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Soldier killed in Iraq convoy crash: "The bulk of an 850-strong group of British troops are gathering near their new base in a US-controlled area of Iraq."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Bin Laden video admits 9/11 attack: "Days before the US presidential election, the Arab television station Al-Jazeera has aired a video of Osama bin Laden, directly admitting for the first time that he carried out the September 11 attacks and criticising President George W. Bush."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



US won't be intimidated, says Bush: "President George Bush said that Americans would not be "intimidated or influenced" by terrorists after Osama bin Laden released a video tape just days before the country goes to the polls."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



U.S. forces hold tribal leader in Baghdad: "U.S. forces detained a key Iraqi tribal leader and two family members during an early morning raid Saturday in Baghdad, his family said."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Palestinian leaders meets without Arafat: "The Palestinian leadership convened Saturday without Yasser Arafat in the chair for the first time in years, while doctors in a French hospital conducted a battery of blood tests to see whether the veteran leader's illness is terminal."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Iraq's interim president visits Kuwait: "Iraq's interim president on Saturday visited this small oil-rich state that Saddam Hussein invaded in 1990 and occupied for seven months until U.S.-led forces evicted his army, the first visit by an Iraqi head of state here in about four decades."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Bin Laden tape called "propaganda"...Kerry, Bush attack on war on terror in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Taliban-linked group threatens to kill kidnapped UN election workers in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Al-Jazeera says it received Osama bin Laden tape in Pakistani capital in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Strikes in Fallujah, Iraqi troops fire on vehicles in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Crunch talks on Fallujah crisis, mystery surrounds Japanese hostage (AFP): "AFP - Crunch talks to avert a military assault on rebel-held Fallujah rumbled, as British troops started to patrol a hostile region outside Baghdad and confusion reigned over the fate of a Japanese hostage."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



News Video Is at Center of Storm Over Iraq Explosives (Los Angeles Times): "Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON â?? On April 18, 2003, a television news crew from Minnesota videotaped U.S. troops in Iraq using bolt cutters to break through chains and wire seals on the door of a dusty bunker and finding explosives stored inside."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



SEAL takes stand in prisoner abuse hearing: "A Navy SEAL admitted yesterday that he held a loaded gun to an Iraqi prisoner's head and posed for a picture, and he also testified that a fellow SEAL beat the hooded prisoner with the muzzle of a gun."

In San Diego Union-Tribune: In Iraq



U.N. envoy: Probe into Iraqi fraud very tough: "The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said yesterday that investigators face tremendous obstacles in trying to get to the bottom of alleged corruption in Iraq's oil-for-food program."

In San Diego Union-Tribune: In Iraq



U.S. forces launch airstrikes in Fallujah: "NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - U.S. forces launched airstrikes against suspected militant bases in Fallujah and carried out probing attacks on the city's outskirts, as they prepared for a major operation in the insurgent bastion that has become the symbol of Iraqi resistance."

In Modesto Bee: Iraq



Iraqi forces fire on six vehicles: "Iraqi forces opened fire Saturday on six vehicles, including three minibuses, after a U.S. convoy came under attack in central Iraq, killing or injuring more than a dozen people, witnesses said."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Arafat may be suffering from leukemia: "Physicians specializing in the treatment of leukemia were examining ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Saturday to determine whether he suffers from the blood disorder, Palestinian sources said."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Al-Jazeera: Got bin Laden tape in Pakistan: "The Arabic television channel Al-Jazeera said Saturday that it received the latest videotaped message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at its offices in the Pakistani capital."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq