Images of a tense, sweaty (it could of course have been a charade) Tony Blair fielding questions on his decision to go into Iraq is no substitute for punishment. But is that the purpose of an Inquiry Commission? In this opinion-piece in today’s The Indian Express, I argue for a humbler standard to judge inquiry commissions by — public participation.
The actual video recordings of the hearings are available at http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate.aspx