"At least public opinion in the UK forced Blair to leave office." – Akenaton.

Dream on my little anarchist.

"the process of proving in court what Bush & Cheney are 'guilty' of is not easy" – Bill D

Exactly right the onus of proof is on those who up until now have relied on half-truths and total misrepresentations upon which to state their case, none of which would stand up to any real examination.

"The defeat for Labour in the Scottish Assembly elections, (first time in 50 yrs) meant that Blair had become a liability and had to go." – Akenaton

So terribly wrong Akenaton – as usual – the results in Scotland had more to do with disaffection for Labour's performance in Scotland, nothing whatsoever to do with Tony Blair.

"The Scottish electorate have become so sickened by Blair and his administration that they are now on the verge of splitting the UK by voting for Scottish Independence." – Akenaton

So sickened in fact that you forgot to mention that two-thirds of those who voted in Scotland voted rather determinedly against splitting the UK – True?

Unfortunately for Scotland and the entire UK for that matter none of the "opposition" parties in Scotland voted for the Nationalists discussion document on Scottish independence, they should have done, they should have pushed for a referendum on it. Had the vote been confined to Scotland it would have been defeated beyond doubt. However, and this is what the majority of the population of Scotland fears most of all, if the referendum on ending the Union with England were nation wide, the English, I believe, would cut Scotland adrift in an instant.

"Maybe the psuedo-intellectuals who inhabit these pages have become so desensitized that over half a million dead Iraqis" – Akenaton

Substantiation please that over half a million Iraqi's have died as a result of the actions of the USA and the UK. If you cannot find any then please stop waving the figure about like a flag.

"Galloway is a member of the UK Parliament, isn't he? You can't compare him to Sheehan simply because they are both idealists." - BillD

A temporarily suspended Member of Parliament for the moment (Or has he completed his 18 days), you can't compare them anyway, Galloway is a bare-faced liar, a poseur, accustomed to the adulation of gullible fools. I believe that Cindy Sheehan is quite sincere, and certainly not a liar. People are ostensively elected to represent the interests of their constituents, and as such are very poorly served by single issue candidates.