BRITAIN: Gentle action against Blair

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On April 27, Rose and George Gentle, the parents of British soldier Gordon Gentle, who killed in Basra last year, announced they were launching action against British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the British High Court, because of his participation in the Iraq war. The action follows the leaking of a March 7, 2003, memo sent by Britain's attorney-general to Blair, which advised that opponents of the war could successfully take legal action under international law. Despite this, the summary sent to parliament on March 17 said "authority to use force exists". The case is supported by the Stop The War Coalition and Military Families Against the War.

From Green Left Weekly, May 4, 2005.
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