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Report: UK troops cut deal and avoided Iraq battle
Aug 5 2008, AP

A secret deal between Britain and a notorious Iraqi militia kept the British forces out of a bloody battle in the southern Iraqi city of Basra earlier this year, leaving U.S. and Iraqi forces to fight alone, The Times of London reported Tuesday. The Ministry of Defense denied the allegation.

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Air Force truck carrying rocket booster overturns
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A truck carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tipped over on a northwestern North Dakota road on Thursday, but no...
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Japan holds missile shield drill in Tokyo's center
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US, Poland take step forward on missile defense
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US, Poland hold talks on missile defense
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Japan to test missile interceptor in US
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US, Czech Republic sign defense agreement
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The United States and leaders of the Czech Republic agreed Tuesday to place a radar system in this former Soviet satellite that would warn of long-range missiles coming...
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Poland avoids missile defense topic with Obama
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Rice: Poland visit to discuss defense unlikely
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US, Poland talk on missile defense
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US-Polish differences over missile plan
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Cheney and Polish premier discuss missile defense
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Polish PM, US ambassador meet
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US, Poland agree on outline deal for missile bases
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New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, react to a reporter’s question during a news briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 31, 2008 in Washington.

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