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Article by Mark Thomas here.
For some 40% of the British populace the war on Iraq remains immoral, illogical and illegal and on Tuesday 19th November, CND took action that will at least begin to rectify one of those. They served letters to Tony Blair, Geoff Hoon and Jack Straw warning them that they will face a legal challenge unless they give a written undertaking that the UK will not use force on Iraq without going back to the UN Security Council.
At first glance this might not seem too important, but unless the government respond within 7 days CND are going to take them court. This is hugely significant. This is the first time that a group of citizens are going to legally challenge their government's means of going to war.
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CND's legal action may force the UK to return to the UN to seek another resolution for military action. This in itself doesn't stop the war, nor does it justify it if the UN tidy up their legal paper work. However, when reports predict 1/2 million deaths as a result of any conflict and its aftermath then we have a moral obligation to oppose the war with every tool we have available to us we and least try to expose the lie of legality. Better that than roll over, do nothing and let the Sunday Times propaganda take its awful toll.
How come I haven't read about this anywhere else?
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