Press Conference to Expose Illegality of Afghan War, 27th January 2010 House of Commons

By leaving out the phrase “not involving the use of armed force” (our emphasis) the Government reversed the meaning of the original Article and wrongly implied the Security Council had authorised the use of armed force.
This shows that the war with Afghanistan was initiated on a false premise of legality. The result has been the unlawful deaths of thousands of Afghan men, women and children. We now have a responsibility to stop this massacre, end the war and challenge those responsible.'

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