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WTO Review: Delegates Conflate Fair Trade with Market Access in RISQ



Annan pushes ahead with efforts to achieve Security Council consensus: "Pushing his efforts to achieve consensus on the next steps in Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan planned to meet today with the remaining members of the United Nations Security Council following his weekend talks with the Foreign Ministers of the 15-nation body's five veto-wielding powers in Geneva."

In Electronic Iraq



"Our Grief is Not a Cry for War": "At the time of the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Not in Our Name says more than ever: "our grief is not a cry for war". The two years since 9-11 have also been two years of building resistance to the U.S. government's course of war and repression, resistance that reached new heights worldwide. What is needed are not schemes to make U.S. occupation more palatable but an end to the occupation of Iraq and expanded resistance to the U.S. government's whole war on the world."

In Electronic Iraq



Palestinian envoy walks out of U.N. talks: "Any attempt by Israel to kill or expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat would be an "illegal and insane act," the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said Monday before stalking out of the Security Council debate."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Gunmen Assassinate Iraqi Police Chief: "Three gunmen, their faces covered with red and white Arab headdresses, assassinated the police chief of a Sunni town today."

In New York Times: World Special



Inquiry Into British Arms Expert's Death Resumes: "The defense secretary will be cross-examined next week at an inquiry into the apparent suicide of David Kelly."

In New York Times: World Special



Suspected resistance organizers arrested in Iraq in CNN - War in Iraq



U.S. Holds to Hopes of Turkish Troops in Iraq: "The United States will keep trying toovercome the objections of Kurdish politicians to acceptingTurkish troops as part of a multinational force in Iraq,Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Iraq's new 750-strong army eager -- but far from effective: "They've got weapons, they've got uniforms and they've got a base. But it is still far from clear when the New Iraqi Army, which now numbers just 750 raw recruits, is going to be an effective fighting force. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



UN's Annan plays down Security Council split on Iraq: "UN Secretary General Kofi Annan played down the division in the Security Council following weekend talks in Geneva over how to handle the political future of Iraq. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad Attack: "One U.S. soldier was killed in arocket-propelled grenade attack while on patrol in centralBaghdad Monday, the U.S. military said. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Tax wealthy to pay for Iraq war: " (USA TODAY)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



IRAQI ORPHANS ENJOY FUN IN THE SUN WITH SOLDIERS in CENTCOM: News Release



3RD COSCOM SOLDIERS TRAIN VOLUNTEER VEHICLE INSPECTORS in CENTCOM: News Release



Civil libertarians prepare to fight Bush over tougher anti-terror laws (15 Sept 03) in Radio Free USA