Wednesday, December 17, 2003
US envoy Baker leaves Berlin for Rome on Iraq debt relief mission: "US envoy James Baker left Berlin after securing a deal on debt relief for Iraq and continued his tour of European capitals in Rome, a US embassy spokesman revealed. (AFP)"
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Governing Council Says Saddam Still Held in Iraq: "Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Councilsaid Wednesday that captured dictator Saddam Hussein was stillbeing held in Iraq and would face a public trial in thecountry. (Reuters)"
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Death Toll Revised to 10: "From The Australian :
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Iraqi Minister: U.N. Failed us: "
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Truck Bombing Kills at Least 10 in Iraq: "An explosives-laden truck speeding toward a police station collided with a bus at an intersection before dawn Wednesday, killing at least 10 Iraqis amid a surge of violence since the weekend arrest of Saddam Hussein. (AP)"
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AP: bin Laden approved attacks in Turkey: "Osama bin Laden proposed attacking a Turkish military base used by the United States, but militants stymied by tight security bombed civilian targets instead, killing Muslims and upsetting al-Qaida leaders, Turkish officials told The Associated Press."
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Israeli official wants W. Bank withdrawal: "Israeli vice prime minister on Wednesday stepped up his calls for a sizable withdrawal from the West Bank, urging a clear "separation" between Israelis and the Palestinians."
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Tanker explodes on Baghdad road: "A fuel tanker explodes at a crossroads in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 10 people and injuring 15."
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Saddam loyalists take to streets: "The BBC's Roger Hardy looks at why the capture of Saddam Hussein has triggered such angry protests in the so-called Sunni Triangle area of Iraq."
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VP says Iran to sign nuclear agreement: "Iran will sign an agreement Thursday giving unfettered access to its nuclear facilities, the vice president said."
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Rumsfeld Ponders Getting Saddam to Talk: "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sounded intrigued when asked how to get Saddam Hussein talking to his interrogators. "Does he have any interest in his family? ... I don't know," Rumsfeld told reporters Tuesday, ruminating about the possible pressures that could be applied to the former dictator. (AP)"
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Iraq's Minister Says U.N. Failed His Nation: "Iraq's foreign minister accused the United Nations on Tuesday of failing to rescue his country from Saddam Hussein's 35-year "murderous tyranny." He urged the world body not to fail Iraq again and to return to help build a democratic nation. (AP)"
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Nell unhappy with Iraq army base: "Nell McAndrew has demanded to be taken out of her army accommodation after branding it a "dump"."
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Bush: Saddam deserves ultimate penalty: "President Bush said Saddam Hussein deserves the "ultimate penalty" for his crimes, but he faced objections from Europe, the United Nations and the Vatican, which are adamantly opposed to the death penalty."
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Baghdad tanker blast kills many: "An explosion engulfs a fuel tanker in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 17 people and injuring many more."
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Police: 10 dead in Baghdad truck blast in CNN - War in Iraq
17 killed in Baghdad tanker blast: "An explosion engulfs a fuel tanker in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 17 people and injuring many more."
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Baghdad truck bomb 'kills 22': "A petrol tanker loaded with explosives has rammed into a bus and exploded in Baghdad, killing 22 people."
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Baghdad tanker blaze kills many: "An explosion engulfs a fuel tanker in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 17 people and injuring many more."
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Bush calls for Saddam execution: "The US president says the captured former Iraqi leader should pay the "ultimate penalty" for his crimes."
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Rumsfeld ponders getting Saddam to talk: "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sounded intrigued when asked how to get Saddam Hussein talking to his interrogators. "Does he have any interest in his family? ... I don't know," Rumsfeld told reporters Tuesday, ruminating about the possible pressures that could be applied to the former dictator."
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Governing Council Says Saddam Still Held in Iraq: "Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Councilsaid Wednesday that captured dictator Saddam Hussein was stillbeing held in Iraq and would face a public trial in thecountry. (Reuters)"
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Death Toll Revised to 10: "From The Australian :
A Truck loaded with explosives rammed into a small bus and exploded near a Baghdad police station today, killing at least 10 people, an Iraqi deputy minister said.The BBC's has pictures of the aftermath."
