Clare Short

Ex-Official: Blair Cabinet Was 'Misled' On Iraq War (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | February 3, 2010, 9:56AM

Clare Short

Things heated up yesterday in Britain's official examination of the lessons of the Iraq War, with a former member of Tony Blair's cabinet charging that the British government was "misled" into believing the war was legal.

Since last July, a steady stream of current and former British officials have been testifying before the Iraq Inquiry, led by Sir John Chilcot. But thus far, it's been relatively short on fireworks -- until yesterday's testimony by former International Development Secretary Clare Short.

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