IRAQ: Teaching conflict management in a northern war-torn town: "SULAYMANIYAH, 9 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - It all began with a story of two minibus drivers, Ismail and Adil. There was bad blood between them: Ismail suspected Adil of trying to poach his customers."
In IRIN: Iraq Crisis
Bulgaria, Filippino Nationals Held in Iraq: "Bulgaria and the Philippines insisted Friday they would not be cowed by terrorists after insurgents captured and threatened to kill their nationals in Iraq, the latest hostage takings in the country. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Marine to Leave Lebanon for Germany-Brother: "The Lebanese-born U.S. marine,who turned up in his native country after going missing inIraq, will leave on Friday for Germany and then most likelyhead to the United States, his brother said. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Rethinking Iraq's insurgency...Senate intel report...Terror warning in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Saddam's Lawyer Seeks Supreme Court Action: "Attorney Curtis F.J. Doebbler has made an unusual appeal to the Supreme Court on behalf of an unlikely client - Saddam Hussein. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. soldier dies after insurgent attack: "A U.S. soldier has died from wounds sustained in an insurgent attack on his patrol, the U.S. military command said Friday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Two Bulgarians taken captive in Iraq: " AL -JAZEERA: Two Bulgarians taken captive in Iraq
Aljazeera has aired a video of two Bulgarians taken captive by a group calling itself Liberation and Jihad Movement."
The group claimed it captured the two men in Iraq and asked the US -led forces in Iraq to release all Iraqi detainees within 24 hours or they would be killed.
The tape had come from the Tawhid and Jihad group, allegedly headed by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
It showed the two men who were identified as Bulgarians sitting in front of their captors with their hands cuffed.
The two captors in the video were carrying rifles and a rocket propelled grenade launcher. On the wall behind them was their black flag with a golden circle.
One of the men read a statement, though his voice could not be heard.
In Command Post: Irak
Americans on notice...Mistakes corrected...Star-studded fund-raiser in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
This May Be News to Hussein, but He's Got a Defense Team, and It's Hoping for Bail: "The lawyers claim that it is illegal to try Saddam Hussein in his own country because he is immune from prosecution as a head of state."
In New York Times: World Special
Defectors' Reports on Iraq Arms Were Embellished, Exile Asserts: "The dramatic stories defectors offered the Bush administration about Iraq's illicit weapons remain unproven."
In New York Times: World Special
Army Looks for Airmen and Sailors: "Military experts see the move to recruit thousands of sailors and airmen as another sign of how commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan have strained the Army's ranks."
In New York Times: World Special
Missing Marine Turns Up at Embassy in Beirut, but the Mystery Only Deepens: "Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun's resurfacing further clouded the already murky circumstances surrounding his disappearance."
In New York Times: World Special
5 G.I.'s Killed in Attack; Philippines Bars Iraq Trips: "Mortar rounds slammed into an Iraqi National Guard base in the city of Samarra, killing five American soldiers and at least one Iraqi guard."
In New York Times: World Special
Israel court orders U.S. activist expelled: "An Israeli court on Thursday ordered the expulsion of an American activist who came to the country to protest against Israel's West Bank separation barrier."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Diplomats: Pakistani may be envoy to Iraq: "Secretary-General Kofi Annan is now considering Pakistan's ambassador to Washington for the job of U.N. envoy to Iraq, U.N. diplomats said Thursday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
