Thursday, June 05, 2003
War Blogs Iraq War Updates
The Niger connection: Tony Blair, forged documents and the case for war (5 June 03) in Radio Free USA
Army returns to airstrike site to look for Saddam: "BAGHDAD -- Nearly two months after a house where Saddam Hussein was thought to be hiding was bombed, Army engineers used bulldozers and backhoes Wednesday to look for evidence that he might have been killed in the strike. (USA TODAY)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. forces nab Iraqi militia commander: "U.S. forces are holding Lt. Gen. Iyad Futiyeh al-Rawi, who commanded a mass militia force that supposedly included millions of volunteer fighters, a military statement said Thursday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israelis, Palestinians take first steps: "Israel and the Palestinians took tentative steps toward meeting their first obligations under a peace plan Thursday, a day after affirming their commitment to the three-phase document at a U.S.-sponsored Mideast summit."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. soldier killed, five wounded in Iraq: "An American soldier was killed and five were wounded early Thursday when they were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, the U.S. military said - the latest attack in a tense city where resistance against American occupation has been vocal and sometimes violent."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Arafat remains in charge of Palestinianss: "While Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas flew around the region in recent days, meeting with Arab leaders, President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat sat in his mostly destroyed office - directing his premier every step of the way."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.N. nuke experts in Kuwait head for Iraq: "Experts from the U.N. nuclear watchdog have arrived in the Middle East on their way to inspect Iraq's largest nuclear complex in the wake of postwar looting."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam's cousin arrives in UK: "The cousin of Saddam Hussein has landed in Britain, airport officials have confirmed."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
US soldier killed as Bush vows to find Saddam's weapons: "US President George W. Bush vowed to find Saddam Hussein's alleged arms of mass destruction, as a US soldier was killed in an Iraqi hotspot town a day after reinforcements were ordered to the area. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
US Radio Asks Iraqis to Join Quest for Banned Arms: "Baghdad's U.S.-run radio station urgedIraqis on Thursday to come forward with information on weaponsof mass destruction, whose existence remains in doubt eightweeks after Saddam Hussein's fall. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UN Council Mulls Future of Iraq Arms Inspections: "As the United States and Britaintry to explain why they have not found unconventional weaponsin Iraq, chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix wants the SecurityCouncil to utilize a decade of arms research and allow U.N.experts to finish the job. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush vows to 'reveal the truth' about weapons: "George W Bush has argued the US-led invasion of Iraq was justified and pledged to "reveal the truth" about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Bush vows to ride herd on Mideast foes: "In his first diplomatic venture in the Middle East, President Bush drew promises of peacemaking from Israel and the Palestinians, and said he intends to ride herd on both sides if they falter."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Blix: U.N. inspectors are ready for Iraq: "Chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix has said his search teams are ready to return to Iraq to pursue new leads and try to answer outstanding questions about Saddam Hussein's programs for weapons of mass destruction - but the United States doesn't want their help."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
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The Niger connection: Tony Blair, forged documents and the case for war (5 June 03) in Radio Free USA
Army returns to airstrike site to look for Saddam: "BAGHDAD -- Nearly two months after a house where Saddam Hussein was thought to be hiding was bombed, Army engineers used bulldozers and backhoes Wednesday to look for evidence that he might have been killed in the strike. (USA TODAY)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. forces nab Iraqi militia commander: "U.S. forces are holding Lt. Gen. Iyad Futiyeh al-Rawi, who commanded a mass militia force that supposedly included millions of volunteer fighters, a military statement said Thursday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israelis, Palestinians take first steps: "Israel and the Palestinians took tentative steps toward meeting their first obligations under a peace plan Thursday, a day after affirming their commitment to the three-phase document at a U.S.-sponsored Mideast summit."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. soldier killed, five wounded in Iraq: "An American soldier was killed and five were wounded early Thursday when they were hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, the U.S. military said - the latest attack in a tense city where resistance against American occupation has been vocal and sometimes violent."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Arafat remains in charge of Palestinianss: "While Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas flew around the region in recent days, meeting with Arab leaders, President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat sat in his mostly destroyed office - directing his premier every step of the way."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.N. nuke experts in Kuwait head for Iraq: "Experts from the U.N. nuclear watchdog have arrived in the Middle East on their way to inspect Iraq's largest nuclear complex in the wake of postwar looting."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam's cousin arrives in UK: "The cousin of Saddam Hussein has landed in Britain, airport officials have confirmed."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
US soldier killed as Bush vows to find Saddam's weapons: "US President George W. Bush vowed to find Saddam Hussein's alleged arms of mass destruction, as a US soldier was killed in an Iraqi hotspot town a day after reinforcements were ordered to the area. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
US Radio Asks Iraqis to Join Quest for Banned Arms: "Baghdad's U.S.-run radio station urgedIraqis on Thursday to come forward with information on weaponsof mass destruction, whose existence remains in doubt eightweeks after Saddam Hussein's fall. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UN Council Mulls Future of Iraq Arms Inspections: "As the United States and Britaintry to explain why they have not found unconventional weaponsin Iraq, chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix wants the SecurityCouncil to utilize a decade of arms research and allow U.N.experts to finish the job. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush vows to 'reveal the truth' about weapons: "George W Bush has argued the US-led invasion of Iraq was justified and pledged to "reveal the truth" about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Bush vows to ride herd on Mideast foes: "In his first diplomatic venture in the Middle East, President Bush drew promises of peacemaking from Israel and the Palestinians, and said he intends to ride herd on both sides if they falter."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Blix: U.N. inspectors are ready for Iraq: "Chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix has said his search teams are ready to return to Iraq to pursue new leads and try to answer outstanding questions about Saddam Hussein's programs for weapons of mass destruction - but the United States doesn't want their help."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
