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Hoon welcomes troops home from Iraq: "Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has welcomed the Royal Navy's flagship HMS Ark Royal back to the UK."
In Ananova: War In Iraq

Northern Iraq Oil City to Get New Council: "The northern oil city of Kirkuk will become the latest community in Iraq to edge toward democracy next week when it installs a new municipal council, the U.S. military commander in the region said Saturday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Set to Meet: "Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas convened his Cabinet on Saturday to resolve internal squabbles ahead of his summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon later in the day."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

U.S. Reshuffles Iraqi 'Most-Wanted' List: "The U.S. Central Command on Fridayissued a revised list of the top 55 most-wanted Iraqis, keepingousted President Saddam Hussein and his two sons, Qusay andUday, in the top three slots. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

COALITION AND IRAQI POLICE WORK TO MAKE IRAQ SECURE (MAY 17, 2003) in CENTCOM: News Release

GENERAL KAMAL MUSTAFA ABDALLAH SULTAN AL-TIKRITI TAKEN INTO CUSTODY in CENTCOM: News Release

Debate on economics of pay-to-read independent journalism: "Kevin Drum at Calpundit.com has some interesting musings on a business model for independent journalism."
In Back to Iraq 2.0

A change of heart in the Saudi media: "The fall of Baghdad and the bombings in Riyadh have made the Arab News think seriously about the enemy within, says the paper's editor."
In Salon: Iraq War

Wild in the streets of Baghdad: "Belatedly, the Pentagon is cracking down on looting and violence in the Iraqi capital. But U.S. credibility is already deeply damaged."
In Salon: Iraq War