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November 24, 2009

Britain Launches Iraq War Inquiry
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An official inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the Iraq War has
begun. The five-member inquiry team is expected to spend the next 18
months examining the reasons for Britain’s involvement in the 2003
U.S.-led invasion and the subsequent occupation of Iraq.

John Chilcot, chair of the Iraq War Inquiry: “We are completely
determined to write the story fully and frankly on the basis of all the
evidence we can get. And it’s worth emphasising that we have complete
access to the entirety of the government’s records from top to bottom
throughout the nine years. And we have already seen more than enough to
know nothing is being held back because it can’t be. If there was a gap
we’d know it and find it."



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