guardian.co.uk - 12/9/2008
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A British soldier patrols the northern suburbs of the southern Iraqi city of Basra A British soldier patrols the northern suburbs of the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Photograph: Dave Clark/AFP/Getty images
independent.co.uk - 12/5/2008
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independent.co.uk —
Personal information detailing intimate aspects of the lives
of every British citizen is to be handed over...
to government agencies under sweeping new powers. The measure, which will give ministers the right to allow all public bodies to exchange ...
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The Big Brother state – by stealth -
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theherald.co.uk - 12/17/2008
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theherald.co.uk —
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Iraqi counterpart,
Nouri Maliki, said today that UK forces will have...
"completed their tasks" in the first half of 2009 and will then leave the country. The two leaders made the announcement in a joint statement ...
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Brown UK Troops Will End Iraq Mission And Leave In 2009 ...
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U.K. Plans Iraq Withdrawal by June
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Britain's six-year occupation of south Iraq will begin drawing to a close in March, and the last troops will leave Basra by June. ...
Pentagon IG Slams DoD for Not Providing Armored Vehicles; Roadside Bomb Toll Avoidable
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... The British military, which has still not managed to conclude a Status of Forces Agreement with the al-Maliki government, may withdraw from Iraq by June, 2009. The US military is expected to take over the British base at Basra airport. Troops are needed in the south to guard fuel and supply convoys going up to Baghdad from the south. ...
Out by June: UK plans Iraq withdrawal
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Source: The Guardian Out by June: UK plans Iraq withdrawal Troops will begin pullout in March and hand over to US Richard Norton-Taylor ...
U.K. Plans Iraq Withdrawal by June
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Britain's six-year occupation of south Iraq will begin drawing to a close in March, and the last troops will leave Basra by June. ...
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