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The Liar Who Told the Truth

Steve Coll’s new book shows how mutual misunderstandings led to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq and its catastrophic aftermath

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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the origins of America’s invasion of Iraq
Penguin
576 pages | ₹ 2604

A toppled statue of Saddam Hussein, Firdos Square, Baghdad, 2003 (Photo: Reuters)