Of all the stories told on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War, there is one important episode that took place during the build-up to the conflict that has gone largely unreported. On Friday 31 January 2003 a request from the US government for an intelligence "surge" at the UN. The aim, according to the email, was to give the US "the edge" in negotiations for a crucial resolution to give authorisation for an illegal Iraq war |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.