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Blair says public desires Iraq ‘conspiracy’

The Iraq war inquiry is humouring the desire of the British public to ‘uncover some great conspiracy’, Tony Blair said on Monday, as the inquiry confirmed that it might recall him to testify

Shia targeted in fresh Iraq attacks

Two attacks on Shia pilgrims returning from the holy city of Kerbala have left at least 28 people dead – the latest in a series of bombings that appear designed to inflame sectarian tension ahead of March elections

Iraq poll boosted as ban lifted on candidates

The Iraqi authorities have overturned a ban on about 500 candidates seeking to contest next month’s election, a move that should add credibility to the ­contest

Comment: Iraqi politicians threaten progress

Expected violence has accompanied the run-up to parliamentary elections, but the democratic process is also being put at risk by a row over candidates

Suicide bomber kills 41 pilgrims in Iraq

A female suicide bomber laden with explosives has blown herself up among Shi’ite pilgrims on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 41 people

Opinion: Lessons from Chilcot on the Atlantic alliance

The only certainty in British minds is that British troops cannot quit Afghanistan before the Americans are ready to do so, without risking a perceived disastrous breach, writes Max Hastings

Editorial Comment: Blair holds his ground on Iraq

Tony Blair’s testimony to the Iraq inquiry will change few minds. Those hoping to put the former British prime minister in the dock for launching an illegal war will have been confounded

Statesman’s detractors denied day of judgment

The Chilcot panel may have failed to probe as directly as many among the public would have liked, writes James Blitz

Blair faces first cross-examination on Iraq

Tony Blair is well practised in dealing with allegations of deceit over the invasion of Iraq. But if he is exposed at the Chilcot inquiry into the war, it might be because of the chasm between his global ambitions and Britain’s long-waning power

Iraq inquiry puts Blair back in the spotlight

The former prime minister will be forced to make a dramatic return to the nation’s TV screens when he answers questions from a five-strong panel over why he took Britain to war

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