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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (18240)	3/9/2003 7:53:56 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Blair and Straw seem to be in more and more domestic problems news.bbc.co.uk "If there is not UN authority for military action or the reconstruction of the country, I will not uphold a breach of international law or this undermining of the UN," she told the programme. "I will resign from the government." news.bbc.co.uk At this stage I could support the use of military force to enforce a clear mandate.... But I have never been prepared to support war without a clear second UN resolution, without full international support. Without a clear mandate I fear the consequences for international peace and security are too dire to contemplate... My opposition to pre-emptive military action is one of basic morality and the fear of this on my conscience... --- Protests put Blair under pressure news.bbc.co.uk Lawyers doubt Iraq war legality In an open letter to 10 Downing Street, published in the Guardian newspaper, a group of 16 academic lawyers have argued that taking action without a new, clear United Nations mandate "will seriously undermine the international rule of law". This is the full text. news.bbc.co.uk --- The spy-stuff is even more serious since it has been an issue for a couple of decades.