Sunday, June 01, 2003
Revealed: the cluster bombs that litter Iraq (1 June 03) in Radio Free USA
9/11 movie paints Bush as hero (1 June 03) in Radio Free USA
Iraq weapons row intensifies in BBC: War in Iraq
Basra protests against UK leader in BBC: War in Iraq
Blair Faces Criticism on Iraq Arms Claim: "A former member of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Cabinet reportedly accused him Sunday of spinning intelligence to justify the war on Iraq and said he had "duped" his colleagues about alleged weapons of mass destruction. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
L.A. Police Honor Marine Killed in Iraq: "Police paid tribute to a Marine who died in Iraq before he could fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush, Blair Face Heat on Iraq Weapons: "The CIA is reviewing its intelligence, British agents are reportedly doubting their own assessments and Saddam Hussein's enemies are being accused of manufacturing evidence. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush in France for Protest-Hit G8 Summit: "President Bush arrived Sunday forhis first visit to France since the Iraq war, turning attentionfrom the Group of Eight summit to a smoldering dispute with hisloudest critic Jacques Chirac. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
New UN envoy due in Iraq for four-month aid mission: "The new UN envoy for Iraq is due here to oversee humanitarian relief work after months of strained relations between the world body and the US coalition over the war that brought down Saddam Hussein. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Japan photojournalist sentenced in Jordan: "Jordan's military court sentenced a Japanese photographer Sunday to 1 1/2 years in jail for unintentionally causing the death of a Jordanian security official in a cluster bomb blast at Amman airport last month."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israel eases some Palestinian travel limits: "The Israeli military eased travel restrictions Sunday and allowed thousands of Palestinian workers to enter the country in an effort to lower tensions and build goodwill ahead of an upcoming U.S.-backed peace summit."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Charity helps pet lions find a new home: "A British wildlife charity is helping to relocate nine lions found abandoned at Uday Hussein's palace in Baghdad."
In Ananova: War In Iraq