Freemasons dragged UK into Iraq war – Blair’s adviser

alJazeera
Sep. 12, 2005

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair decided to invade Iraq after coming under pressure from a "sinister" group of Jews and Freemasons, the Daily Telegraph reported, citing Ahmad Thomson, one of Blair's advisers.

Thomson, from the Association of Muslim Lawyers, said that Blair was the latest in a long list of politicians who were pressured by the group which believed that an attack on Saddam Hussein would enable them to control the Middle East.

"Pressure was put on Tony Blair before the invasion. The way it works is that pressure is put on people to arrive at certain decisions. It is part of the Zionist plan and it is shaping events," Thomson said.

A government spokesman confirmed that UK ministers and senior officials consult Thomson on issues concerning Muslims but declined to comment on his views.

"We talk to a lot of people, including many whose views we do not necessarily agree with," she said.

Another government official said: "It is by talking to people with varying views that we find out what the range of opinions is. It doesn't mean we agree with what they are saying."

In 1994, Thomson wrote a book in which he said that Freemasons and Jews controlled the governments of Europe and the United States, according to the Telegraph.