Blair defends assault on Falluja
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Tony Blair says the US-led attack on the Iraqi city of Falluja would stop now if terrorists give up their arms.
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LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair vigorously denied on Wednesday that he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war, rejecting growing demands in Parliament to apologize for misleading his country.    Blair again accepted that British intelligence pointing to stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons was flawed, but he insisted he had been right to back the U.S.-led invasion...
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The prime minister insisted no decision had yet been taken on sending British troops to relieve US allies in Iraq. Repeatedly challenged at prime minister&#39;s question time, Mr Blair said it was a military decision
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U.S. planes and artillery pounded  Falluja on Monday and Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  said he had authorized a U.S.-led offensive to rid the Sunni  Muslim city of insurgents.
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LONDON Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (EE&#39;-yahd ah-LAH&#39;-wee) is defending the Fallujah assault. He tells the British tabloid, The Sun, that the battle &quot;will help decide the future of Iraq.
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The former prime minister of Spain, JosÃ© MarÃ­a Aznar, mounted a vigorous defence of his decision to commit troops to Iraq yesterday as he became the first ex-premier to face questioning by a parliamentary commission.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a staunch defence of his record on Iraq Thursday after announcing a major troop withdrawal, and also insisted there is &quot;no planning&quot; under way for an attack on Iran.
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Tony Blair today defended the decision to stop a Serious Fraud Office inquiry into the Â£43bn arms deal.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Monday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the Bush administration before ...
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LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair denied Wednesday that he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war, rejecting growing demands in Parliament that he apologize.   "I cannot bring myself to say that I misrepresented the evidence, since I do not accept that I did," Blair said in the House of Commons...
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Tony Blair says the Iraq war was legally justified even if Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain had to hold firm in Iraq, including tosee it through in Fallujah.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted Thursday there was &quot;no planning&quot; under way for an attack on Iran, while defending his record on Iraq.
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The Iraqi government denied on Monday  it had suspended talks to avert a military assault on the  rebel-held city of Falluja.
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Suspected rebel positions on the outskirts of Falluja are being attacked despite UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warning against an assault. Send us your views.
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Tony Blair admitted yesterday that British troops could be in the American-controlled area of Iraq for months, contradicting assurances from his Defence Secretary that
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LONDONâPrime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government has taken the politically risky decision to send British troops to back up an expected US military assault on the Iraqi rebel stronghold of Falluja.