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U.S. Wants U.N. Sanctions Vote Next Week: "The United States wants a U.N. vote next week to lift sanctions against Iraq but faces resistance from France, Russia and Germany who say they haven't even started to negotiate the U.S. plan for postwar Iraq."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

Iraqi street kids bear scars of Saddam's brutal rule: "Ahmed Abdullah Sallal was 10 years old when his cousin put a knife in his hand and ordered him to kill a man. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

U.S. Military Chief Vows More Troops to Quell Iraqi Looting: "The comments reflected a view among American and British leaders that the postwar lawlessness in Iraq is far more pervasive and intractable than they had originally expected."
In New York Times: World Special

U.S. Detains More than 200 in Iraq Raid: "Heavily armed U.S. Army forces stormed into a village near Tikrit before dawn Thursday, seizing more than 200 prisoners, including one man on the United States' "most-wanted" list of former Iraqi officials. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Shiite Iraqis Question U.S. Presence: "In his little souvenir shop near the shrine of Imam Ali, a revered figure whom Shiite Muslims consider the Prophet Muhammad's successor, Zahra Shokri pulls out a box of American-made Kent cigarettes and scribbles a message for President Bush on the back. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Army Eyes Program to Ease Soldiers Return: "Soldiers coming home from Iraq will get counseling, marital advice and other help in a new Army program aimed at easing their transition from the bloodshed and stress of war back to life in America. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Tribunal Hears Srebrenica Genocide Trial: "Three Bosnian Serbs went on trial for war crimes Wednesday, accused of taking part in the massacre of thousands of Muslims at the Bosnia war killing ground of Srebrenica."
In Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com

US seeks to speed Iraq food aid while clamping down to enforce order: "Iraq's new US boss said he hoped UN food aid would start flowing into the country next week, while US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said US forces will use more "muscle" to restore order. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq