U.S. Says Saddam's Baath Party Dissolved: "The American general who commanded the Iraq war issued a statement Sunday saying Saddam Hussein's Baath Party "is dissolved," ordering the political organization that ruled the country for 35 years to cease existence immediately."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S.: Palestinians Must Disarm Terrorists: "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Secretary of State Colin Powell agreed Sunday that security must be sharply strengthened if peacemaking efforts with the Palestinians are to succeed."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Jordan Confiscates Stolen Iraqi Artifacts: "A larger-than-life statue of Saddam Hussein on a horse and a family photo album of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz are among items recently confiscated by Jordanian customs officers searching travelers from Iraq."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Report: Iraq Infiltrated Al-Jazeera TV: "We have some regular readers who are going to love this. From Reuters :
Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said Iraqi intelligence agents infiltrated al-Jazeera, the Arab world's most widely watched television station, in an attempt to win favorable coverage."
Al-Jazeera spokesman Jihad Ballout told Reuters the network was unaware of "any member of al-Jazeera who is working for any foreign intelligence" organization.
The Sunday Times said documents uncovered by opponents of Saddam Hussein after he was ousted by a U.S.-led invasion force last month showed Iraq's intelligence service had three agents working inside Qatar's al-Jazeera television network.
According to the documents, one alleged agent passed on two letters written by Osama bin Laden, blamed for the 2001 attacks on the United States, to his Iraqi handlers. Two cameramen were also said to be Iraqi agents.
In Command Post: Irak
Assad Discusses Iraq: "From Newsweek comes an interview between Senior Editor and Washington Post columnist Lally Weymouth and Syrian President Bashar Assad. I've posted some of his comments re: terrorism on the GWOT page, but he also comments on Iraq. A highlight:
Did you make a mistake in opposing the war with Iraq, keeping Iraqi oil flowing to Syria and allowing weapons to go across your border into Iraq?Read the rest ..."
We were not close to [Iraqi President] Saddam [Hussein] and did not have an embassy in Baghdad. I never met him or talked with him on the phone. What you said about the oil is true. We had economic relations with Iraq. What you said about this government allowing armaments to go to Iraq is not correct. [But] arms were smuggled into Iraq by individuals; the government had nothing to do with it.
Did Iraqi regime leaders come here during the war?
Yes, some of them came to the border. They weren?t allowed to come in. Some of them were captured by the Americans.
Didn?t some come here?
Somebody came before [the war].
Their families?
We allowed families to come to Syria, women and children. But we were suspicious of some of the relatives?that they had positions in the past and were responsible for killings in Syria in the ?80s ...
In Command Post: Irak