Earlier reports said at least 17 people, and possibly as many as 22, had died.
The blast happened early today in Baghdad's Bayya'a district, police said. Two cars nearby were destroyed in the blast.
Ahmed Kadhim Ibrahim, deputy interior minister, said the death toll was 10 and that the truck was speeding towards a police station, but collided with a bus in the way.
Bassem Naiem, a policeman at the scene, earlier put the toll at 22, but authorities later revised the toll.
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Iraqi Minister: U.N. Failed us: "
Taking a harsh view of the inability of quarreling members of the Security Council to endorse military action in Iraq, Mr. Zebari said, "One year ago, the Security Council was divided between those who wanted to appease Saddam Hussein and those who wanted to hold him accountable.
"The United Nations as an organization failed to help rescue the Iraqi people from a murderous tyranny that lasted over 35 years, and today we are unearthing thousands of victims in horrifying testament to that failure."
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Truck Bombing Kills at Least 10 in Iraq: "An explosives-laden truck speeding toward a police station collided with a bus at an intersection before dawn Wednesday, killing at least 10 Iraqis amid a surge of violence since the weekend arrest of Saddam Hussein. (AP)"
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AP: bin Laden approved attacks in Turkey: "Osama bin Laden proposed attacking a Turkish military base used by the United States, but militants stymied by tight security bombed civilian targets instead, killing Muslims and upsetting al-Qaida leaders, Turkish officials told The Associated Press."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israeli official wants W. Bank withdrawal: "Israeli vice prime minister on Wednesday stepped up his calls for a sizable withdrawal from the West Bank, urging a clear "separation" between Israelis and the Palestinians."
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Tanker explodes on Baghdad road: "A fuel tanker explodes at a crossroads in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 10 people and injuring 15."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Saddam loyalists take to streets: "The BBC's Roger Hardy looks at why the capture of Saddam Hussein has triggered such angry protests in the so-called Sunni Triangle area of Iraq."
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VP says Iran to sign nuclear agreement: "Iran will sign an agreement Thursday giving unfettered access to its nuclear facilities, the vice president said."
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Rumsfeld Ponders Getting Saddam to Talk: "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sounded intrigued when asked how to get Saddam Hussein talking to his interrogators. "Does he have any interest in his family? ... I don't know," Rumsfeld told reporters Tuesday, ruminating about the possible pressures that could be applied to the former dictator. (AP)"
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Iraq's Minister Says U.N. Failed His Nation: "Iraq's foreign minister accused the United Nations on Tuesday of failing to rescue his country from Saddam Hussein's 35-year "murderous tyranny." He urged the world body not to fail Iraq again and to return to help build a democratic nation. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Nell unhappy with Iraq army base: "Nell McAndrew has demanded to be taken out of her army accommodation after branding it a "dump"."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Bush: Saddam deserves ultimate penalty: "President Bush said Saddam Hussein deserves the "ultimate penalty" for his crimes, but he faced objections from Europe, the United Nations and the Vatican, which are adamantly opposed to the death penalty."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Baghdad tanker blast kills many: "An explosion engulfs a fuel tanker in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 17 people and injuring many more."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Police: 10 dead in Baghdad truck blast in CNN - War in Iraq
17 killed in Baghdad tanker blast: "An explosion engulfs a fuel tanker in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 17 people and injuring many more."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Baghdad truck bomb 'kills 22': "A petrol tanker loaded with explosives has rammed into a bus and exploded in Baghdad, killing 22 people."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Baghdad tanker blaze kills many: "An explosion engulfs a fuel tanker in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 17 people and injuring many more."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Bush calls for Saddam execution: "The US president says the captured former Iraqi leader should pay the "ultimate penalty" for his crimes."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq
Rumsfeld ponders getting Saddam to talk: "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sounded intrigued when asked how to get Saddam Hussein talking to his interrogators. "Does he have any interest in his family? ... I don't know," Rumsfeld told reporters Tuesday, ruminating about the possible pressures that could be applied to the former dictator."
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