latest news lolysnews NYT shailendra chinchalkar trending news. Tony Blair caused irreparable damage to both. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures JanuGet link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps By BY STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World via IFTTT. Mona Awad: ‘A Blue Sky Like This,’ a Short Story. Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. Published in July 2016, the report found Hussein posed ‘no imminent threat’ at the time of the invasion and that the war was fought on the basis of ‘flawed’ intelligence. A petition to rescind the honour has amassed hundreds of thousands of signatures in barely two days, and has been backed not just by politics junkies but also by innocuous pop culture figures such as Right Said Fred, the London-based band best known for ’90s hit ‘I’m Too Sexy’. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps JanuBy BY STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World NYT. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. The inquiry led by Sir John Chilcot found the former Labour leader overplayed the ‘flawed’ intelligence about the dictator’s weaponry and ignored peaceful means to resolve the issue. The decision to Knight former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been met with outrage, with ten of thousands signing a petition to strip him of the award. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures LONDON By tradition, former British prime ministers are honored by Queen Elizabeth some years after leaving 10 Downing Street, so the elevation of Tony Blair to a knighthood on New Year’s Day could have been a routine event. The 2016 Chilcot Inquiry found the invasion of Iraq began on the basis of intelligence which was ‘presented with a certainty that was not justified’ and before diplomatic options had been exhausted.Īs he built the case for military action against Saddam Hussein’s regime, Blair said there appeared to be evidence mounting of weapons of mass destruction that could be used within 45 minutes. Blair, 68, was given the highest honour that can be handed out by the Queen (Picture: Getty Images)Īnd by Monday evening, half a million people had backed the call for him not to become a sir, making it one of the most popular ever on the site.
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