The Editorial (“ >An apology from Mr. Blair ,” Oct.29) exposes U.K.’s ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair’s deceitful role leading up to the Iraq invasion. No words would be too harsh to condemn his role in fabricating evidence against Saddam Hussein that showed the latter harbouring weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Blair’s apology is not even worth the paper it is written on as it is yet another attempt to gloss over his deceit. If the war was all about neutralising the weapons, why was it allowed to rage on even after it became clear that the reports were false? Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and ancient Islamic religious, cultural and architectural sites destroyed because of the war. Those responsible for the crimes remain safe, beyond the reach of any law or justice system.
P. Krishnan,
Puttaparthy
