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US soldier 'kept Afghan body parts'
Officer charged in conspiracy to murder civilians kept bones and tooth as souvenirs, report says. english.aljazeera

Huge dossier of secret files shows the US ignored torture of Iraqis

Estimate of civilian deaths rises to 122,000 / Killings at checkpoints were 'covered up' / Pentagon furious over biggest ever leak

By Jerome Taylor Independent

Robert Fisk: The shaming of America

Our writer delivers a searing dispatch after the WikiLeaks revelations that expose in detail the brutality of the war in Iraq - and the astonishing, disgraceful deceit of the US.
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Tariq Aziz, Iraqi ex-minister, sentenced to death

Tariq Aziz, for many years the international face of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, has been sentenced to death by the Iraqi Supreme Court.

He was convicted in connection with the persecution of religious parties, a statement said.

Aziz, 74, served as foreign minister and deputy prime minister and was a close adviser to Saddam Hussein.

He has been previously convicted for his role in the execution of dozens of merchants for profiteering.

Aziz is reported to be seriously ill, having suffered a stroke.

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For Red Cross, Aid Conditions Hit New Low in Afghanistan NYT

Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq
By Paul Bignell Independent

Hundreds escape in Afghan jail break through tunnel built 'over five months'
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Six British soldiers missing, presumed dead, after explosion in Afghanistan

The group was on a mounted patrol when their Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle was struck, the Ministry of Defence said today. Mirror

Faces of our fallen heroes: Soldiers lost in Warrior explosion in Afghanistan yesterday named

The six soldiers were killed when their armoured vehicle was caught in an explosion in Helmand Province yesterday Mirror

Robert Fisk: Madness is not the reason for this massacre Independent

Patrick Cockburn: The strange forgettability of some civilian massacres

World View: It is too soon to know if the deaths of an Afghan family last week will alter things in Afghanistan, but some atrocities have the power to shape history Independent

Afghanistan corruption 'could see UK cut off security funds'

William Patey, the outgoing British ambassador to the country, has said Britain could withdraw funding if something isn't done Guardian

Iraq: Wave of attacks in Baghdad and north 'kills 91' BBC

Simon Jenkins GuardianBritish soldiers are dying in Afghanistan to win the war of Whitehall
Only one battle matters to the Ministry of Defence – the battle for resources. In this the Taliban is not an enemy, but an ally

Afghanistan War 11th Anniversary: Controversy Still Rages Over Need For Intervention www.huffingtonpost.co.uk