Thousands Of Citizens Fund Legal Case Against Tony Blair

Thousands of British citizens have raised enough money to help the families of dead British troops killed in Iraq to sue former Prime Minister Tony Blair.  Over £70,000 was raised in one day after families launched a public appeal to fund legal action to hold Mr Blair accountable for crimes in Iraq. Dailymail.co.uk reports: The Iraq War Families Campaign Group has already raised more than one-third of its £150,000 target to ‘bring to justice those responsible for the war and the deaths of our loved ones’. Reg Keys, whose son Lance Corporal Tom Keys was murdered by an Iraqi mob in an ambush weeks after the invasion, said: ‘This first day total is humbling – and I hope that we will continue to raise our full amount just as fast. ‘The British public remains supportive of our military forces, particularly if they seem to have been badly treated. Sir John Chilcot’s findings need to be acted upon – and so we thank them for their massive help.’ The families have launched the campaign using the CrowdJustice website, which enables individuals, groups and communities to come together to fund legal action. The appeal came after the Chilcot Report condemned Mr Blair for rushing [...]