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British Iraq "Withdrawal" a Microcosm of Obama's Bad Iraq Policy

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 30, 2009.

Britain ends 'combat operations' in Iraq, but, taking a cue from the U.S., London is escalating its neoliberal economic efforts and military training.

In Afghanistan, Storm Brewing Over Law Legalizing Rape

Jerome Starkey, Independent UK. April 6, 2009.

Some NATO countries have threatened to withdraw troops and withhold aid from Afghanistan unless the law is repealed.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown Slams Prop. 8.

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. March 7, 2009.

With his comments yesterday, Brown has arguably gone even further than President Obama, who has called Prop. 8 “unnecessary.”

Global Support for the War in Afghanistan is Plummeting -- So Why Aren't Americans Talking About It?

Amy Goodman, AlterNet. March 4, 2009.

While leaders like Stephen Harper and Gordon Brown bend to the will of their constituents, Obama is staying the course.

Former Gitmo Prisoner Moazzam Begg: We Deserve Asylum in Europe

Moazzam Begg, Independent UK. January 8, 2009.

Dozens of European men like myself have been released from Guantanamo, receiving no compensation for our lost years of life.

They Lied About Iraq in 2003, And They're Still Lying Now

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Independent UK. December 23, 2008.

Words cannot do justice to the rage of Iraqis at the renewed arrogance of those who devastated their country and now congratulate themselves.

Iraqi Cabinet Approves U.S. Withdrawal Deal

Anne Penketh, Independent UK. November 16, 2008.

The pact, months in the making, dictates that the U.S. will pull out troops in 2011. The Iraqi parliament is expected to ratify it Monday.

Britain Joins the Coalition of the Not So Willing Anymore

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 9, 2007.

GottaLaff: The U.S. and Britain are breaking up. No more pub dates, no more shared cream teas, no more romantic excursions to Iraq.