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Fortunes of war: Iraq? Never did me any harm

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:21:43 GMT

Tony Blair No weapons of mass destruction, thousands dead, yet Mr Blair won a fourth term in 2005. He resigned in 2007, becoming the UN's Middle East envoy and adviser to J P Morgan and Zurich Financial Services.
Source: The Independent

Baroness Ashton: EU couldn’t make it up

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:06:36 GMT

After a byzantine Brussels stitch-up, the appointment to one of the grandest jobs in the European Union was settled by text message.
Source: Times Online

Letters: Causes of Falluja's birth defects

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05:21 GMT

You are to be congratulated for bringing to public notice the possible causes of birth defects and cancers among infants in Falluja (Report, 14 November). You mention radiation poisoning, but not depleted uranium munitions.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Getting Our Way: 500 Years of Adventure and Intrigue — The Inside Story of British Diplomacy by Christopher Meyer

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:10:18 GMT

Christopher Meyer, who presents the three-part television series accompanying this book, was our man in Washington during the run-up to the Iraq war.
Source: Times Online

Blame the PM

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:05 GMT

In addition to those mentioned in the report, the defence secretaries George Robertson, Geoff Hoon and John Reid must bear some responsibility for the disastrous organisation of the MoD from 1997.
Source: The Scotsman

Adonis U-turn on Hoon airport plan

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:31:48 GMT

Transport secretary Lord Adonis has scrapped his predecessor Geoff Hoon's plans to take London's major airports into special administration if BAA got into financial difficulty. Hoon put forward the plans at the height of the financial crisis.
Source: This Is London

Geoff Hoon 'checked phone during Iraq war memorial'

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:20:38 GMT

Mr Hoon has admitted reading texts while in St Paul's Cathedral, but insists he did so before the ceremony began and did not reply to them until it had finished.
Source: The Telegraph

Disrespect: Geoff Hoon accused of checking his phone during Iraq war service

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:54:58 GMT

Former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was involved in a new row over the Iraq war memorial service last night over claims that he checked his mobile phone messages during the service.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:12:03 GMT

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Geoff Hoon (R) and Defence Secretary John Hutton arrive for the weekly Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in central London June 2, 2009.

Photo from Getty Images

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:10:00 GMT

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon leaves Downing Street after the weekly cabinet meeting, on June 2, 2009 in London, England.

Geoff Hoon caught in a lie? (UK defence secretary)

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:01:33 GMT