Top judge: US and UK acted as 'vigilantes' in Iraq invasion

Former senior law lord condemns 'serious violation of international law'

One of Britain's most authoritative judicial figures last night delivered a blistering attack on the invasion of Iraq, describing it as a serious violation of international law, and accusing Britain and the US of acting like a "world vigilante".

Lord Bingham, in his first major speech since retiring as the senior law lord, rejected the then attorney general's defence of the 2003 invasion as fundamentally flawed. Full Story »

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James Canning
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by James Canning - Nov. 18, 2008

Not to be missed. Lord Bingham condemns the invasion of Iraq by the US and the UK, as a fundamental violation of international law.

I agree completely with Ld Bingham. Goldsmith was gvien a working over by Cheney's gang, so that he gave the go-ahead to what seemed clear to me as an illegal invasion.

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