal war and many other Illegal activities...the Media’s...

      ALL LIES ARE BROUGHT TO US AND SOLD TO US BY THE MSMEDIA’S..

      England was very involved in this ILLEGAL Invasion of Iraq,,,
      Now lets all bow down to the King and Queen of England,,the Rothschild’s...

    • Childish logic....The Monarchy did not put us into this war......the politicians (or their backers), and the MSM (or it’s backers did).......Japan & UK & others are Monarchies and it works miracles.
      The Commonwealth is a valuable family of nations the Monarchy binds .........
      The Monarch would almost certainly oppose bad policy directly to the PM but they can’t do it in public....we are lucky to have someone the PM must report the "hair brained schemes" too or thing would be FAR worse...eg USA!

      ......their MUST BE SOMEONE who can stand up to the effective dictatorships of "one, two or 3 people" (backed by crooked MSM) that can control the Cabinet (& the whole party/Government).......... ....
      ...you can bet the Monarch opposes "stupid & wrongful wars".....THEY HAVE HAD 1000 yrs "FAMILY EXPERIENCE" in that business!

  • Why only the Blair government....this investigation should target EVERY country which was involved in "The Coalition of the Willing". As we have always said, "If you are not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem".

    John Howard should also be placed under this investigation, so should Bush as it was these three alone which dragged all other participants to the negotiation table for a war built on nothing but LIES.

    As an Australian, I am disgusted with the behaviour of these "leaders", who I would not trust ever again!!

    • The extraordinary legal process underway to disclose information relating to the authorship and delivery of the ’45 minute’ speech to Parliament is a necessary step towards the testing of the validity of the calls for a War Crimes and Crimes against Humaity charge on Blair and will, perhaps, challenge the legitimacy of his bid to become EU President. John Howard’s position has no equivalence (given his political death) and Bush is also nearly history. What are the implications of an EU President Blair?

  • Re: Blair -vs- Scotland yard. (Mr. Watson, I smell a rat and his MO is definately English!).

    Pity poor Toadie Blair, with his legacy ’in the sewer’ an opportunistic lap dog Blair has spent the last year ’loading up’ on bribes and ’titles’ as a so-called special Middle East envoy for the Bush crime syndicate.

    This opportunity has turned into a continuing war on the Palestinians as he does ’what he does best’ lying and deceiving in favor of the Bush crime syndicate’s efforts to, by ’hook and by crook,’ displace the legitimate democratically elected government of Palestine while pretending to be some sort of Anglo-Saxon Massiah for that 1/2 acre of Zionist hell, often referred as Eretz Ysriol (The so-called ’light unto the nations,’ vomit) by the apartheidnik ZioNazi’s of Israel.

    Let us pray that with the expected defeat of the Bush crime syndicate in Afghanistan, and a NATO reeling from its endlss string of unfortunate massacres of Afghan civilians in the past 30 months, that the continuing ’surge’ in Iraq, like the war on the Taliban will be seen for what it is - an exercise in futility - and that the Bush/Blair ’blues brothers’ will find themselves unemployed and fleeing the International Crimes Court (ICC) investigators come the end of 2008 at best, or working for the Knesset hyena’s as certified nurses aids for ’veggie’ Arik Sharon, until someone has the good sense of (((pinching))) this murderous ’man fo peace’ bastards oxygen hose.

    TheAZCowBoy
    Tombstone, AZ.

  • Please forward and post with health care practitioners:
    FWD:
    Warning to U.S. "Scientists": Life In Prison for WMD Law Violations

    Posted at the request of:
    Francis Boyle,
    University of Illinois College of Law
    Professor of Law
    Author, Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989
    Note:
    Bush "Developing Illegal Bioterror Weapons" for Offensive Use
    By Sherwood Ross t r u t h o u t | Guest Contributor
    Francis Boyle, is also a member of
    the Sunshine Project
    Research and facts about
    biological weapons and biotechnology.
    http://www.sunshine-project.org

    Excerpt from the posting given below:

    This is to put on notice all so-called "life scientists" engaged in
    such offensive/defensive biowarfare work for any "agency" of the
    U.S. government that you are currently violating the Biological
    Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, which has now been codified
    at Title 18 United States Code, sections 175 to 178. The penalty
    is life in prison. We will get you prosecuted! Consequently, I
    recommend that you seek the legal advice and counsel of an
    outside, independent expert on federal criminal law at your earliest
    convenience.

