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The playing cards used to target Saddam Hussein

Twenty years since the invasion of Iraq, did it change Western foreign policy forever? Plus, why playing cards were used by the US military to target Saddam Hussein, the Dutch metal detectorist who found a medieval treasure trove - and why we crave the taste of home.

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