selection from the news

US and UK acted as 'vigilantes' in Iraq invasion Jonathan Steele
Crisis of lies and hysteria Richard Norton-Taylor
Second International Day of Nonviolence
UK tops world table of weapons sales Rob Evans and Richard Norton-Taylor
Discrimination against military to be outlawed Richard Norton-Taylor
SFO wrong to drop BAE inquiry, court rules Peter Walker
What is the real death toll in Iraq? Jonathan Steele and Suzanne Goldenberg
Iraq: five years on learny about the enemy Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Iraq: teachers told to rewrite history
The true cost of war Aida Edemariam
The war that can bring neither peace nor freedom Seumas Milne
Army glamorising war and recruiting youngsters Richard Norton-Taylor
Norway rated most peaceful nation
Alice Wheeldon and the attorney-general
Senate sets deadline for withdrawal of troops from Iraq Dan Glaister
Water shortage leads people to drink from rivers in Baghdad
US intelligence on Iran does not stand up Julian Borger
Nations make child soldier pledge
UK guilty of sending 'child soldiers' to Iraq James Kirkup
Britain's child Army Stephen Armstrong
'There is no war on terror' Clare Dye
Oacens apart John Harris
Courts accepting that the war against Iraq is a crime George Monbiot
Civilians main cluster bomb victims Richard Norton-Taylor
655,000 Iraqis killed since invasion Sarah Boseley
Army chiefs want to move forces to Afghanistan - Richard Norton-Taylor
Restoring stability in Sudan - Alex de Waal
Civilian deaths soar to record high in Iraq - Peter Beaumont
Thailand coup: Asian Human Rights Commission
Democracy is harder than western flip-flops make out - Jonathan Steele

ARMS TRADE

Plans to shut arms sales department Rob Evans and David Leigh
MoD accused over role in Bandar's £1bn David Leigh and Rob Evans
BAE accused of secretly paying £1bn to Saudi prince David Leigh and Rob Evans
Reed Elsevier pulls out of organising arms fairs
The parallel universe of BAE George Monbiot
'National interest' halts arms corruption inquiry David Leigh and Rob Evans
The arms deal they called the dove:
how Britain grasped the biggest prize David Pallister
The BAe decision is a scandal Ewen MacAskill
Secret flow of £1bn through accounts David Leigh
Clash of interests highlighted by decision to halt investigation Clare Dyer
Ethics are dead. Long live BAE! Larry Elliott