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Dutch Inquiry Finds Iraq War Illegal A Dutch commission of inquiry has concluded that the US-led 2003 Iraq war was illegal under international law. The conclusion has far-reaching implications. Potentially, it could open up leading politicians and military figures in the US and Britain to prosecution for war crimes.

2 Prime Ministers, 1 Speech on Iraq War - Who is in Charge? Video

Citizen's Arrest of War Criminals Tony Blair and George W. Bush Professor Boyle's intervention with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute the Bush War Cabinet for international crimes is welcome news. Professor Boyle's meticulously documented charges come shortly after news of a reward being set up in Great Britain for those who attempt citizens' arrests of crebibly accused war criminal, Tony Blair

02/12/10 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills civilian in Mosul

One civilian was killed by a roadside bomb in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

02/12/10 Reuters: Gunmen kill policeman in Mosul

Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint, killing a policeman in western Mosul, police said.

02/12/10 WaPo: 2 leading Sunni politicians barred from Iraqi election

The two most prominent Sunni politicians under scrutiny for alleged sympathy to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party have been barred from participating in the March 7 parliamentary election, Iraqi officials confirmed Thursday.

02/12/10 AFP : Around 450 Kurdish troops in joint US-Iraqi operations

Around 450 Kurdish troops are working with Iraqi and US soldiers in Iraq’s disputed zones, with half of them deployed in the volatile Nineveh province, a military spokesman said yesterday. “The forces are working in three provinces, Diyala, Kirkuk and Nineveh,” Jabbar Yawer, spokesman of the autonomous Kurdish region’s ministry of peshmerga (former rebel) fighters, said.

02/11/10 usf-iraq: USF-I Soldier dies of non-combat related injuries

A United States Forces-Iraq Soldier died Feb. 10 of non-combat related injuries. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

02/11/10 WaPo: Former Blackwater security guards must leave Iraq

A top Iraqi official said Wednesday that guards formerly employed by the private security firm Blackwater Worldwide must leave the country within days.

02/11/10 IRIN: Wasit Province initiative to get doctors to retur

The authorities in Wasit Province, central Iraq, are introducing financial and other incentives to attract specialist doctors to return to local health facilities, according to officials.

02/11/10 Reuters: Three policemen wounded in calashes in central Haditha

Clashes between gunmen and police wounded three policemen including a former police chief and two attackers on Wednesday in central Haditha, 190 km (120 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.

02/11/10 Reuters: Gunmen kill imam in Amiriya district of western Baghdad

Gunmen shot dead an imam in Amiriya district of western Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

02/11/10 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds two civilians in southwestern Baghdad

A roadside bomb wounded two civilians in Bayaa district of southwestern Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

Clare Short: Goldsmith ‘Misled’ Cabinet Over Iraq Former international development secretary Clare Short accuses Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, of misleading the Cabinet over the legality of the Iraq war. Katie Razzall reports.	Iraq Seeking to Cement Ties with IranTEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki will make an official visit to Iran on Saturday to strengthen relations between the two countries.
US contractors: true Iraq war winners US companies have earned more than 85 billion dollars just from direct Washington funds in Iraq, a latest report by CBO finds.	Iraq war costs may reach $2.7 trillion The costs on American taxpayers may reach $2.7 trillion by the time the Iraq war ends, according to a Congressional testimony.
Big Oil Firms Ready to Sign Agreements With Iraq Baghdad - Iraq is preparing to award contracts to several Western energy companies to help develop its vast oil resources, allowing them to consolidate their positions in a country that has seemed less threatening in recent months as security has improved.	US issues threat to Iraq's $50bn foreign reserves in military deal The US is holding hostage some $50bn (£25bn) of Iraq's money in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to pressure the Iraqi government into signing an agreement seen by many Iraqis as prolonging the US occupation indefinitely, according to information leaked to The Independent.

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