Monday, June 02, 2003
War Blog Iraq War Updates
Straw rules out Iraq war inquiry: "Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has ruled out an inquiry into the Iraq war despite a poll suggesting that Britons are increasingly skeptical that the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein really possessed weapons of mass destruction. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Hundreds Honor Victims of Saddam's Regime: "The table to the left of Mehsin Jawad al-Busail was covered in papers bearing dozens of names recorded in ornate, flowing Arabic script. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.K.: No Asylum Papers for Saddam's Kin: "Britain has not received asylum applications from two daughters of Saddam Hussein, the government said Monday following a published report that the women hope to move here. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Signs of the Times: "British occupation forces' effort to install a local governing council has stumbled as "residents who were angry that it was handpicked by the British poured into Basra's streets by the thousands in protest. 'We can manage ourselves, by ourselves,' read one of the banners carried by demonstrators," according to the New York Times.
Elsewhere in the Times we find that, "Even as Americans viewed the conflict with Iraq as mostly over and the nation's attention turned elsewhere, the Department of Defense reported the deaths of about 40 service members in the past six weeks. About three-fourths of the deaths came after May 1, the day President Bush formally declared the end of major combat operations.""
In Alternet: War On Iraq
Marine admits WMD dope 'simply wrong': "In a press conference Friday, Lt. Gen. James Conway, commander, First Marine Expeditionary Force, was blunt when asked if he was confused that no biological, chemical or nuclear weapons have been found in Iraq despite intelligence claims that the Republican Guard had deployed WMDs: "It was a surprise to me then, it remains a surprise to me now, that we have not uncovered weapons, as you say, in some of the forward dispersal sites," said Conway. "We were simply wrong."
On Sunday, meanwhile, Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia promised a full investigation to find out if the Bush administration deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq's chemical and biological arms."
In Alternet: War On Iraq
Iraqis get first food rations since war: "Iraqis will begin to receive their first food rations since the war to topple Saddam Hussein under the same programme that kept much of the population from starving over the past 13 years. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Reported Attack Kills 2 Iraqis in Baghdad: "Two Iraqi men were killed and two U.S. servicemen injured in an exchange of gunfire at a mosque in Baghdad, witnesses and soldiers said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Mideast foes prepare for summit with Bush: "Israel eased some travel restrictions and Palestinians predicted a cease-fire soon, as both sides prepared for a crucial peace summit this week with President Bush."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Myanmar turns away Suu Kyi visitors: "Myanmar authorities turned away students from universities on Monday, the first day of a new semester, suspending classes just days they detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and closed her party's offices."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam's daughters 'to seek asylum in Britain': "Two of Saddam Hussein's daughters are reportedly planning to seek asylum in Britain."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
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Straw rules out Iraq war inquiry: "Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has ruled out an inquiry into the Iraq war despite a poll suggesting that Britons are increasingly skeptical that the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein really possessed weapons of mass destruction. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Hundreds Honor Victims of Saddam's Regime: "The table to the left of Mehsin Jawad al-Busail was covered in papers bearing dozens of names recorded in ornate, flowing Arabic script. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.K.: No Asylum Papers for Saddam's Kin: "Britain has not received asylum applications from two daughters of Saddam Hussein, the government said Monday following a published report that the women hope to move here. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Signs of the Times: "British occupation forces' effort to install a local governing council has stumbled as "residents who were angry that it was handpicked by the British poured into Basra's streets by the thousands in protest. 'We can manage ourselves, by ourselves,' read one of the banners carried by demonstrators," according to the New York Times.
Elsewhere in the Times we find that, "Even as Americans viewed the conflict with Iraq as mostly over and the nation's attention turned elsewhere, the Department of Defense reported the deaths of about 40 service members in the past six weeks. About three-fourths of the deaths came after May 1, the day President Bush formally declared the end of major combat operations.""
In Alternet: War On Iraq
Marine admits WMD dope 'simply wrong': "In a press conference Friday, Lt. Gen. James Conway, commander, First Marine Expeditionary Force, was blunt when asked if he was confused that no biological, chemical or nuclear weapons have been found in Iraq despite intelligence claims that the Republican Guard had deployed WMDs: "It was a surprise to me then, it remains a surprise to me now, that we have not uncovered weapons, as you say, in some of the forward dispersal sites," said Conway. "We were simply wrong."
On Sunday, meanwhile, Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia promised a full investigation to find out if the Bush administration deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq's chemical and biological arms."
In Alternet: War On Iraq
Iraqis get first food rations since war: "Iraqis will begin to receive their first food rations since the war to topple Saddam Hussein under the same programme that kept much of the population from starving over the past 13 years. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Reported Attack Kills 2 Iraqis in Baghdad: "Two Iraqi men were killed and two U.S. servicemen injured in an exchange of gunfire at a mosque in Baghdad, witnesses and soldiers said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Mideast foes prepare for summit with Bush: "Israel eased some travel restrictions and Palestinians predicted a cease-fire soon, as both sides prepared for a crucial peace summit this week with President Bush."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Myanmar turns away Suu Kyi visitors: "Myanmar authorities turned away students from universities on Monday, the first day of a new semester, suspending classes just days they detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and closed her party's offices."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam's daughters 'to seek asylum in Britain': "Two of Saddam Hussein's daughters are reportedly planning to seek asylum in Britain."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
