Deaths in Iraq a war crime, says Hawking

WORLD-RESPECTED scientist Stephen Hawking said yesterday the deaths of more than 100,000 people in Iraq was a war crime.

Prof Hawking made his criticism as he attended a special event in London to remember those who have lost their lives since the war last year.

In a rare sortie into political comment, Prof Hawking told the crowd in Trafalgar Square: “The war was based on two lies. The first was we were in danger of weapons of mass destruction and the second was that Iraq was somehow to blame for September 11.