CND bids to block attack on Iraq

THE Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) yesterday launched a High Court bid to block the possibility of Britain going to war against Iraq.

CND bids to block attack on Iraq

The group is seeking an urgent ruling that no action can lawfully be taken against Saddam Hussein's regime without the UN Security Council first passing a fresh resolution clearly authorising the use of force.

The application for judicial review is against British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon.

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