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Friday, October 03, 2003

Iraq war updates
GIs come under fire in Fallujah, Iraq: "U.S. soldiers came under fire Thursday near the Fallujah mayor's office and killed one of their attackers, an American officer said, while a witness said a U.S. convoy was attacked southeast of the volatile city."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Iraq weapons inspector to brief Congress: "The CIA's special adviser in the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq begins two days of closed-door meetings in Congress on Thursday, and lawmakers don't expect him to announce any major discoveries."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



U.S. Army patrol kills attacker: "U.S. soldiers came under fire Thursday near the Fallujah mayor's office and killed one of their attackers, an American officer said. None of the Americans was hurt in the attack by three gunmen."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Iraqi Town Remains Flash Point: "A day after three American soldiers were killed in separate attacks in Iraq, U.S. soldiers came under fire near the Fallujah mayor's office and killed one of their attackers. Witnesses also said a U.S. convoy was attacked outside the city."

In CBS News: Iraq Crisis



Saddam's WMDs 'may all have been a bluff': "The man in charge of trying to find Iraqi weapons of mass destruction is expected to say Saddam Hussein's threat to launch chemical or biological attacks may have been a bluff."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Coalition forces target oil smugglers: "Smugglers trying to sell Iraqi crude in the regional black market face quicker justice now that coalition ships are patrolling the Gulf waters - and bringing Iraqi judges on board to issue rulings."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Blair's Party Criticizes Iraq Involvement: "Tony Blair's unflinching defense of the war in Iraq has failed to stifle anger in his own Labor Party, with opponents calling it a "war for oil" and a "crime." (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani says attacks are "terrorism": "Massoud Barzani, a prominent Kurdish member of Iraq's Governing Council, said the bloody attacks taking place in his country are acts of terrorism, not resistance against the US-led occupation. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



U.S. Officials Honor Fallen War Correspondents: "Bush administrationofficials and U.S. news media chiefs met on a rain-swept CivilWar battlefield on Wednesday to honor four American journalistswho died in Iraq and Pakistan while reporting on the U.S. waron terrorism. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



US draws up new Iraq text in BBC: War in Iraq



Letters to God end up at Western Wall: "Ever felt your prayers went unanswered? Try sending a letter to God and chances are it will end up - as many do each year - at an Israeli post office in Jerusalem, where they are read and sent on to the holy Western Wall."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Iraqi utilities sabotage an inside job: "Saboteurs who toppled 500 electric transmission towers across Iraq are not just looters or insurgents, but apparently also utility workers or others in outlying regions who want to deny power to Baghdad and keep it for themselves, U.S. and Iraqi engineers and officials report."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Who Will Pay for War Crimes in Iraq?: "BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 (CSM) -- Storm clouds are brewing over one of the most sensitive aspects of Iraq's reconstruction, as the Iraqi Governing Council clashes with the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority over how to put members of the former regime on trial for the atrocities of which they are accused. (OneWorld.net)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



CIA: Al-Qaida tape probably authentic: "The CIA says that a new audio recording, attributed to al-Qaida's No. 2 man, is probably authentic."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

Sunday, September 28, 2003


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