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Get a bigger hall!
by Chris Ames
The Inquiry has held a further meeting with relatives of service personnel killed in Iraq, this time in Edinburgh.
Tony Blair again seems to have been the focus of attention – and anger. According to the BBC, Rose Gentle, a supporter of the Digest asked Sir John Chilcot if the relatives could be present [...]
Committee to meet families and veterans
The Inquiry has now publicly announced that it is to hold a series of meetings with both the families of those who died in Iraq and veterans of the war, although it prefers the term “conflict”. In a news release, the Inquiry says:
“Veterans of the Iraq conflict and families of those who died or are [...]
Low-key invite to TELIC veterans
The MoD on Monday 05 October 2009 issued a press statement outlining an invition by open letter from Iraq inquiry chairman Lord Chilcot to former participants of Operation TELIC (the 2003 Iraq campaign). This letter offers veterans the opportunity to give their views to the Iraq inquiry committee at a series of roadshows being held in London, Manchester, Bristol and later in Scotland and Northern Ireland, beginning on Wednesday 14 October 2009.
However, this release has received very little publicity and, as of this time of writing (early Wednesday 07 October 2009), has not appeared on the Iraq inquiry website.