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[World BB News] Iraq war inquiry: what Lord Goldsmith has yet to reveal | World BB ...: Goldsmith appears to be embarking on a complex journey in this evidence session. He is revealing his discontent with the way government included him, as well as his frustration at the work of spin doctors, but he still needs to arrive at the ultimate position where he provided the advice Number 10 wanted.

[The Wardman Wire] Podcast: The legal basis for the Iraq War and Lord Goldsmith's ...: Philippe Sands QC of Matrix Chambers and Professor of International Law at University College London has long been of the view that the war in Iraq was illegal and published a book to that effect some time ago. There are few supporters of the revivalist theory put forward by Lord Goldsmith at the Iraq Inquiry hearing today - but Carl Gardner is one lawyer who does.

[BIGON Sandbank] Goldsmith: No pressure to shift Iraq legality | BIGON Sandbank: The former attorney general Lord Goldsmith has dismissed claims he was forced to change his legal advice on the Iraq war as "complete nonsense".Giving evidence at the inquiry into the war, the government’s former chief legal advisor described how he eventually gave the "green light" to the invasion of Iraq just weeks after warning ministers [...]

[My sports shoes Blog] Iraq inquiry chief 'frustrated' by war advice secrecy : My sports ...: Lord Goldsmith said he was not required to take a decision on whether the war have legal protection, saying it clear at a meeting in February 2002: The prime minister, agreed that it was for me to judge and had to agree to do so. said the investigation was in line advice to ministers that the adoption of Security Council of the United Nations to authorize military action against Iraq, but said he had in mind, the extent to which the UN approved the amendment was necessary.

[Get Some News -- Europe] The Iraq war inquiry: will it call Blair to account? | Get Some ...: In November, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Britain's ambassador to the UN in 2003, told the inquiry that the Iraq invasion was of “questionable legitimacy”. Earlier this month, Lord Turnbull, the cabinet secretary during the war, .

[Politics Home - The Green Box RSS Feed] PoliticsHome | News | Lord Goldsmith at Iraq inquiry: As it happened: 10:16 In July, 2002 Lord Goldsmith said he did not see a case for "anticipatory self defence" against Iraq. "I asked to be briefed by the security services so that I could form a judgment for myself on whether there was an imminent threat...my judgment was there wasn't enough evidence of the imminence of threat to justify the use of self defence as a basis for force."

[News] Why is the taxpayer paying to prep Lord Goldsmith for the Iraq War ...: The taxpayer is paying for Lord Goldsmith’s legal advice for exactly the same reason why I would expect a former employer of mine to pay for my legal advice should I become involved in a legal issue relating to my actions on behalf of my former employer. It’s basic practice and completely appropriate.

[Widespread Solutions] Lord Goldsmith Change his mind on Iraq war - led by US lawyers: Tony Blair only got the “green light” to invade Iraq after his Attorney General visited Washington and was told by US lawyers that he was wrong to oppose the war. Lord Goldsmith told the Iraq Inquiry today that he altered his advice a .

[Therearenosunglasses's Weblog] Iraq War Investigation Revealed As Just Another Cover-Up ...: During his evidence, Lord Goldsmith insisted in referring to one secret document, a letter from Mr Straw in which he discussed some of the negotiations during the UN Security Council’s decision to pass Resolution 1441, which gave a “last chance” to comply with weapons inspectors. But he was unable to disclose the content of the letter.

[Smashing News] Smashing News » Blog Archive » Lord Goldsmith tells Iraq Inquiry ...: Lord Goldsmith admitted to the Iraq inquiry that he believed an invasion would break international law but came to a "different view" when asked to give a "definitive" opinion on the eve of war.

[The Legal Blotter] The Legal Blotter » Blog Archive » Iraq inquiry hears damning ...: Last week, declassified letters from April 2002 showed that Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, who gave a legal green light for the

[Charon QC] Lawcast164: The legal basis for the Iraq War and Lord Goldsmith's ...: Philippe Sands QC of Matrix Chambers and Professor of International Law at University College London has long been of the view that the war in Iraq was illegal and published a book to that effect some time ago.  There are few supporters of the revivalist theory put forward by Lord Goldsmith at the Iraq Inquiry hearing today - but Carl Gardner is one lawyer who does. The podcast is  a discussion between us rather than a traditional interview style podcast.

[The Legal Blotter] The Legal Blotter » Blog Archive » ce399 | research archive: Iraq ...: Jack Straw rejected advice in the run up to war that invading Iraqwithout UN backing would break international law, the Iraq inquiryheard. mr Straw's chief legaladviser at the time, Sir Michael Wood, told the then foreign secretaryit .

[Centurean2's Weblog] Brown accused of cover-up: PM under fire as key papers on Iraq war ...: Alastair Campbell told the inquiry that Blair’s message was broadly: ‘We share the analysis, we share the concern, we are going to be with you in making sure that Saddam Hussein faces up to his obligations and that Iraq is disarmed.’

[Wardman Wire Magazine] The invasion of Iraq was lawful (Carl Gardner) | The Wardman Wire: To them I say that, when considering the legal basis of the action, one must have regard to resolutions 687 and 688 with which the Gulf war was brought to an end, to the fact that they reflect voluntary undertakings freely entered into by the Iraqi Government to help bring the war to an end and that since then no resolution of the Security Council in respect of these matters has been anything other than entirely consistent with those obligations. When considering the legal basis of the action we must look at the body of resolutions as a whole and not seek to fasten on to one particular resolution or describe it or any other as deficient.

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