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April 28, 2005
Peter Goldsmith's Legal Advice to Blair on Invading Iraq
Peter Henry Goldsmith, the British attorney general, to British Prime Minister Tony Blair: You have asked me for advice on the legality of military action against Iraq without a further resolution of the [UN] security council. This is, of course, a matter we have discussed before. Since then I have had the benefit of discussions with the foreign secretary and Sir Jeremy Greenstock [the then British ambassador to the UN], who have given me valuable background information on the negotiating history of resolution 1441. In addition, I have also had the opportunity to hear the views of the US administration from their perspective as co-sponsors of the resolution. This note considers the issues in detail in order that you are in a position to understand the legal reasoning.
Click here to read Mr. Goldsmiths advice to Mr. Blair regarding the legality of invading Iraq.
Posted by Munir Umrani at April 28, 2005 10:09 PM
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