Thursday, December 18, 2003
Iraq war news
Fuel Tanker Explodes, Unnerving a Tense City: "A powerful explosion killed at least 13 people and injured 22, when a truck collided with a bus at an intersection in western Baghdad."
In New York Times: World Special
Remember 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'? For Bush, They Are a Nonissue: "President Bush suggested in an interview that he no longer saw much distinction between possessing banned weapons and pursuing weapons programs."
In New York Times: World Special
Iranians, Once Attacked by Hussein, Are Elated by His Capture: "After Saddam Hussein's capture, calls for revenge coursed through Iran, where anger still blazes over an eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980's."
In New York Times: World Special
Victims of Gas Say Swift Death for Hussein Would Be Too Merciful: "In the Kurdish village of Halabja, the survivors of aerial gas attacks are debating how the hand of justice should guide Saddam Hussein."
In New York Times: World Special
Italy to Reduce Iraq's Debt: "Iraq has an estimated $120 billion of debt, of which about $1.7 billion is owed to Italy."
In New York Times: World Special
No "smoking gun" to convict Saddam Hussein yet, say Iraqi experts: "Iraqi legal experts warned of the huge difficulties ahead in finding decisive evidence of Saddam Hussein's guilt in crimes committed by his regime in Iraq. (AFP)"
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Americans advised on leaving Saudi Arabia: "Nonessential American diplomats and the families of all U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia should leave, the State Department said Wednesday, stepping up its warnings about risks in the country."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam's Last Stand: "What was it like in that hole where Saddam Hussein spent his last moments as a free man? Scott Pelley takes you to the site where Saddam was found and talks to some of the people behind his dramatic capture."
In CBS News: Iraq Crisis
Baker Gets Support on Iraq From Italy: "President Bush's envoy to Iraq received support Wednesday from Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi for a plan to relieve Baghdad's huge debt burden, adding another European nation to the list supporting the U.S. goal. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Lawmakers Urge Iraq Relations With Israel: "The Bush administration should try to ensure that the next Iraqi government has diplomatic relations with Israel, two U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday while visiting the Jewish state. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Hunts for Militants North of Baghdad: "Using sledgehammers, crowbars, explosives and armored vehicles, U.S. forces smashed down the gates of homes and the doors of workshops and junkyards Wednesday to attack the Iraqi resistance that has persisted despite the capture of Saddam Hussein. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Troops Kill Three Attackers, Swoop on Iraq Town: "U.S. forces killed three attackers andthousands of soldiers swooped on a town in a major crackdown onWednesday as violence and instability gripped Iraq in the wakeof Saddam Hussein's capture. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
ADL poll rates U.S. attitudes on Israel: "Some 43 percent of Americans believe Israel is a threat to world peace, according to a poll presented Wednesday by a Jewish group, but many more are concerned about North Korea, Iraq and Iran."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Baker gets support on Iraq from Italy: "President Bush's envoy to Iraq received support Wednesday from Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi for a plan to relieve Baghdad's huge debt burden, adding another European nation to the list supporting the U.S. goal."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Lawmakers urge Iraq relations with Israel: "The Bush administration should try to ensure that the next Iraqi government has diplomatic relations with Israel, two U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday while visiting the Jewish state."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
TASK FORCE ?ALL AMERICAN? CAPTURES FINANCIER, TRAINS ICDC, AND CONDUCTS CIVIL AF in CENTCOM: News Release
Lawmakers Urge Iraq Relations With Israel: "The Bush administration should try to ensure that the next Iraqi government has diplomatic relations with Israel, two U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday while visiting the Jewish state. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Troops Kill Three in Major Anti-Guerrilla Drive: "U.S. forces killed three attackers andthousands of soldiers swooped on a town in a major crackdown onWednesday as violence and instability gripped Iraq in the wakeof Saddam Hussein's capture. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
A Daily Look at U.S. Deaths in Iraq: "As of Wednesday, Dec. 17, 457 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 313 died as a result of hostile action and 144 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
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Fuel Tanker Explodes, Unnerving a Tense City: "A powerful explosion killed at least 13 people and injured 22, when a truck collided with a bus at an intersection in western Baghdad."
