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Australian War Memorial reveals new Iraq War gallery will showcase 'NO WAR' Sydney Opera House protest items alongside fighter jet

On the 20th anniversary of the start of the second Iraq war, the Australian War Memorial reveals that its new gallery marking the conflict will feature anti-war protest material alongside a F/A-18 Hornet.

ABC News

Labor’s opposition to Iraq war ‘vindicated’, Richard Marles says

Defence minister says any decision to engage in armed conflict should be better debated and scrutinised

The Guardian - AU

Darker side of conflict emphasised in revamped Australian War Memorial

There will be trigger warnings before distressing exhibits and quiet spaces to contemplate.

The Canberra Times

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How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq

What were the reasons given for the Iraq war, and how do they stand up today?

Al Jazeera

'I was on the frontline with our soldiers in Iraq. This is what I'll never forget'

Former M.E.N. war correspondent Martin Dillon, who was embedded with 7 Para, vividly recalls his time in the desert, and warns politicians to think twice before dispatching solders to fight on foreign soil

Manchester Evening News

MP renews call for Assange release on war anniversary

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War it is 'unconscionable' for the United States to pursue charges against Julian Assange.

AAP

Geysers of burning oil, looting and mayhem – reporting on the opening days of the Iraq war

The Guardian and Observer’s correspondent recalls his 2003 journey dodging US tanks, checkpoints and police

The Guardian - UK

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The Iraq war's damage to public trust in experts has consequences right up to today

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, politicians continue to repeat the errors of the past by taking information from security briefings that they want to hear.

The Conversation

Iraq war 20 years on: the British government has never fully learned from Tony Blair's mistakes

The Iraq war remains the UK’s most investigated foreign policy decision of the past 50 years. As the world marks 20 years since the invasion that killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, we have to ask, has the UK learned any lessons from what happened in 2003?

The Conversation

On this day 20 years ago, Robin Cook tried to stop the Iraq war. I helped write that historic speech

He grieved that he was unable to avert the conflict. But look at his words: he was so right, says writer and former special advisor David Clark

The Guardian - UK

Two decades later, it feels as if the US is trying to forget the Iraq war ever happened

In framing the Ukraine war as a fight between democracy and autocracy, Biden shows that the US hasn’t learned from Iraq

The Guardian - US

‘It never goes away’: three Britons on how the Iraq war changed their lives

A mother whose son was killed in Basra, a senior non-commissioned officer with PTSD and a psychiatric nurse reflect 20 years on

The Guardian - UK

From The Hurt Locker to American Sniper: how Hollywood tried to tackle the Iraq war

Two decades on from the beginning of the war, a handful of films have tried various ways to show the conflict with audiences mostly choosing to stay away

The Guardian - US

Two decades on, the Iraq war continues to sow distrust in politics

Letters: Tony Blair’s invasion, based on flawed evidence, helped shape a generation that now views politicians as untrustworthy, says Stuart Finegan. Plus letters from Mark Dowd, John Parkin and Suzanne Saxby

The Guardian - UK

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Senate advances a bill to repeal Iraq war authorizations

A bill to repeal authorization of the use of force in Iraq has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate. A final vote in the chamber could come near 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

The Independent UK

Senators beginning effort to repeal Iraq War authorization

The Senate is taking the first steps toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq

The Conversation

Iraq war, 20 years on: how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state

Two decades ago, Australia joined the US-led “coalition of the willing” that staged a major military intervention in Iraq.

The Guardian - US

How the Iraq war altered US politics and led to the emergence of Trump

The drive to war was fueled by partisanship and served as an accelerant to the extremism that led to Trump and the Capitol riot

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The Guardian - US

The Iraq war started the post-truth era. And America is to blame

The Iraq war ushered in a style of politics where truth is, at best, an inconvenience

The Guardian - UK

20 years on, memories of the Iraq war may have faded, but it shaped the diminished UK we know today

That politics is a dark art is a cliche, but the events of 2003 helped to destroy public trust in government, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Millions of us marched over Iraq – and were ignored. Now we have broken politics and endless war

We changed public opinion but couldn’t stop the war. The consequences have been terrible, says Lindsey German, convener of the Stop the War Coalition

The Guardian - UK

‘Mass murder makes money’: Mark Rylance’s campaign for a memorial to Iraq war protester Brian Haw

Haw, who died in 2011, camped on Parliament Square for 10 years, pushing for peace. Now actor Rylance is part of a campaign to honour him with a statue

The Guardian - UK

‘It changed my life’: protesters look back on 2003 Stop the War march

Iraq war demonstration ignited a campaigning passion for some, but others were left disillusioned

Al Jazeera

Why is US repeal of Iraq war authorisation still relevant?

Congressional lawmakers are trying – again – to repeal 2002 law critics say gives too much power to the US president.

The Independent UK

20 years later, Senate eyes repeal of Iraq war authorization

The Senate will vote this month to repeal two decades-old measures that approved American military action in Iraq

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