Thursday 20 January 2011.
To Mr Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister of UK
Tony Blair Foundation
Mr Blair
I am writing to you because I am extremely concerned that Britain was taken into the Iraq war on a false mandate. I attended the Hutton Inquiry on the death of Dr David Kelly, and have also attended the presently ongoing Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war.
Based on the evidence and the facts, I must conclude that you made decisions that has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Many of these lost lives are British and Commonwealth personnel.
Since I have an elderly relative who was in the RAF during the second world war, I have a level of awareness of those people who made sacrifices in the name of advancing freedom, peace and civilisation. These Defenders of democracy and peace, appear to have made the ultimate sacrifice, only to be betrayed by you.
I have recently read in the newspapers that a man who works in the Cabinet office, a man called Sir Gus O'Donnell, has claimed that he has the authority to decide what is in the "public interest". The newspapers say that this person has not 'authorized' the release of documents that relate directly to you and former US President, George W. Bush in relations to the Iraq war. There are also claims that you directly intervened and interfered with the Inquiry protocols by blocking access to these documents. In other words, you refused to give your permission for the public to see these documents.
I have spoken to many people on this matter, and everyone is appalled and sickened by this wrong-headed decision. I have been on the bus and on the tube, and several people have said that you are yet again covering up and hiding information that has a direct impact on Sir John Chilcot's Inquiry. Since this is a public inquiry, and the public want to know, these documents should be released to the public.
The public have a very strong and personal interest in these matters.
Therefore, I request that you release these, and all relevant documents that can give the public a candid and full view of events. I must add, that since I too, was a victim of a "sexed up" intelligence and security report, I too have a very public and imperative interest these documents.
Mr Blair, you now benefit from your claimed faith in God. You advance the ideology that you are a man of peace. However the real test of a man who professes a belief in God through his Catholicism is whether he is blameless as a steward of God. Giving your consent to the release of all documents to the Chilcot Inquiry will reassure the public that you have a little honour.
Yours Sincerely
Marcia Simpson-James
Director
The Carbon Philter Institute
London.
