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Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate religion at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada
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10 years on, former British premier Tony Blair under fire over handling of Iraq war
Sun 10 Mar 2013
 Tony Blair. |  DNA  | Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, Tony Blair and his government have come under withering attack from a senior former diplomat and military chiefs for their h... (photo: Creative Commons / Andrew Rusk)
File - A U.S. Marine watches a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdaus Square, in downtown Bagdhad in this April 9, 2003 file photo.
Iraq   Photos   Saddam   War   Wikipedia: Saddam Hussein   		 The Observer 
Saddam's statue: the bitter regrets of Iraq's sledgehammer man
Sun 10 Mar 2013
Kadom al-Jabouri swings a hammer at the base of the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in April 2003. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP | Ten years ago, Kadom al-Jabouri became the face of the fall of Bagh... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 file photo, Syrians walk past damaged homes during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mon 4 Mar 2013
Massacre of Syrian Soldiers in Iraq Raises Risk of Widening Conflict
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- More than 40 Syrian soldiers who had sought temporary safety in Iraq from rebel fighters along the border were killed on Monday in an attack by unidentified gunmen as the Iraqi milita... (photo: AP / Narciso Contreras)
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An Iraqi policeman stops a vehicle during a walking patrol in the Rashid district of Baghdad.  The Independent  Mon 4 Mar 2013
Iraq ten years on: How Baghdad became a city of corruption
Iraqis are not naïve. Grim experience of their country’s rulers over the past 50 years leads many to suspect them of being self-serving, greedy, brutal, and incompetent. Ten years ago, some had hop... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom)
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In this Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 photo, an Iraqi policeman walks past a sign showing Shiite religious leaders and Shiite's who were killed during a fight between US troops and al-Mahdi Army militia in the Jihad neighborhood of west Baghdad, Iraq. The fliers claiming to be from a new Iranian-linked Shiite militant group began turning up last week in front of Iraqi Sunni households bearing a chilling message: Get out now or face "great agony" soon. CounterPunch Mon 4 Mar 2013
How the World Forgot About Iraq
It is 10 years since the start of the war in Iraq which led to the toppling of Saddam Hussein. | The diplomatic map of the world has been redrawn as a consequence. Inquir... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
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People evacuate a victims' body at a restaurant in the Tigris River in Baghdad, Friday, March 1, 2013. A crowded floating restaurant loaded with dozens of guests sank in the Tigris River in central Baghdad late Thursday. Skynews Fri 1 Mar 2013
Deaths As Crowded Restaurant Boat Sinks In Iraq
At least eight people have been killed and several others are missing after a crowded floating restaurant sank in an Iraqi river. The site of the tragedy on the Tigris Ri... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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People evacuate a victim at the scene of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Three parked car bombs exploded Tuesday morning simultaneously in the city of Kirkuk, home to a combustible mix of Kurds, Sunni Arabs and Turkomen who all claim rights to the city, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. Zeenews Fri 1 Mar 2013
Series of explosions in Iraq kill 22
Baghdad: A series of bombings struck Baghdad and towns south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 22 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Mu... (photo: AP / Emad Matti)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a rebel fighter belonging to the Liwa Al-Fatah takes cover as he aims at an enemy position from a school building during skirmishes with the Syrian army in the nearby Bustan Al-Pasha front line in Aleppo, Syria. Daily Press Wed 27 Feb 2013
Backers of Syrian rebels endanger Iraq: Iraqi minister
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Turkish and Qatari support for Syrian insurgents is tantamount to a declaration of war against Iraq, which will suffer from the fallout of an increasi... (photo: AP / Narciso Contreras)
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Iraqis inspect the scene of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Three parked car bombs exploded Tuesday morning simultaneously in the city of Kirkuk, home to a combustible mix of Kurds, Sunni Arabs and Turkomen who all claim rights to the city, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. The Guardian Mon 25 Feb 2013
Return of sectarian threats in Iraq raises alarm
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — The fliers began turning up at Sunni households in the Iraqi capital's Jihad neighborhood last week bearing a chil... (photo: AP / Emad Matti)
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The main motif is a calligraphic pattern formed from the names of God, the prophet Muhammad and the first four caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali written in Arabic. The combination indicates an allegiance to Sunni Islam. The Sunni Rise Again CounterPunch
In this Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 photo, people shop in a market in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqis are again segregating themselves along sectarian lines, prompted by a political crisis pulling at the explosive Sunni-Shiite divide just weeks after the American withdrawal left Iraq to chart its own future. The numbers so far are small and not easy to track with precision, but anecdotal accounts and a rise in business at real estate agencies in Sunni neighborhoods reveal a Sunni community contemplating the worse-case scenario and acting before it's too late. How Baghdad Became a City of Corruption CounterPunch
A United States Army photograph of Bradley Manning, undated. Manning was arrested in Iraq 2010, accused of having divulged classified material to the website WikiLeaks. Bradley Manning's American dream, if only... Al Jazeera
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