    End of excerpt from the statement by
    Francis Boyle,
    University of Illinois College of Law
    Professor of Law
    Author, Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989

    Additional FYI as this applies to:
    Iraq veterans are denied help for combat trauma
    Mark Townsend, defence correspondent
    Sunday February 3, 2008, The Observer
    And
    The Gulf War Vets
    have posted "Beyond Treason"
    What you do not know could kill you
    http://www.gulfwarvets.com
    And
    Peer Reviewed Medical Journal on Chronic
    Illnesses, cancers and Stealth Infections
    from Bio-weapons of the non-lethal variety
    www.immed.org

    Tom Krohmer
    Environmental Technologist
    Red Collar Crimes in Radiation Experiments
    aka
    The Toxic Reverend
    http://myspace.com/toxicreverend

    Toxic Revelations;
    Censored information on biological weapons and the
    health care industry. The censored rough draft has
    been reposted at :>
    http://www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRevelations/tr.html
    Reference material reposted at:
    http://www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRevelations/donebib.html


    Forwarded message ----------
    From: Boyle, Francis
    Date: Feb 3, 2008 7:00 PM
    Subject: FW: Warning to U.S. "Life Scientists": Life In Prison
    To: Toxic Reverend


    Please circulate.

    Francis A. Boyle
    University of Illinois College of Law

    504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
    Champaign, IL 61820 USA
    217-333-7954 (phone)
    217-244-1478 (fax)

    From: Boyle, Francis
    Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:07 AM
    To: Bio-defensew Sunshine Project
    Subject: Warning to U.S. "Life Scientists": Life In Prison

    This is to put on notice all so-called "life scientists" engaged in
    such offensive/defensive biowarfare work for any "agency" of the
    U.S. government that you are currently violating the Biological
    Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, which has now been codified
    at Title 18 United States Code, sections 175 to 178. The penalty
    is life in prison. We will get you prosecuted! Consequently, I
    recommend that you seek the legal advice and counsel of an
    outside, independent expert on federal criminal law at your earliest
    convenience.

    Francis A. Boyle
    Professor of Law
    Author, Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989

    Francis A. Boyle
    Law Building
    504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
    Champaign, IL 61820 USA
    217-333-7954 (Voice)
    217-244-1478 (Fax)


    From: Boyle, Francis
    Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:51 PM
    To: Boyle, Francis; biodefense@lists.sunshine-project.org
    Subject: RE: [biodefense]
    RE: National Institutes for Death: Homeland Security and
    NIH following White House (2004)

    "Among our many initiatives, we are continuing to develop more
    forward-looking analyses, to include Red Teaming efforts, to
    understand new scientific trends that may be exploited by our
    adversaries to develop biological weapons and to help position
    intelligence collectors ahead of the problem."

    The statement is yet another smoking gun for violating the BWC
    and my 1989 Act now in the US Criminal Code. Red Teaming
    means that we actually have people out there on a Red Team
    plotting, planning, scheming and conspiring how to use if not
    actually using offensive biowarfare agents developed under this
    Directive by NID(akaNIH), DOD, DHHS, DHS and "other agencies"
    such as the CIA.

    fab

    Francis A. Boyle
    Law Building
    504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
    Champaign, IL 61820 USA
    217-333-7954 (phone)
    217-244-1478 (fax)
    fboyle@law.uiuc.edu
    (personal comments only)

    From: Boyle, Francis
    Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:30 PM
    To: biodefense@lists.sunshine-project.org
    Subject: [biodefense] RE: National Institutes for Death: Homeland Security and NIH following White House (2004)

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH), under the direction of the
    Department of Health and Human Services, is working with the
    Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense,
    and other agencies to shape and execute an aggressive research
    program to develop better medical countermeasures. NIH.s work
    increasingly will reflect the potential for novel or genetically
    engineered biological weapons agents and possible scenarios that
    require providing broad-spectrum coverage against a range of
    possible biological threats to prevent illness even after exposure.

