Sands calls Bliar a cowboy - declares Iraq War illegal on BBC radio
truthseeker | 15.08.2005 12:20 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation
Here's a BBC World Service interview with Philip Sands not broadcast on BBC Domestic for some odd reason. The interview is dated late March 2005 and coincided with his book release 'Lawless World'.
Sands is an expert in international law and works in the same chambers as Blair's wife, Cherie Booth. During the interview Sands explains what international law is, where it comes from and how all countries (incl the US) benefit overall from abiding by it. The alternative is a lawless world, hence his recent book on the subject.
http://www.toucano.plus.com/PoliticsCurrentAffairs/AudioMP3/BBC_WS-Interview-PhilipSands.mp2
(~12mb in .MP2 mono format, ~25mins, play using Winamp or whatever)
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Comment:-
Thanks for that. Despite his profuse verbosity, the key element could be summed as 'The Iraq war was illegal'.
QED. Our government (NuLabour, Tories *and* LibDems) have acted illegally and therefor must be brought to inquiry at the international level. A coalition of minority parties to be put in place at the earliest possible moment, preferably those unfettered by the dictates of central banks...
That's the theory, then there's Bolton, Straw, Shalom and a lofty yet isolated cabal of similar minds hell-bent on world conflagration just to assuage their power lust...
Perhaps we should all email BBC to call for this to be broadcast domestically?
http://www.toucano.plus.com/PoliticsCurrentAffairs/AudioMP3/BBC_WS-Interview-PhilipSands.mp2 (~12mb in .MP2 mono format, ~25mins, play using Winamp or whatever)
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Comment:-
Thanks for that. Despite his profuse verbosity, the key element could be summed as 'The Iraq war was illegal'.
QED. Our government (NuLabour, Tories *and* LibDems) have acted illegally and therefor must be brought to inquiry at the international level. A coalition of minority parties to be put in place at the earliest possible moment, preferably those unfettered by the dictates of central banks...
That's the theory, then there's Bolton, Straw, Shalom and a lofty yet isolated cabal of similar minds hell-bent on world conflagration just to assuage their power lust...
Perhaps we should all email BBC to call for this to be broadcast domestically?
truthseeker
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pseee...
15.08.2005 14:28
But at the end of the day there are more important things about which to worry in this country like workers rights,housing and wastage of taxes, the Iraq war is only a small point, product of capitalism, as long as capitalism exists do not expect imperialist wars to stop.
Fritzi
How is the Legality Relevent?
15.08.2005 14:50
That 'lawless' world sounds pretty good to me! you wouldn't be able to govern armies in such a society..
outlaw
Dearest lying little shit! Lying again I see...
15.08.2005 15:25
Party Ayes Noes Both Turnout Expected Abstain
Con 146 2 (+1 tell) 0 149 132 -17
DU 5 0 0 5 2 -3
Ind 0 1 0 1 1 0
Ind Con 1 0 0 1 0 -1
Lab 254 (+2 tell) 84 (+1 tell) 0 341 379 38
LDem 0 52 0 52 42 -10
PC 0 4 0 4 3 -1
SDLP 0 1 0 1 0 -1
SNP 0 5 0 5 2 -3
UU 6 0 0 6 3 -3
You just make any old shit up as you go along don't you, like a sad little Fox News propagandist.
If you actually lived in the UK or even bothered to listen regularly to BBC Radio on the net, you'd know that a whole lot worse has been levelled at Blair et al many times.
But I guess the whole Gilligan/Kelly/JIC thing sailed over your head...
Go on and have a pop regarding the profile of BBC Radio, heehee!
P.S.
I'm still waiting:
magoo
Glasnost
15.08.2005 22:30
magoo
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
16.08.2005 00:47
Krop
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16.08.2005 06:16
magoo