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U.S. Sent Iraq War to UK Plans 5 Months Before Invasion

HeadlineOct 27, 2004

A court martial hearing in Britain has revealed that the Pentagon sent the British army secret plans for war in Iraq five months before the invasion was launched. According to evidence presented at the court martial, the US passed the information along because it wanted the British Army to begin the special training for the invasion in December 2002.

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