Brown Lied at Iraq War Inquiry

And he got caught!

Will this bring Brown done in the coming election, while the guiltier, here and over there, maintain their freedom from their crimes!

Brown forced to change stance on army spending

Mar 17, 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that his statements on defence spending at an inquiry into the Iraq war had not been entirely accurate, an embarrassing moment in the run-up to an election.

Brown faces an uphill battle to stay in office beyond the election, expected on May 6, with the Conservatives ahead of his Labour Party in the polls.

Critics have accused him of restricting funding to British forces in Iraq. But Brown has steadfastly responded that during Labour's time in government -- during which he was chancellor for 10 years and prime minister for the past three -- defence spending rose every year.

He stuck to that line at an official Iraq war inquiry. -->-->-->

Gordon Brown misled Iraq inquiry

March 19, 2010 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was under fire last night after he admitted his evidence to the country's inquiry into the Iraq war - that defence spending had risen every year under the Labour government - was not true.

The admission by Mr Brown made during Prime Minister's Questions in the parliament could lead to his recall to give further evidence to the inquiry, chaired by John Chilcot.

Mr Brown admitted giving inaccurate information to the Iraq inquiry about Britain's wartime spending. He had to concede that as treasurer in the Blair government he cut military spending in real terms - rather than increased it, as he told the Chilcot inquiry this month.

The admission vindicated former British military commanders, whose claims the cuts had cost lives were branded by Mr Brown as "disingenuous" and "wrong". -->-->-->

Prime Minister's defence cash gaffe 'corrected'

18/03/2010 The Prime Minister said he would be writing to the inquiry's chairman Sir John Chilcot to correct the gaffe.

The embarrassing admission came after defence chiefs questioned Mr Brown's claim the Ministry of Defence budget had seen year-on-year increases since 1997. -->-->-->

Gordon Brown admits misleading Iraq inquiry: What else did he get wrong?

18th March 2010 Breaking the habit of a lifetime, Gordon Brown stands before the Commons - and admits he was wrong.

His mistake, he confesses, was to tell the Iraq Inquiry he'd increased defence spending 'in real terms' every year. What he should have said is that he'd put it up in cash terms - not the same thing at all.

So was this just a slip of the tongue? Or has he been caught out in a deliberate attempt to rewrite history?

The truth is that during all his hours of evidence to Sir John Chilcot, the Prime Minister based his entire case on asserting that he'd never denied any request from the military - a claim hotly disputed by service chiefs - while insisting he'd never cut defence spending.

Yet it now emerges the MoD's budget, after allowing for inflation, fell in no fewer than four of his years as Chancellor. -->-->-->

You gotta love the Queens English as seen here:

Gordon Brown's apology had shades of a child drinking cod liver oil

18th March 2010

'Sausage dog with a dry nose': Gordon Brown at PMQs yesterday

There was not much snap in Gordon Brown's celery yesterday. It was probably the penultimate Prime Minister's Question Time before the General Election yet Mr Brown spoke quietly, tone downbeat. In mood and tempo he was andante rather than spirito.

During some exchanges he did not lift his eyes. Had he been a specimen at Crufts you would have concluded that this sausage dog had a dry nose.

Just a couple of weeks ago the lava flowed from Mr Brown, red and molten. Yesterday he was no more volcanic than a mole hill. Is everything all right? Or have the glooms descended again?

In his first answer Mr Brown was obliged to cough up a correction about his claim to have increased defence spending every year since 1997. -->-->-->

Gordon Brown in 'humiliating climbdown' on defence spending

17 Mar 2010 Gordon Brown has made an embarrassing retreat over his support for the Armed Forces, admitting his repeated claims to have increased defence spending were wrong.



The Prime Minister conceded that statements he made to the House of Commons, to the Iraq Inquiry and to members of the Armed Forces had been incorrect.

The rare admission of fault by Mr Brown comes after an acrimonious public row between the Prime Minister and senior military figures over his record on defence. -->-->-->

Could this cause the Chilcot Inquiry to not only toughen it's questioning but look deeper at the already given testimony covering weeks, Lets Hope So, and lets hope it brings some minds here to start fighting for the Needed Real Inquiry, where it all started!!