‘Australians do have a right to know’: Albanese says Iraq war documents should be released
GuardianJUL 2023
Australia: Albanese Launches Probe into Missing Iraq War Records
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The coronavirus outbreak is likely responsible for the administrative oversights that led to the documents linked to Australia's participation in the Iraq war being withheld. The mistake wasn't intentional; let's not waste time and resources in finding a conspiracy when there isn't one.
Establishment-critical narrative
It's disheartening, to say the least, that 20 years after Australia was roped into the Iraq war, the facts of the conflict are still being concealed. These documents may well have been withheld as part of a larger government cover-up — Australians have a right to know why their country entered an illegal war in 2003.