Tony Hatfield's Retired Ramblings

A Couple of Questions for Lord Goldsmith

When the former Attorney- General, Lord Goldsmith appears before the Iraq Inquiry tomorrow, I have little doubt that the panel will spend some time on his advice given to the government at the beginning of March 2003. This forms the... Read more →

Blair, the Observer and another deception

I've just finished reading Nick Davies' ' Flat Earth News'. Ian Hislop called the book 'A must read for anyone worried about journalism-which, on this analysis, should be everyone'. Perhaps this is an example of what Hislop means. The second... Read more →

Our Afghanistan difficulties have their roots in Iraq. Don't let Brown and Milliband fool you!

One thing that irritates me when our politicians-both Labour and Tory- are asked about the deepening difficulties in Afghanistan, is their unwillingness to link those problems with our devastating policy failure in Iraq. We are being constantly told, not only... Read more →

Obama-You must not let Bush/Cheney off the Hook!

Last November, I blogged here about dragging Bush and his cronies into the dock to face punishment for the crimes they certainly committed during the time they all had their hands on the levers of power. I found this part... Read more →

Powell's UN Presentation at the M.O.D?

Today I watched Vice Admiral Charles Style tell the world that the "Cornwall 15" had been ambushed in Iraqi territorial waters. The Iraq/Iran boundary in that part of the world is disputed, so it would not surprise me to see... Read more →

More Lies

What really gets my goat when I hear Blair and his ministers talk about the mess in Iraq is this: They tell us that we should forget about the initial illegal occupation, and now all join hands and support those... Read more →

"Pearly" Gates

I understand the US Defence Secretary nominee, Robert Gates gave up his job as the president of a Texas University to step into Rumsfeld's shoes. There must have been a large faculty there in stating the bleedin' obvious. During his... Read more →

Tony, was it a Fair Trial?

I can remember how, at his latest news briefing, Blair lost his temper with those journalists who had the temerity to ask his views about the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein. It was a typical example of Blair's bluster.... Read more →

NeoCon Lickspittle?

Yesterday on the Today Programme, I heard an American who was described as the US Ambassador to NATO. I had no idea who she was. Her function seemed to be taking the begging bowl round for more European troops to... Read more →

Back to Normal?

Mass executions back on the menu in Iraq. The newly elected government in Iraq are trying to follow Saddam. According to this 27 Iraqis have been executed, including one woman.And just guess where the gallows were?....Abu Ghraib Hat-tip Blairwatch Read more →