Crispin Blunt
Former Member of Parliament of the United KingdomWikipedia
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Oct 29, 2026
Richie AllenHOST
Was there any evidence to justify launching what turned out to be a fairly devastating military attack on a sovereign country like Libya? Was there? Well, we found out in 2016 that there was no evidence.
Richie AllenHOST
Because Crispin Blunt headed up the Foreign Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons, five years after they razed Benghazi and murdered Gaddafi, the House of Commons published a remarkable report.
Richie AllenHOST
It was called, what was the report called again? What was it called? It'll come to me in a minute.
Richie AllenHOST
The conclusions were devastating.
Richie AllenHOST
It had fuck all to do with a lack of understanding of the evidence.
Richie AllenHOST
It was deliberate.
Richie AllenHOST
Crispin Blunt's report said that the threat to civilians was wholly exaggerated.
Richie AllenHOST
They said that the UK government had failed utterly to investigate the nature of the rebellion against Gaddafi.