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When Lord Goldsmithfinally said the war was legal,his deputy legal advisor resigned

When Lord Goldsmith
finally said the war was legal,
his deputy legal advisor resigned

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When Lord Goldsmith finally said
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the war was legal, his deputy legal advisor resigned.
Duration
7 seconds
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66
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:03
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
biography, crime, drama
Production
Clear Pictures Entertainment,Classified Films,Screen Yorkshire,Entertainment One,Sierra/Affinity,Entertainment One Features,The Mark Gordon Company

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Movie Summary

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
All we need is a hint - Official Secrets 00:05
All we need is a hint
I'm sorry, Ben. There are two ways they could justify war. - Official Secrets 00:05
I'm sorry, Ben. There are two ways they could justify w...
Does anyone honestly believe that this country - Official Secrets 00:05
Does anyone honestly believe that this country
If it's true that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction - Official Secrets 00:09
If it's true that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction
How many people actually believe - Official Secrets 00:04
How many people actually believe
If we go down this route, we better pray none are found. - Official Secrets 00:04
If we go down this route, we better pray none are found.
I'm sorry, but thank you for seeing me. - Official Secrets 00:05
I'm sorry, but thank you for seeing me.
I think what she did took great courage. - Official Secrets 00:04
I think what she did took great courage.
And she was naive, of course, but brave. - Official Secrets 00:05
And she was naive, of course, but brave.
And you were brave enough to resign. - Official Secrets 00:04
And you were brave enough to resign.
But not to speak out in public. - Official Secrets 00:04
But not to speak out in public.
If I had, I might have caused more of a brouhaha. - Official Secrets 00:04
If I had, I might have caused more of a brouhaha.
Can I ask you, uh, how did you resign? - Official Secrets 00:05
Can I ask you, uh, how did you resign?
And in that letter, did you give a reason - Official Secrets 00:06
And in that letter, did you give a reason
I restated my position on the legality of going to war. - Official Secrets 00:04
I restated my position on the legality of going to war.
That it would not be lawful to use force - Official Secrets 00:07
That it would not be lawful to use force
Um, did Goldsmith initially support your view? - Official Secrets 00:06
Um, did Goldsmith initially support your view?
He told Blair that if military action were taken, - Official Secrets 00:08
He told Blair that if military action were taken,
Right, so then would that have been his position - Official Secrets 00:09
Right, so then would that have been his position
- Well, who did he meet there? - I wasn't given details. - Official Secrets 00:06
- Well, who did he meet there? - I wasn't given details...