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The truth of how we let Iraq and our troops down

23.11.09
It is much to Sir John Chilcot's credit that the hearings of his Iraq inquiry will largely be held in public - starting tomorrow in Westminster... more

US military chiefs ‘like Martians’ to our troops in Iraq

23.11.09
Deep splits between British and American military chiefs were laid bare before the Iraq war inquiry hears claims that Tony Blair failed to prepare troops for the aftermath of the invasion... more

MoD spends £149m on tanks unfit for Afghanistan

23.11.09
Ministry of Defence spent £149 million on an "urgent" upgrade to 900 tanks that are now only being used in training exercises, it was revealed... more

MoD spends £149m on tanks unfit for Afghanistan

23.11.09
Ministry of Defence spent £149 million on an "urgent" upgrade to 900 tanks that are now only being used in training exercises, it was revealed... more

Heritage sells Uganda stake to ENI halting Genel merger

23.11.09
A bid battle for Heritage Oil could break out after the independent upstream exploration and production company said its proposed merger with Turkey’s Genel Energy was off and it would instead sell its interests in Uganda to Italian major ENI for £900 million... more

From the pearls of Zadie to the D cups of Jordan

20.11.09
As 2010 draws nearer, the literary world is starting to ask: what were the defining novels of the Noughties?... more

The best books of the year

19.11.09
Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months... more

Brown gives up on Blair and seeks EU consolation prize

19.11.09
Video: Gordon Brown all but gives up on Tony Blair’s hopes of becoming EU President and embarks on 'Plan B' to clinch top economic post for Britain... more

This is a manifesto not a Queen's Speech

18.11.09
The Queen's speech is accompanied by all the usual pomp and circumstance (excepting the Speaker’s decision to dress down) but it has, nonetheless, an air of unreality... more

MI6 chiefs to give evidence at Iraq enquiry

16.11.09
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Weeping mother calls for Blair to be held to account

23.10.09
Mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq broke down in tears as she called for former prime minister Tony Blair to be held to account for the 'unlawful' conflict in Iraq... more

UK 'misled' on Iraq, dead soldier's father tells inquiry

13.10.09
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Long ordeal for hostages' families

03.09.09
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Afghanistan: the wasted years and lives

20.08.09
On the day of the elections, and after years of pain, we are nowhere near our aim of creating a stable state... more

Briton accused of Iraq murders 'very poorly'

14.08.09
Former British soldier accused of shooting dead two colleagues in Iraq was suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and should never have been given a job as a private security guard... more

WORLD: Soldiers’ deaths mar US pullout of Iraq

30.06.09
The deaths of four American soldiers overshadowed the US army’s withdrawal from towns and cities in Iraq... more

Oil giants scramble for a share of Iraqi bonanza

29.06.09
The heads of the world's biggest oil companies are on the way to Baghdad to bid for lucrative Iraqi oil contracts... more

Iraq inquiry will name and shame ministers

24.06.09
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Army chief tells of mistakes and missed chances in Iraq

23.06.09
Britain missed the opportunity to stabilise Iraq after the invasion of 2003 and was too quick to shift resources to the conflict in Afghanistan, the head of the Army acknowledged... more

Iraq inquiry ‘needs panel to rule on secret evidence’

23.06.09
An independent panel should decide which evidence to the Iraq inquiry is heard in private, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said... more

No10 admits defeat on Iraq inquiry

22.06.09
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John Major astonished at Iraq Way inquiry proposals

18.06.09
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major weighs into the controversy over the Iraq War inquiry, denouncing the Government's decision to hold hearings in private as "inexplicable"... more

Ed Balls rattles No.10 by backing ‘open’ inquiry into Iraq war

17.06.09
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US 'overcharged £34m' by Iraq scandal firm Blackwater

16.06.09
The controversial American security company Blackwater has been accused of overcharging the US government by $55 million by understaffing its units in Iraq... more

Protests over decision to hold Iraq inquiry in secret

15.06.09
Protesters angry at the Government's decision to hold the Iraq inquiry in secret have gathered at Westminster... more

US soldier kills five comrades in Iraq stress clinic

11.05.09
A US soldier in Iraq shot dead five of his fellow troops after apparently going on the rampage at an American base in Baghdad... more

Marathon Major: Wounds made me feel my life was ripped apart

30.04.09
When Major Phil Packer was sent to Basra at the head of 115 Provost Company Royal Military Police he could not know that the conflict would utterly change his life... more

Cleared Iraqi fromLondon is last US prisoner in Baghdad camp

29.04.09
A businessman from south London is the last detainee from Britain to be held by US forces in Iraq, it has emerged... more

UK forces leave Basra in control of Americans

31.03.09
British forces handed over control of Basra to an American general as they officially began their withdrawal from Iraq... more

US swaps 'funny sausages' for Pizza Hut

31.03.09
American troops taking over the British army base in Basra are appalled at the "funny sausages" and austere conditions... more

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