It’s not just British soldiers. The whole Iraq war fiasco is back in the dock | Richard Norton-Taylor

The judgment on British troops mistreating Iraqi civilians is unprecedented. But behind it is Tony Blair’s misleading of the troops – and the whole nationThe ghosts of the invasion of Iraq, which haunted the Ministry of Defence and the British army for years, have returned with a vengeance. In an unprecedented judgment, the high court ruled on Thursday that the MoD breached the Geneva conventions and British soldiers had meted out “inhuman and degrading treatment” to Iraqi civilians, including beatings, and sleep and sensory deprivation. There was no evidence that the detainees were involved in any terrorist activity or posed any threat to the security of Iraq. Related: British troops breached Geneva conventions in Iraq, high court rules Continue reading…
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