Iraq War

Geopolitics

John Kerry rejects Iraq war accusations in French TV talk

— In a French TV interview, US climate envoy John Kerry defended the US stance on Ukraine and denied that the Iraq war was a war of aggression or a crime based on a lie.

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20 years on, the false narrative of the Firdos Square Saddam statue toppling

— 20 years after the iconic toppling of Saddam Hussein’s bronze statue in Iraq, some people now lament the lack of rule of law in the country. Though the toppling was a defining moment in Iraq’s freedom, the state of corruption suggests a different reality.