Iraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war
30 June 2010 The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.
Copies of the draft legal advice given by former attorney general Lord Goldsmith was previously kept secret despite calls for it to be published.
The Cabinet Office said it had decided to de-classify now because of the "very exceptional" nature of the inquiry.
There has been long running controversy over whether the war was lawful. Continued
Lord Goldsmith draft advice: February 12, 2003, eight page pdf.
Iraq War Inquiry: Declassified Documents so far.
And This, another call for another investigation
Independent Kelly death probe urged
30 June 2010 A close friend of former weapons inspector David Kelly wrote to the Attorney General calling for an independent review into his death, according to reports.
US Air Force officer Mai Pedersen's intervention came after Attorney General Dominic Grieve indicated that he was "concerned" about the Kelly case and interested in exploring how to take the matter forward.
No inquest was ever completed into the death of Dr Kelly in 2003, just days after he was identified as the source of stories questioning then prime minister Tony Blair's case for war in Iraq.
But the Hutton Inquiry into his death found that he killed himself by swallowing 29 painkillers and slitting his left wrist.
Ms Pedersen, who worked with Dr Kelly in Iraq in the 1990s and remained a close friend, challenged this finding in 2008, revealing that he had an injury to his right elbow which made it difficult for him to cut with a knife.
Shortly before his death, he was unable to cut a steak when having dinner with her, she said. And she said that he had a dislike for pills which made it unlikely he would have chosen that method of ending his life. Continued
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