• British newspaper says leaked documents call into question Blair's account of Iraq war buildup The Canadian Press - 41 minutes ago

    LONDON - Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday.

  • Iraqi MPs again fail to break election law deadlock
    Iraqi MPs again fail to break election law deadlock AFP - Sun Nov 22, 10:27 AM

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's parliament failed again on Sunday to break a stalemate over a key election law, raising fears that nationwide polls will have to be delayed beyond a constitutional deadline.

  • Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal
    Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 10:01 AM

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year.

  • UK had sketchy post-invasion Iraq plan: report
    UK had sketchy post-invasion Iraq plan: report AFP - Sun Nov 22, 8:02 AM

    LONDON (AFP) - Britain had no effective plan for what to do after coalition forces overthrew leader Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a leaked army analysis.

  • US army prisons chief defends Iraq techniques
    US army prisons chief defends Iraq techniques AFP - Sun Nov 22, 4:49 AM

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US army says its prison techniques in Iraq have cut the number of insurgents returning to the armed struggle, despite claims to the contrary from Baghdad, and plans to copy the methods in Afghanistan.