Top judge: US and UK acted as 'vigilantes' in Iraq invasion
Former senior law lord condemns 'serious violation of international law'
One of Britain's most authoritative judicial figures last night delivered a blistering attack on the invasion of Iraq, describing it as a serious violation of international law, and accusing Britain and the US of acting like a "world vigilante".
Lord Bingham, in his first major speech since retiring as the senior law lord, rejected the then attorney general's defence of the 2003 invasion as fundamentally flawed.
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Maintaining rule of law is the responsibility of every nation on earth. period. that is why the UN was founded - to co-ordinate that governance. Has it always done it correctly? No. BUT - if we do not respect the rule of law - we will have more countries similar to Somalia springing up. And we all want to see the world descend into the battle between pirates and nations - again. Was there any justification to the invasion of Iraq? NONE. Period. If it was to hold Sadam Hussein responsible for killing a village of Kurds 30 years previously - then what is going to happen to the instigators of this slaughter of innocents? As has been mentioned - we should not let lawyers butt in - BUT that is exactly what happened. Maybe we should have the world run by weather forecasters. I am adamantly opposed to war - spent two tours in Vietnam - so I know war at its finest. And it has nly gotten worse. There are those who think it is grand - but I might suggest that you turn off the History Channel and go to the hospitals were we have the Vets with no possibility of a normal life and explain to them how wonderful war is. My only hope is that the courts of the Hague are ready for the trials to come. No one should get away with this. My 2p