Topic: United Kingdom

Britain ends Iraq military mission

Britain concluded its naval training mission in Iraq on Sunday, more than eight years after it contributed the second largest contingent of troops to the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.Despite having pulled out the vast majority of its troops in mid-2009, ...

Iraqi interpreters sue government: lawyers

Forty Iraqi interpreters who worked for British forces in Iraq lauched a group action against the government at the High Court in London, arguing that it failed to protect them, according to their lawyers.The Leigh Day & Co legal firm said its ...

Blair sounds warning on Iran

Former prime minister Tony Blair told Britain's Iraq war inquiry that the world had to use force if needed to curb Iran's nuclear drive and expressed regret at the death toll from the 2003 conflict.Blair also said US President Barack Obama's approach ...
British deputy PM says allegations of abuse in leaked US Iraq war logs must be investigatedBritain's deputy prime minister says allegations of prisoner abuse and civilian killings contained in a cache of leaked military documents are extremely serious and must be investigated.Nick ...

Iraq and British Democracy

True Democracy is as the formerAmerican President Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg address put it? The well known ?MillionMarch? in London was one key example where the citizens of Britaingathered in London from across the country to unite and registertheir protest against ...

I Am A Superhero II

Being a superhero is often a hard thing to do. You hear of wars, famine, and plague. Fly through the midnight skies with me and take a look at what I see.First stop is Iraq. It is over the northernmost city of ...

Blair to give memoir proceeds to veterans' charity

Tony Blair, the prime minister who led Britain into the Iraq and Afghan wars, will give the multi-million dollar proceeds of his autobiography to a veterans' charity, his spokesman has said.The move was warmly welcomed by the charity itself, but peace campaigners ...

Moodometer

A weather chart is presented representing the national mood of Great Britain during a week in May-June 2007. Tiny speck of blue in Middle East skies with promises of further diplomatic talks Jonathan Pearson IRAQ COMMISSION The chance to move on Asim ...

Britain's Clegg says Iraq invasion was "illegal"

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg described the 2003 invasion of Iraq as illegal on Wednesday, putting the new coalition government under pressure to clarity its position on the war.The Liberal Democrat leader was speaking in parliament while deputizing ...

Cameron defends deportation of Iraqi refugees

Prime Minister David Cameron defended Wednesday the decision to send asylum seekers back to Iraq as a campaign group said 10 people had been deported, despite concerns from the UN refugee agency.Asked about the issue in parliament, Cameron refused to confirm that ...
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