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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Iraq War News
U.S. Denies Claim It Damaged Najaf Shrine: "Plumes of black smoke rose above the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday after American warplanes bombed insurgent positions overnight and supporters of a radical cleric charged that shrapnel from a U.S. attack had hit parts of the Imam Ali Shrine. The military denied the claim. (AP)"

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Two Iraqi Ministers Survive Bomb Attacks, 5 Killed: "Insurgents tried to assassinate Iraq'senvironment and education ministers in separate bombings onTuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded morethan a dozen people, officials said. (Reuters)"

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Reports Cite Abu Ghraib Investigations: "Top defense officials and military leaders are at least partly responsible for the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib and other prisons because of leadership deficiencies and a failure to address worsening conditions at the facilities, according to newspaper reports citing two separate investigations. (AP)"

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U.S. Soldier Wants Rumsfeld to Testify on Iraq: "Lawyers for a U.S sergeantaccused of abusing Iraqi detainees will seek on Tuesday toforce Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to testify in thesoldier's pending court martial. (Reuters)"

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U.S. GIs Step Up Pressure on Najaf Rebels: "U.S. infantrymen engaged in fierce battles with cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militants Monday and U.S. tanks moved closer to the revered Imam Ali Shrine as the American military stepped up pressure on the insurgents to leave the holy site and end their uprising. (AP)"

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Group Threatens U.S.-Led Troops in Iraq Over Najaf: "A hitherto unknown Islamist group hasthreatened to attack U.S.-led troops and American citizens inIraq if foreign forces do not leave the holy city of Najaf in48 hours, according to an Internet statement posted on Monday. (Reuters)"

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Rights expert demands access to Afghan prisons (22 Aug 04) in Radio Free USA


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