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Discusses the views of British International Development Secretary Clare Short on an imminent war with Iraq. Treatment of Short in the British press; Her view that the United States and Britain should continue to consult with the United Nations on further action against Iraq; Her views on the manner in which Prime Minister Tony Blair has handled the crisis; British public opinion of President George W. Bush, which is negative.

Relates the views of European Trade Union Confederation leader John Monks on the policy of Great Britain concerning the war to be waged by the U.S. against Iraq. Reason why British foreign policy supports the U.S.; Information on the conferences to be attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Speculations on the consequences of British support to an actual war between the U.S. and Iraq.

Discusses how, on the eve of the Iraq invasion, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush pressured Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, to change his mind on the legality of the war. Background on Goldsmith, who shifted his position twice; Reluctance of Goldsmith to speak about the affair before the Butler inquiry; Goldsmith's opposition to sanctioning military action with United Nations approval; Blair's request that Goldsmith not declare his position formally; How Goldsmith's final document was not the same as his formal legal advice to Blair.

Focuses on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his reaction to criticism. His dismissal of the House of Commons during the latest debate over Iraq; Miscalculations made by Michael Howard that ended optimism for a new leadership; Strategy used by Blair to control the Conservatives; Robin Cook and John Gummer's criticism of Blair; Idea that Blair is being urged to do "the Baghdad bounce"; Outlook for Blair to run a third term.

Examines Lord Butler's report and what it means for British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The report's criticism of Blair's political leadership; Issue of competence; How, in the decision to go to war with Iraq, Blair has been found wanting; Highlights of the report; questions surrounding Blair, including the legal advice presented by Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, days before the invasion; Background on Blair's decision; View that Blair's lack of political accountability was highlighted in the events immediately after publication of Butler's report; Reference to the Hutton report.

Focuses on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his position on Iraq. Blair's belief that history will vindicate his decision to go to war in Iraq; Indication by Blair's advisers that he may express regret for misleading the country regarding the mistaken intelligence on Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological weapons; Hopes for improved security in Iraq and reduced press coverage of the subject; Difficulties disconnecting Iraq from broader discontent with the government, and Blair in particular; Argument of David Blunkett, one of several influential cabinet figures who do not share Blair's scenario; Belief of a sizeable part of the Parliamentary Labour Party that Blair's position remains vulnerable; Blair's strategy; Outlook.

Interviews Charlie Falconer, Lord Chancellor and close friend of Prime Minister, Tony Blair. How Falconer is proceeding with constitutional reforms; Plan which would have dismissed hereditary peers which has been shelved for now with the Blair government looking to reform the House of Lords first; Lessons Falconer has learned from other ministers who have initiated change; Timetable for the enacting of the changes; Expectation that the new plan for the separation of the executive and judiciary will be completed by next year; Falconer's defense of Blair and his policies; Thoughts on Gordon Brown; Thoughts on the EU constitution referendum, the possibility that Britain will adopt the euro and conduct of the war in Iraq.

Contends that British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in a bind, since he cannot admit the blunders that led to the Iraq War, in both diplomacy and intelligence. Questions over what Blair knew; The compromised intelligence sources on Iraq; Issue of Iraq and weapons of mass destruction; Background on United Nations inspectors in Iraq; Significance of the events of September 11, 2001; Historical background; Outlook for Blair and his officials trying to explain their decision to rush to war on the basis of weapons of mass destruction.

Discusses the death of David Kelly. Comments on the Iraq War; Role of Tony Blair; Resignation of Alastair Campbell; Evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Issues at the British Broadcasting Corp.

Offers the view that the United States is redirecting its war on terror, after military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, to a third front, Syria. Dissemination of information to the media by U.S. Brigadier General Vince Brooks; Incongruity of war and the happy press releases given by the U.S.; Details of a briefing by U.S. Navy Captain Frank Thorp about the sporadic fighting and resistance in Iraq; British relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad; Role of British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in supporting the American intolerance of regimes in Syria and Iran; Description of the American presence in Doha, Qatar.

Discusses British Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts of diplomacy regarding a U.S.-led war in Iraq. His loss of international influence; Blair's ability to convince U.S. President George W. Bush to go to the United Nations Security Council for a resolution; Statement that French President Jacques Chirac took over the role of European leader; Turkish government rejection of $6 billion in aid and weapons offered them in exchange for allowing the U.S. to invade Iraq from the north; U.S. pressure on Russia not to use its veto on a second resolution in the Security Council.

Discusses the views of British Labour Party chairman John Reid on a war against Iraq. Importance of addressing moral issues raised by this war; Support for Prime Minister Tony Blair within Labour; Its alliance with the United States; Notion of a war with Iraq as a socialist cause.

Questions why British Prime Minister Tony Blair is willing to commit British forces to military action for the fifth time in as many years. Claim that it is his morals that has made him commit to actions in Iraq, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and back to Iraq; Public opinion of Blair's stance on the Iraqi issue; Public hostility to war; Blair's need to maintain a special relationship with the United States; Blair's frustration at not being able to influence U.S. President George W. Bush to put pressure on Israeli leader Ariel Sharon.

Comments on the disagreement between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush over the resolution to the weapons of mass destruction being held by Iraq. Information on the United Nations Resolution 1284 regarding weapons inspection in Iraq; Resolutions being supported by Blair; Actions taken by Blair to influence Bush.

Offers an opinion on the ongoing violence in Iraq and how Prime Minister Tony Blair and aides are trying to spin it. Declaration by Blair of a "war on terror" which worked well for President George W. Bush in 2001; Suspicion of the author that this "new " war declaration is designed to make the arguments against the old war moot; Belief that Blair is exposed politically even more than before with waning worldwide support for the Iraq War; Thoughts on how the loss of the US presidential race by George W. Bush could leave Great Britain holding the proverbial bag.

Relates the author's experience being questioned by Lord Butler. Request that the author substantiate a number of points in his book "Blair's Wars," particularly the assertion that British Prime Minister Tony Blair had doubts about the intelligence on Iraq; Nature of the questioning during the session.

Focuses on politics and government in Great Britain. Discussion of Prime Minister Tony Blair and his support for Jack Straw's argument about changing policy on the referendum for the European constitution; Background on Straw and his influence as Foreign Secretary; The political differences between Blair and Straw; Their stance on Iraq; Straw's alliances in domestic politics and ability to position himself with the press; Political challenge from Gordon Brown.

Suggests that the war with Iraq has erased the world wide popularity of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Ramifications for U.S. President George W. Bush; Views of French leader Jacques Chirac and German leader Gerhard Schröder that the failure to uncover weapons of mass destruction and botched reconstruction proves the United Nations' reluctance to endorse the war was valid; Theory of liberal intervention which is seriously damaged; Opinion that future military actions are less likely; Example of new found reluctance in war which is seen in Liberia and North Korea where caution appears to reign.

Discusses the British public opinion of a war in Iraq in comparison to actions taken by British politicians. How Labor Party ministers are remaining loyal to British Prime Minister Tony Blair; How Blair's handling of the conflict is negatively affecting the Labor Party; Statement that the public is disillusioned with the entire political process, and this could lead to a loss of several hundred council seats for Labor at the next election; British Liberal Democrat Charles Kennedy's decision to address the peace demonstrators but refusal to take an anti-war stance.

Discusses the political future of British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a period of imminent war against Iraq. Political threat posed to Blair by United States officials in favor of an attack on Iraq; Domestic public opinion of Blair, which has been negative during this crisis; Support among British officials for a United Nations mandate and the completion of U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq.