Tag Archives: Iraq

5 Years On

Lord Dholakia 26/03/2008 – 11:43 am

Last Thursday, 20th March, was the 5 year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. To mark the occasion, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords tabled a bill demanding that an inquiry into the war begins before the next session of parliament. On Thursday morning, a group of concerned parliamentarians gathered in Old Palace Green to draw attention to the bill and the ongoing disquiet in this country w […]

Tibet and Iraq

Lord Soley 21/03/2008 – 10:04 pm

Question time on Thursday gave me the opportunity to make a point about training the Iraqi army and also about  Chinese repression in Tibet. These are both contentious issues. Iraq. Whatever your views about the invasion of Iraq I hope people will agree that training the Iraqi army is vital for the future stability of the state. I make the point (by implication) in the question that disbanding […]