Conflict in Iraq

PETER OBORNE: Tony Blair looks haunted, but with new claims that he was behind torture and war...

One can only fear for Tony Blair after last Thursday's European summit at Brussels. For the truth is that evidence continues to amass that, under the Blair premiership, the British state was responsible, at times, for some...

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Denis MacShane: At last Britain wins a Euro-title

Listening to Justin Webb stuttering himself into silence on Today yesterday morning was a reminder of how poorly trained London-based journalists are on how Europe works. Webb was a master of Capitol Hill in Washington and...

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Report of Edinburgh protest against NATO on Saturday 14th November 2009

Here is detailed report of the demonstration against NATO in Edinburgh last weekend. Report of protest against NATO on Saturday 14th November 2009 There was a five day NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) conference in...

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Parents of Welsh soldier killed in Iraq presented with Elizabeth Cross

Nov 21 2009 by Clare Hutchinson, Western Mail THE parents of a soldier killed in Iraq five years ago have been presented with the Elizabeth Cross in his memory. Corporal Paul Thomas, 29, of Buttington, near Welshpool, died when...

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U.S. to drop case against Blackwater guard

U.S. to drop charge against Blackwater guard Immunity deals may be hindering case against 5 accused of killing 17 Iraqis In court documents Friday, prosecutors said they have asked that the case against Blackwater Worldwide...

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In Indiana, practice for 'civilian surge' in Afghanistan

CAMP ATTERBURY, IND. -- Outside a scruffy, two-story building, armed and flak-jacketed U.S. soldiers stood watch under a sagging Afghan flag. Inside, the provincial governor, a Hamid Karzai look-alike in a striped robe and...

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Parade honours Australians for Iraq service

A national welcome-home march has taken place at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to mark the end of Australia's military operations in Iraq. A total of 17,000 defence personnel were sent to Iraq after the 2003 US-led...

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Iraq troops are 'ANZACs of today:' Rudd (AAP)

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has praised the efforts of the men and women who served in Operation Catalyst during the Iraq war, calling them the "ANZACs of today". Mr Rudd, Governor-General Quentin Bryce and Air Chief Marshal...

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Mullen Sees Operational Structure in Guard's Future

The National Guard's transformation from a strategic reserve to an operational force since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, should continue beyond the current conflicts, the nation's top military officer told Guard...

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‘Government plans to concentrate on Makhmour,' says Minister Atalay

Interior Minister Beşir Atalay has said the government plans to intensify its efforts to bring more than half of those in the Makhmour refugee camp, located in northern Iraq and where most of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers'...

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