{"id":215245,"date":"2026-03-20T18:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=215245"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:57:31","slug":"as-a-middle-power-australia-should-be-careful-what-it-wishes-for-when-it-comes-to-an-illegal-war-with-iran-andrew-wilkie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=215245","title":{"rendered":"As a middle power, Australia should be careful what it wishes for when it comes to an illegal war with Iran | Andrew Wilkie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I resigned from the intelligence services over the fraudulent case for the invasion of Iraq in 2003. 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