    In the bizz, this is a well-known smoking gun for offensive
    biowarfare work in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention
    and its domestic implementing legislation, my Biological Weapons
    Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, now codified into the United States
    Criminal Code. The National Institutes for Death indeed.

    fab

    Francis A. Boyle
    Law Building
    504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
    Champaign, IL 61820 USA
    217-333-7954 (phone)
    217-244-1478 (fax)
    fboyle@law.uiuc.edu
    (personal comments only)

    From: Boyle, Francis
    Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:06 PM
    To: biodefense@lists.sunshine-project.org
    Subject: National Institutes for Death: Homeland Security and NIH following White House (2004)

    Francis A. Boyle
    Law Building
    504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
    Champaign, IL 61820 USA
    217-333-7954 (phone)
    217-244-1478 (fax)
    fboyle@law.uiuc.edu
    (personal comments only)

    Homeland Security Presidential Directive - HSPD-10 Unclassified Version

    Biodefense for the 21st Century

    Release Date: 04/28/04

    Pdf:

     http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/...

    Html:

     http://www.google.com/search?q=cach...

    Preventing and controlling future biological weapons threats will be
    even more challenging. Advances in biotechnology and life
    sciences — including the spread of expertise to create modified or
    novel organisms — present the prospect of new toxins, live agents,
    and bioregulators that would require new detection methods,
    preventive measures, and treatments. These trends increase the
    risk for surprise. Anticipating such threats through intelligence
    efforts is made more difficult by the dual-use nature of biological
    technologies and infrastructure, and the likelihood that adversaries
    will use denial and deception to conceal their illicit activities. The
    stakes could not be higher for our Nation.

    [W]e conducted a comprehensive evaluation of our biological
    defense capabilities to identify future priorities and actions to
    support them. The results of that study provide a blueprint for our
    future biodefense program, Biodefense for the 21st Century, that
    fully integrates the sustained efforts of the national and homeland
    security, medical, public health, intelligence, diplomatic, and law
    enforcement communities.

    Specific direction to departments and agencies to carry out this
    biodefense program is contained in a classified version of this
    directive.

    The United States will continue to use all means necessary to
    prevent, protect against, and mitigate biological weapons attacks
    perpetrated against our homeland and our global interests.

    The traditional approach toward protecting agriculture, food, and
    water .- focusing on the natural or unintentional introduction of a
    disease — also is being greatly strengthened by focused efforts to
    address current and anticipated future biological weapons threats
    that may be deliberate, multiple, and repetitive.

    A demonstrated military capability to defend against biological
    weapons and other WMD strengthens our forward military
    presence in regions vital to United States security, promotes
    deterrence, and provides reassurance to critical friends and allies.

    Despite the inherent challenges of identifying and characterizing
    biological weapons programs and anticipating biological attacks,
    we are improving the Intelligence Community.s ability to collect,
    analyze, and disseminate intelligence. We are increasing the
    resources dedicated to these missions and adopting more
    aggressive approaches for accomplishing them. Among our many
    initiatives, we are continuing to develop more forward-looking
    analyses, to include Red Teaming efforts, to understand new
    scientific trends that may be exploited by our adversaries to
    develop biological weapons and to help position intelligence
    collectors ahead of the problem.

    Anticipation of Future Threats

    The proliferation of biological materials, technologies, and
    expertise increases the potential for adversaries to design a
    pathogen to evade our existing medical and non-medical
    countermeasures. To address this challenge, we are taking
    advantage of these same technologies to ensure that we can
    anticipate and prepare for the emergence of this threat. We are
    building the flexibility and speed to characterize such agents,
    assess existing defenses, and rapidly develop safe and effective
    countermeasures.

    Proactive Prevention

    Preventing biological weapons attacks is by far the most
    cost-effective approach to biodefense.

    To address this challenge, we are further enhancing diplomacy,
    arms control, law enforcement, multilateral export controls, and
    threat reduction assistance that impede adversaries seeking
    biological weapons capabilities.

    The National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction,
    released in December 2002, places special emphasis on the need
    for proactive steps to confront WMD threats. Consistent with this
    approach, we have improved and will further improve our ability to
    detect and destroy an adversary.s biological weapons assets
    before they can be used.

