Sep 2, 2012

THE IRAQ WAR: George Bush and Tony Blair ought face prosecution at the International Criminal Court, Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, speaks during a felicitation event for him in Dharmsala, India, in this Feb. 10, 2012  Associated Press file photo.
LONDON (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq

Tutu, the retired Anglican Church's archbishop of South Africa, wrote in an op-ed piece for The Observer newspaper that the ex-leaders of Britain and the United States should be made to "answer for their actions."

The Iraq war "has destabilized and polarized the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in history," wrote Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1984...¨  please read it all, HERE

·  Thanks to Associate Press, photo/story
·  Thanks to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
·  Thanks to Episcopal Cafe, sidebar
·  Thanks to DAVID STRINGER
·  Thanks to The Observer, United Kingdom

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