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  US gave date of war to Britain in advance, court papers reveal
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News DateWednesday, October 27, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionSecret plans for the war in Iraq were passed to British Army chiefs by US defence planners five months before the invasion was launched, a court martial heard yesterday.

The revelation strengthened suspicions that Tony Blair gave his agreement to President George Bush to go to war while the diplomatic efforts to force Saddam Hussein to comply with UN resolutions were continuing.
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