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Why we went to war in Iraq remains a secret as Straw blocks the release of cabinet minutes
The government took the unprecedented decision yesterday to block the release of cabinet minutes about the invasion of Iraq on the grounds that it would undermine democratic decision-making, the very argument used by freedom of information bodies which had ordered their disclosure.Jack Straw, the justice secretary, told MPs the government had decided to use its veto powers under the Freedom of Information Act because publication “risked serious damage to cabinet government“.
He argued that the potential damage “far outweighs” any potential public benefit of publication and added that the decision to go to war had already been examined “with a fine-toothed comb” in several inquiries.
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