Britain's Iraq War Inquiry To Start This Week

British soldiers take up positions as they guard outside the presidential palace during a handover ceremony in Basra in 2007 Photo: REUTERS

Iraq War Inquiry 'Will Not Be A Whitewash' Says Sir John Chilcot -- The Telegraph

The inquiry into events surrounding the Iraq war will not produce a report that is a "whitewash", Sir John Chilcot, the man in charge of it, has insisted.

Sir John denied that his background in the heart of the establishment would compromise his independence.

"All five members of the committee, myself included, are now completely independent, from different perspectives and different bodies of experience," he said.

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'No whitewash' from Iraq inquiry -- BBC
Iraq report: Leaks at heart of inquiry’s key issues -- The Telegraph
Report: Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos -- AP
Leaked documents reveal No 10 cover-up over Iraq invasion -- The Guardian
Iraq inquiry will not decide if war was legal or illegal -- The Guardian
Iraq report: Secret plans for war, no plans for peace -- The Telegraph
Tony Blair still has questions to answer on Iraq -- The Telegraph
Iraq war caused rupture between British and American military -- The Telegraph
British, US military tensions over Iraq: report -- AFP
The Iraq war files -- The Telegraph
The path to war will come under new scrutiny -- Times Online
The Iraq inquiry sideshow -- Chris Ames, The Guardian
Secrecy will not help us learn the lessons of Iraq -- the Telegraph