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Developments in Iraq's Oil Fields: "Developments regarding Iraq's oil, world oil markets:"
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

WMD hunt: "The U.S. is sending a 1,000-person "Iraq Survey Group" into Iraq to begin the next phase of looking for weapons of mass destruction, and conduct other intelligence tasks, Pentagon officials said Thursday. The group, likely led by a U.S. general, will be made of up civilian scientists, government intelligence analysts, military personnel and private contractors. It will be based in Iraq."
In CNN - War Tracker

Arab leaders push US to leave in BBC News | War in Iraq

Iraq: Basra's pivotal issue - water: ""Mister, water, water." Take a walk down any street in Basra, Iraq's main southern city, and that's the chorus you will hear wherever you go. The second-largest city in Iraq with its 1.5 million residents has been struggling for a month now to receive any - even marginally - potable water, ever since water-purification and pumping stations were hit by the war and the ensuing mayhem."
In Electronic Iraq

A smile to forget destruction: "Ahmed has a dream and his dream is round - like a ball. He wants to become a great football player, like the guys he sees on television. The four-year-old kicks a scratched leather ball over the sharp stones and dusty ground, trying to dribble past the Red Crescent volunteer, who smiles as Ahmed?s small feet struggle to control the big ball."
In Electronic Iraq

Former Iraqi deputy prime minister caught: "Another former member of Saddam Hussein's ruling elite has been captured, US troops say."
In Ananova: War In Iraq