Begging

Sorry if my unkempt beard offends.

Sorry for wearing a suit when I beg.

Sorry for my ruddy face, the stains and

smell of piss. Yes, my hands are filthy,

but so is money too. If it’s any bonus,

last month I was a banker.

Iraq Inquiry

I had to take the decision as prime minister…

Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Falluja – bombed.

Suppose we backed off… we know he retained

the intent, knew how to restart a nuclear and

chemical weapons programme.

Immense levels of dioxins, depleted uranium.

In the end it was decisive, I am sorry about that.

I did my level best to try to bring people back

together again

Birth and brain defects in newborns,

Responsibility – but not regret… No regrets…

I’ve got something to learn.

Mass Grave

Where cars, bicycles
zimmer frames and
white goods are crushed
by their own kind
just like Yazidis.