In New York Times: World Special
Remember 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'? For Bush, They Are a Nonissue: "President Bush suggested in an interview that he no longer saw much distinction between possessing banned weapons and pursuing weapons programs."
In New York Times: World Special
Iranians, Once Attacked by Hussein, Are Elated by His Capture: "After Saddam Hussein's capture, calls for revenge coursed through Iran, where anger still blazes over an eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980's."
In New York Times: World Special
Victims of Gas Say Swift Death for Hussein Would Be Too Merciful: "In the Kurdish village of Halabja, the survivors of aerial gas attacks are debating how the hand of justice should guide Saddam Hussein."
In New York Times: World Special
Italy to Reduce Iraq's Debt: "Iraq has an estimated $120 billion of debt, of which about $1.7 billion is owed to Italy."
In New York Times: World Special
No "smoking gun" to convict Saddam Hussein yet, say Iraqi experts: "Iraqi legal experts warned of the huge difficulties ahead in finding decisive evidence of Saddam Hussein's guilt in crimes committed by his regime in Iraq. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Americans advised on leaving Saudi Arabia: "Nonessential American diplomats and the families of all U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia should leave, the State Department said Wednesday, stepping up its warnings about risks in the country."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Saddam's Last Stand: "What was it like in that hole where Saddam Hussein spent his last moments as a free man? Scott Pelley takes you to the site where Saddam was found and talks to some of the people behind his dramatic capture."
In CBS News: Iraq Crisis
Baker Gets Support on Iraq From Italy: "President Bush's envoy to Iraq received support Wednesday from Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi for a plan to relieve Baghdad's huge debt burden, adding another European nation to the list supporting the U.S. goal. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Lawmakers Urge Iraq Relations With Israel: "The Bush administration should try to ensure that the next Iraqi government has diplomatic relations with Israel, two U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday while visiting the Jewish state. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Hunts for Militants North of Baghdad: "Using sledgehammers, crowbars, explosives and armored vehicles, U.S. forces smashed down the gates of homes and the doors of workshops and junkyards Wednesday to attack the Iraqi resistance that has persisted despite the capture of Saddam Hussein. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Troops Kill Three Attackers, Swoop on Iraq Town: "U.S. forces killed three attackers andthousands of soldiers swooped on a town in a major crackdown onWednesday as violence and instability gripped Iraq in the wakeof Saddam Hussein's capture. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
ADL poll rates U.S. attitudes on Israel: "Some 43 percent of Americans believe Israel is a threat to world peace, according to a poll presented Wednesday by a Jewish group, but many more are concerned about North Korea, Iraq and Iran."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Baker gets support on Iraq from Italy: "President Bush's envoy to Iraq received support Wednesday from Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi for a plan to relieve Baghdad's huge debt burden, adding another European nation to the list supporting the U.S. goal."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Lawmakers urge Iraq relations with Israel: "The Bush administration should try to ensure that the next Iraqi government has diplomatic relations with Israel, two U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday while visiting the Jewish state."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
TASK FORCE ?ALL AMERICAN? CAPTURES FINANCIER, TRAINS ICDC, AND CONDUCTS CIVIL AF in CENTCOM: News Release
Lawmakers Urge Iraq Relations With Israel: "The Bush administration should try to ensure that the next Iraqi government has diplomatic relations with Israel, two U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday while visiting the Jewish state. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Troops Kill Three in Major Anti-Guerrilla Drive: "U.S. forces killed three attackers andthousands of soldiers swooped on a town in a major crackdown onWednesday as violence and instability gripped Iraq in the wakeof Saddam Hussein's capture. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
A Daily Look at U.S. Deaths in Iraq: "As of Wednesday, Dec. 17, 457 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 313 died as a result of hostile action and 144 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
