News: British Politician Says If Tony Blair Were Assassinated It Would Be “Morally Justifiable”

From USATODAY.COM:
Report: British legislator says killing Blair would be morally justifiable
LONDON (AP) — Maverick British politician George Galloway has claimed it would be “morally justified” for an assassin to target Prime Minister Tony Blair, but he said he was not advocating an attempt, according to a magazine interview published Friday.
Galloway was quoted as saying an attack on Blair that caused no other casualties would be a justifiable response to Britain’s support for the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
“It would be entirely logical and explicable — and morally equivalent to ordering the deaths of thousands of innocent people in Iraq as Blair did,” the monthly GQ magazine quoted Galloway as saying.
However, if he knew anyone was planning such an attack, Galloway added, he would tell police.
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