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A CAMPAIGN to hold Tony Blair to account for the war on Iraq is gathering steam with the finalising of a parliamentary motion to "impeach" the prime minister.

THE ASSAULT on Fallujah has started. It is being sold as liberation of the people of Fallujah. It is being sold as a necessary step to implementing "democracy" in Iraq. These are lies.

George Bush won re-election by proving himself a militarist and imperialist that would make the "founding fathers" proud.

Over 100,000 Iraqis have died because US and British troops invaded their country. The majority were civilians. The majority were women and children.

HUNDREDS OF local people and anti-war campaigners joined a "Bring the troops home by Christmas" march in Pollok, Glasgow, last Saturday. Rose Gentle, the mother of British soldier Gordon Gentle who was killed in Iraq, called the protest.

THE COMMON ground between Tony Blair and George Bush extends beyond the murderous war in Iraq. When he took office in 2000 Bush refused to sign up to the Kyoto agreement—the international deal to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and slow global warming.

FAR FROM going away, opposition to the war and occupation of Iraq is pummelling Tony Blair daily.

ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS are gearing up for this Saturday’s "Bring the troops home" protest in Glasgow. Rose Gentle initiated the march. Her son Gordon Gentle was killed in Iraq in June.

It is more than evident that US forces are committing daily acts of genocide in Iraq. As we write, these crimes are being perpetrated against the city of Fallujah.

Tony Blair promised the Black Watch troops serving in Iraq last week that, even if they are sent north, they will still be "home by Christmas".

THE IRAQI Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) leadership appears to have succeeded in convincing some union leaders in Britain that it is a staunch opponent of the occupation. Alas, this self projected image is false.

UKRAINE will begin withdrawing troops from Iraq regardless of the outcome of its presidential election at the end of next week.