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	<title>Colin Bloom &#187; Iraq war</title>
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		<title>Iraq War inquiry should not be behind closed doors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the majority of British people, I wanted to see an inquiry into the Iraq War years ago. The Prime Minister has been hinting at giving us one for ages, and today he looks like he has finally given into pressure from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. However, it only looks like he has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like the majority of British people, I wanted to see an inquiry into the Iraq War years ago. The Prime Minister has been hinting at giving us one for ages, and today he looks like he has finally given into pressure from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. However, it only <em>looks</em> like he has given in, the reality is as ever, not quite what it seems.</p>
<p>With no public sessions planned, and with the Inquiry itself not due to report back until after the next General Election, David Cameron said people may conclude that the Government want to ensure that they do not have to &#8220;face up to any inconvenient conclusions&#8221;.</p>
<p>He went on to raise questions over the range of people conducting the Inquiry, pointing out that the military experience is limited and that senior politicians &#8220;from all sides of the political divide&#8221; are not currently included.</p>
<p>David also said it was &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; that the Prime Minister has said the inquiry &#8220;should try to avoid apportioning blame&#8221;.</p>
<p>Referring to the Franks inquiry that followed the Falklands war, David said:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Before the Franks Inquiry there was a proper debate on the terms of reference of the Inquiry on a substantive motion in the House of Commons.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>And he added:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;This time there&#8217;s just a statement and no debate. Yet last Wednesday the Prime Minister promised us a new era of Parliamentary accountability and democratic renewal. What happened to that? It hasn&#8217;t even lasted a week.&#8221;<br />
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Read the full story from the BBC Website <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8100432.stm">here</a>.</p>
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