On October 14, 1999, an Interim Report by Max del Stoel, UN Special Rapporteur on Iraq, read: ” ‘The situation of human rights in Iraq is worsening and the repression of civil and political rights continues unabated. The prevailing regime of systematic human rights violations is contrary to Iraq’s many international obligations and…remains a threat to peace and security in the region.’ ”
– Tony Blair, A Journey, Page 382