    Attack Warning

    Early warning, detection, or recognition of biological weapons
    attacks to permit a timely response to mitigate their consequences
    is an essential component of biodefense. Through the President.s
    recently proposed biosurveillance initiative, the United States is
    working to develop an integrated and comprehensive attack
    warning system to rapidly recognize and characterize the
    dispersal of biological agents in human and animal populations,
    food, water, agriculture, and the environment.

    Attribution

    Deterrence is the historical cornerstone of our defense, and
    attribution — the identification of the perpetrator as well as method
    of attack .- forms the foundation upon which deterrence rests.
    Biological weapons, however, lend themselves to covert or
    clandestine attacks that could permit the perpetrator to remain
    anonymous. We are enhancing our deterrence posture by
    improving attribution capabilities.

    Capabilities required for response and mitigation against biological
    attacks will be based on interagency-agreed scenarios that are
    derived from plausible threat assessments.

    Moreover, we are working to expand and, where needed, create
    new Federal, state, and local medical and public health capabilities
    for all-hazard mass casualty care.

    Medical Countermeasure Development

    Development and deployment of safe, effective medical
    countermeasures against biological weapons agents of concern
    remains an urgent priority. The National Institutes of Health (NIH),
    under the direction of the Department of Health and Human
    Services, is working with the Department of Homeland Security,
    the Department of Defense, and other agencies to shape and
    execute an aggressive research program to develop better
    medical countermeasures. NIH.s work increasingly will reflect the
    potential for novel or genetically engineered biological weapons
    agents and possible scenarios that require providing
    broad-spectrum coverage against a range of possible biological
    threats to prevent illness even after exposure. Additionally, we
    have begun construction of new labs. We are striving to assure the
    nation has the infrastructure required to test and evaluate existing,
    proposed, or promising countermeasures, assess their safety and
    effectiveness, expedite their development, and ensure rapid
    licensure.

    Francis A. Boyle
    Law Building
    504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
    Champaign, IL 61820 USA
    217-333-7954 (Voice)
    217-244-1478 (Fax)
    (personal comments only)

    — 
    ...— End Of Forwarded Message -----

    Iraq veterans are denied help for combat trauma
    Mark Townsend, defence correspondent
    Sunday February 3, 2008, The Observer

    Regards,

    Tom Krohmer
    Environmental Technologist
    Red Collar Crimes in Radiation Experiments

    aka
    The Toxic Reverend
    http://myspace.com/toxicreverend
    aka
    Justice Is Homeless
    http://www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless
    Who’s a criminal ?
    http://people.tribe.net/toxicreverend

    Homicide Charges For Corporations
    (Rough draft posted with active reference links)
    http://www.angelfire.com/nm/redcollarcrime

    PLEASE NOTE::>

    Peer Reviewed Medical Journal on Chronic
    Illnesses, cancers and Stealth Infections
    from Bio-weapons of the non-lethal variety
    www.immed.org
    Note:
    The Gulf War Vets have posted
    "Beyond Treason"
    What you do not know could kill you
    http://www.gulfwarvets.com

    Toxic Revelations;
    Censored information on
    biological weapons and the health care
    industry The censored rough draft has
    been reposted
    http://www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRevelations/tr.html
    Reference material reposted at:
    http://www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRevelations/donebib.html

    • Gentlemen, I salute your efforts,though I must say that it’s a safe bet that the offending scientists will never hear of your message, left to the main stream media. It’s so gratifying to finally see the unraveling begin. Thank you.

  • How can we get word to these MP’s that they can do much by taking private action through the courts to privately go after Blair and MPs in their PRIVATE capacity, not through regular channels. They can be held accountable in PRIVATE capacity if they have broken the law or acted outside the mandate of their office. Also, look to their oaths of office and if they are acting outside their oath, if they are bonded, can have their bond seized.

    It is not until we make if financially hurtful to people that they will stop their illegal actions IMHO.

    Research can be done at:

    www.thinkfree.ca

    www.suijuris.net

  • We used to have the rule of law here in the US. We used to have a President and not a king.

    Now we have another year left in the reign of the lawless ruler of our bankrupted nation.

    Good luck prosecuting yours.

    Ours is next.

    Cheers.