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US Supreme Court to address Iraq immunity (AFP)

 
AFP - The US Supreme Court said Friday it agreed to hear arguments on whether the Iraqi government has immunity to lawsuits filed in US courts for alleged misdeeds committed under Saddam Hussein's regime. (link)

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