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Biden ‘refuses to repeat mistakes of Agent Orange’ as he calls on Congress to pass burn pits legislation

President addressed the issue of burn pits in his State of the Union speech two days before the House passed a bill to improve access to healthcare and disability benefits for veterans sick and dying from toxic exposure

The Independent UK

Biden wants health benefits for US ‘burn pit’ war veterans

Tens of thousands of US military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were exposed to toxins from ‘burn pits’.

Al Jazeera

Charles presents medals to troops on Operation Shader

The Prince of Wales handed out the medals at Combermere Barracks in Windsor.

The Independent UK

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In war, there are no "worthy" victims

Russia's war crimes should not be used to whitewash America's record — that only worsens the cycle of atrocity

Salon

Kurdish Sisters Help Boost Iraq to Weightlifting Victory

In Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, sisters Ines, Israa and Oshin Muhsin have inherited a hefty mantle from their late father, using it to take their country to weightlifting glory. "We want to write the history of women's sports and preserve our father's" memory, Ines told AFP. At just 20, she…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war highlights internal divides in Mideast nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought up deep divisions in the Middle East, where Moscow has made itself a key player in recent years

The Independent UK

Kadhimi Says Iraqis Should Be Proud Of Their Cultural History

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi stressed on Sunday the need to renounce violence and extremism and to seek unities and honorable values that contribute to evolving people and nations. The PM on Sunday inaugurated the Iraqi National Museum after immense rehabilitation and maintenance. Kadhimi said in a statement that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russian Invasion Reorders West’s Calculations on Cost of War

Not long after winding down 20 years of war, President Joe Biden now finds the United States entrenched in a conflict in Ukraine, even without sending in US troops, that could have a more far-reaching effect on a larger cross section of Americans than Afghanistan or Iraq ever did. Fighting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sir Tony Blair: I thought Iraq invasion was the right thing to do

‘People often say over Iraq or Afghanistan that I took the wrong decision but you’ve got to do what you think is right,’ the 68-year-old said.

The Independent UK

Honours for soldiers who went way beyond the call of duty

Fifteen awards to soldiers who served in Iraq, Afghanistan as well as Australian floods and pandemic

The Canberra Times

War 101: What it means to "take" a city

Russia's attack on Ukraine is stupid, pointless, destructive and remarkably vicious. That's what happens in war

Salon

False Prophets by Nigel Ashton review – Britain and the Middle East

A deft and fascinating account of British prime ministers’ flawed interventions in the region, from Suez to Iraq

The Guardian - UK

800 Iraqi Refugees Return Home From Syria

Eight hundred Iraqi refugees returned home from northeast Syria on Thursday and hundreds more are to follow, a Syrian official in the region's Kurdish semi-autonomous administration said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the first group left on buses via the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing. The Iraqi government has "agreed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Read What Activist Cevian Demanded From Ericsson Post ISIS Fiasco

Europe's leading activist investor Cevian AB pressed Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to amend its articles to give its Class A shareholders the power to convert their shares into Class B shares, Bloomberg reports. Class A shareholders carry ten times Class B's voting power per share, notes Bloomberg. Cevian holds ~5% of Ericsson's Class…

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Long Road ahead for Iraq Pledge to Phase Out Gas Flares

In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it. The flares produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming without any…

The Independent UK

Beau Biden’s death and the real crime of Boebert’s heckling. Could this finally be the reckoning for burn pits?

The issue of burn pits was given more airtime than voting rights, gun violence and abortion in Biden’s SOTU address. Two days later, the House passed sweeping burn pits legislation. Rachel Sharp hears from veterans, lawmakers and advocates about whether America’s sick and dying soldiers are finally being heard

The Conversation

Bitcoin is helping both sides in Ukraine conflict, but it won't wreck Russian sanctions

War is expensive. The United States spent about US$1.1 trillion (£830 billion) on the 2003 Iraq war in today’s money, while the Falklands war cost the UK the equivalent of about £2.6 billion.

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Heritage of Iraq’s Last Few Jews at Risk

In a busy district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, there is little to distinguish the faded brick building, except for a Hebrew inscription above the entrance. Iraq's Jewish community was once one of the largest in the Middle East but its members have dwindled to a handful, outside of the…

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The Independent UK

House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits

The House is poised to pass legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Veteran widow at State of the Union hits out at Boebert’s heckling and calls for her removal from Congress

Danielle Robinson tells The Independent Boebert’s heckling during Biden’s comments about burn pits was a ‘slap in the face’ to soldiers like her late husband Sgt 1st Class Heath Robinson who died serving the US

The Guardian - US

They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of Ukraine

Are Ukrainians more deserving of sympathy than Afghans and Iraqis? Many seem to think so

Benzinga

Here's Why Ericsson Shares Are Plunging Today

The U.S. Department of Justice admitted that Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) failed to make adequate disclosures about its operations in Iraq before entering a deferred prosecution agreement in 2019 Bloomberg reports. The DOJ also determined that Ericsson breached the agreement by "failing to make subsequent disclosure" after signing it. Ericsson's dealings in Iraq came…

The Guardian - UK

Ericsson broke DoJ deal over Iraq corruption claims, say US prosecutors

Telecoms group’s admission comes days after revelations about alleged bribes given to Islamic State

The Conversation

Ukraine war: what are Russia's strategic aims and how effectively are they achieving them?

If generals are to succeed in the eyes of their political masters, they need to be given clear guidance as to what success will look like. “Tell me how this ends” General David Petraeus, who commanded the US 101st Airborne Division, had wanted to know before the invasion of Iraq…

The Independent UK

UK invasion of Iraq shows Russia ‘occupying is hardest bit’, says defence secretary

‘We learned that in Iraq’, says Ben Wallace as he predicts Ukrainian resistance will last years

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