Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing heavy criticism from Iraq Inquiry over his role in involving Britain into the bloody war of Iraq, killing over a million Iraqis.

According to the sources, the Chilcot inquiry is predicted to take one more step against Blair´s wrong foreign affairs strategies, once it makes the final report after over a year of public and private hearings and considerations.

Blair, the close ally of the former US President George W Bush, is expected to be questioned on four major grounds.

· His false statement to the Parliament, claiming it was "beyond doubt" that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
· Avoiding to inform the British public over his "secret pledge" with President Bush to invade Iraq.
· Sticking to his “sofa government” style that kept his Cabinet in the dark over Iraq invasion plan.
· Failing to set realistic plans to handle the post-war turmoil that gripped Iraq after the invasion.

The analysts believe that the final report by Sir John Chilcot´s Iraq War inquiry to publish this autumn would seriously risk the reputations of Blair and his key allies.

Despite the nationwide demonstration against the interference of Britain in the war in Iraq, Tony Blair led the country into the illegal war. Gordon Brown, Blair´s successor, arranged the inquiry into Iraq war, after mounting condemnation of previous investigations.

Angus Robertson, the Scottish National Party´s leader at Westminster, welcomed the news, believing that Blair´s deception in the past decade has finally made known to the public.

“Despite his best attempts to fudge the issue when he was called to give evidence, the Chilcot inquiry has ­recognized the former Prime Minister´s central role in leading the UK into the worst foreign policy disaster in recent history.

"While no inquiry will bring back those lost in Iraq, this ­comprehensive review by Sir John will at least provide some explanation of the decisions which led to the disastrous conflict,” he said.

Blair´s spokesman criticized the report, saying: “This is a deliberate attempt to pre-judge a report that hasn´t even been written yet. We´re not going to comment until it has been published.”

Meanwhile, Chilcot Inquiry´s spokeswoman said: “We will not provide a running commentary on the inquiry.”

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Last Updated: 2 August 2011