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Encyclopedia Britannica
Dark Enlightenment | Ideology, Politics, & Philosophy | Britannica
The Dark Enlightenment is a reactionary ideology against Enlightenment ideas of reason, progress, and equality.
TIME
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main criminal / legal allegations, claims or accusations made against Tony Blair to date (mostly relating to the Iraq War and related matters). Some are formal, some proposed, some more speculative. I also note which have had any legal traction or been dismissed.
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1. **Petition to the International Criminal Court over Iraq war (2004)**
* Legal Action Against War filed a petition accusing Blair (among others) of intentionally launching an attack on Iraq knowing civilians would be hit, alleging violations of international law. ([Al Jazeera][1])
* They claimed the war was illegal because it lacked UN Security Council backing, and that certain weapons (e.g. cluster bombs) were used in breach of international law. ([Al Jazeera][1])
2. **Panel of senior international legal experts: โBlair waged war illegallyโ (2003)**
* A panel of eight law professors alleged the UK under Blair broke international treaties on war & human rights in Iraq. Allegations included targeting power stations, using cluster bombs, use of depleted uranium shells, causing avoidable civilian deaths, breach of Geneva Conventions. ([Global Policy Forum][2])
3. **Athens Bar Association / Greek lawyersโ dossier (2003)**
* Greek lawyers / Athens Bar Association prepared a dossier with press clippings and videos to pursue 22 charges before the ICC accusing Blair, Jack Straw, etc. of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide in relation to the Iraq war. ([Al Jazeera][3])
4. **BushโBlair 2003 Iraq memo / โManning memoโ allegations**
* Alleged secret conversations between Bush and Blair in January 2003 where decisions to invade Iraq were already made before UN inspections concluded. Allegation that Blair committed to war even if weapons inspectors did not find WMDs, contradicting public statements. ([Wikipedia][4])
5. **โDodgy dossierโ / Iraq Dossier**
* Accusations that the February 2003 dossier, used to justify joining the Iraq invasion, exaggerated or misrepresented Iraqโs capacity for weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and included information plagiarised from other sources. ([Wikipedia][5])
6. **Crime of aggression claim by former Iraqi general (Al Rabbat)**
* After the Chilcot Inquiry, former Iraqi general Abdul Wahed Shannan al Rabbat attempted to prosecute Blair, Jack Straw, Lord Goldsmith for โcrimes of aggressionโ related to decision to invade Iraq. ([The Guardian][6])
* The UK High Court ruled in 2017 that there is *no* crime of aggression under UK domestic law that could apply to Blairโs case, blocking the prosecution. ([The Guardian][6])
7. **Morality / conduct allegations in Chilcot Inquiry**
* The Chilcot report (UKโs inquiry into the Iraq War) concluded that Blair overstated the certainty of WMD intelligence, that diplomatic options were not exhausted, and that the invasion was not the last resort. These findings led to accusations of misleading parliament / public. ([The Guardian][7])
* Some have argued based on those findings that Blair could be culpable for misconduct in public office. ([BBC][8])
8. **Malaysian โWar Crimes Tribunalโ verdict (2011)**
* The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal (an unofficial โpeopleโs tribunalโ) found Blair (and George W. Bush) guilty of crimes against peace, humanity, and international law over the Iraq invasion. Note: this tribunal has **no official legal force** under international law.
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**Legal outcomes / dismissals so far:**
* The UK High Court dismissed the attempt by Al Rabbat in 2017, saying that the crime of aggression was not part of UK law and could not be applied retroactively. ([The Guardian][6])
* Many of the allegations (e.g. from the Greek lawyers, Legal Action Against War) have not resulted in formal prosecutions. Some were dismissed as โgroundlessโ or lacking evidence in courts or by legal authorities. ([The Irish Times][9])
* The Chilcot Inquiryโs findings, while critical, did not lead to criminal charges against Blair. ([The Guardian][7])
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US & UK Arms Supplied to Israel and Costs
* The US supplies ~69-78% of Israelโs major arms imports. ([SIPRI][1])
* Under the 2019 US-Israel agreement, the US gives Israel ~$3.8 billion/year in military aid. ([SIPRI][1])
* In an approved US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package: $7.41 billion for munitions, guidance kits, Hellfire missiles etc. ([Anadolu Ajansฤฑ][2])
* The UK issued licences for ยฃ42 million worth of military exports to Israel in 2022, dropping to ~ยฃ18 million in 2023. ([BBC][3])
* The UK also supplies ~15% of the value of each F-35 jet (UK components) used by Israel; UK industry has received โ ยฃ336 million (~โฌ386 million) since 2016 for those F-35 parts. ([euronews.com][4])
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