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July 6, 2016

Iraq: Chilcot Report Released; Iraqi Interior Minister Resigns After Weekend Attack
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In news on Iraq, the long-awaited British inquiry into the Iraq War has
just been released. The Chilcot report is 2.6 million words long-about
three times the length of the Bible. It blames former British Prime
Minister Tony Blair for deliberately exaggerating the threat posed by
Saddam Hussein in the lead-up to the Iraq War. This comes as Iraqi
Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghabban has announced his resignation
following Sunday's suicide bombing in Baghdad that killed as many as 250
people. It was the deadliest bombing in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led
invasion. We'll have more on Sunday's bombing and the Chilcot report
after headlines.


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