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Sunday, September 14, 2003

Palestinians vow to shield Arafat: "Two dozen Palestinians at Yasser Arafat's headquarters settled down for a third straight night Saturday, pledging to serve as human shields if Israel tries to forcibly expel the Palestinian leader."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Arafat calls for return to peace talks: "Ten years after the signing of historic peace accords whose goals were never achieved, Yasser Arafat said Saturday the Mideast conflict is facing its most difficult point since and he urged Israel to return to negotiations following its threat to exile him."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Angry Iraqis mourn deaths of officers: "Angry mourners swarmed this central Iraqi city Saturday, firing into the air, attacking journalists and cursing the American occupation as they followed the flag-draped coffins of eight Iraqi police killed in a friendly fire incident involving U.S. troops."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Key UN powers agree on Iraqi sovereignty, but timetable and UN role unclear: "The five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council failed to resolve their differences on Iraq's future, reiterating their commitment to restore Iraqi sovereignty without giving specifics on a timetable for self-rule or the United Nations' future role in the country. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



What Bush should tell United Nations: " (USA TODAY)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Saudis declare Barbie's clothes offensive: "Saudi Arabia's religious police have declared Barbie dolls a threat to morality, complaining that the revealing clothes of the "Jewish" toy - already banned in the kingdom - are offensive to Islam."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



U.S. sees some Iraq contact with al-Qaida: "The Bush administration has evidence of some prewar Iraqi contacts and training with al-Qaida, based on prisoner interrogations, defector statements and documents collected in Iraq and Afghanistan, but no proof of joint terror operations, according to U.S. officials."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Powell: Gap On Iraq Narrowed: "But after conferring with fellow U.N. Security Council members in Geneva, Powell also said differences among them remain. He spurned a French proposal for Iraqis to take control in Iraq in a month. In a surprise, it was announced he would visit Iraq."

In CBS News: Iraq Crisis



Fallujah Fumes Over Friendly Fire: "Angry mourners at a burial ceremony for victims of the incident peppered gunfire into the air and sneered at an American apology. One cleric urged the crowd to save its bullets for "the chests of the enemy." The U.S. says GIs were fired at first."

In CBS News: Iraq Crisis



ARTILLERYMEN, IRAQIS SPIN WRENCHES TO KEEP COALITION ROLLING in CENTCOM: News Release

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