Iraq invasion: The unforgettable legacy of Tony Blair
Former UK prime minister's 'liberal intervention' in Kosovo won him praise, but his embrace of the 2003 Iraq invasion has defined his legacy
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Former UK prime minister's 'liberal intervention' in Kosovo won him praise, but his embrace of the 2003 Iraq invasion has defined his legacy
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S.led invasion of Iraq. Then-President George W. Bush and his British counterpart, Prime Minister Tony Blair, signed off on a war based on the myth that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein harbored weapons of mass destruction.
The officially sanctioned conspiracy theory that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11 set a dangerous precedent.
In 2003, the relationship between media and military changed forever when Iraq was invaded, as the BBC world affairs editor recalls
The U.S. has a long and disturbing habit of ignoring the violence it commits overseas as well as at home.