Sunday, January 04, 2004
Iraq war news
Poland to boost number of special forces in Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)
Iron Grip in progress in IraqWar.ru (English)
Injured soldier sobered in combat in IraqWar.ru (English)
3 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq; Blair Visits: "Insurgents hit a U.S. base in central Iraq with mortar shells, killing one American soldier and wounding two others, the military said Saturday. In a separate attack, rebels set off a bomb and opened fire on a U.S. convoy in Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding three. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Power Transfer in Iraq Starts This Week: "After eight months of debate and delay, the United States this week will formally launch the handover of power to Iraq with the final game plan still not fully in place. (washingtonpost.com)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Attacks: "Insurgents hit a U.S. base in central Iraq with mortar shells, killing one American soldier and wounding two others, the military said Saturday. In a separate attack, rebels set off a bomb and opened fire on a U.S. convoy in Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding three. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Transfer of Power to Iraqis Scheduled: "After eight months of debate and delay, the United States this week will formally launch the handover of power to Iraq with the final game plan still not fully in place. (washingtonpost.com)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
A Daily Look at Iraq U.S. Military Deaths: "As of Friday, Jan. 2, 483 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 330 died as a result of hostile action and 153 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
G.I. Killed and Two Wounded by Mortar Fire at Iraq Base: "The region in and around Baghdad continued to be the scene of one of the most intensive American offensives of the war on Saturday."
In New York Times: World Special
For G.I.'s, Pride in War Efforts but Doubts About Iraq's Future: "Soldiers across Iraq expressed a complex set of emotions and sentiments toward their rebuilding mission."
In New York Times: World Special
Making Compromises to Keep a Country Whole: "To avoid sectarian conflict in Iraq, some experts say the U.S. faces the challenge of introducing a less familiar version of democracy."
In New York Times: World Special
Four Iraqis, three US troops killed in renewed bloodshed: "Four Iraqis were killed when a US convoy opened fire on their car in northern Iraq as three US soldiers were confirmed dead in separate insurgency attacks. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UK Soldiers Kicked Iraqi Prisoner to Death - Report: "Eight young Iraqis arrested in thesouthern Iraqi town of Basra last year were assaulted byBritish soldiers, and one of them died of his injuries, aBritish newspaper said in its Sunday edition. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Controlling what we hear from Iraq: "I learned yesterday that one of the main sites which posts the writings of independent journalists and activists in Iraq, electronicIraq.net, has been banned from at least one of the US military bases in Iraq. Celebrate free speech, read a banned website! Like other repressive dictatorships and regimes, the US military has now followed suit in Iraq by attempting to select what its personnel should and should not read. It is happening at home in the US as well. Dahr Jamail writes about attacks against US forces and how the US media and military are reporting these incidents."
In Electronic Iraq
13 Journalists Killed Covering Iraq War: "Thirteen journalists were killed last year covering the war in Iraq, the highest death toll for the media in a single country since 1995, a watchdog group said Friday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iranians treated at U.S field hospital: "Weary and dusty, wheezing and bleeding, people of the quake-hit Iranian city of Bam filed into a field hospital where American volunteers worked around the clock to provide medical aid, transcending two decades of hostility between the two countries."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Groups raise $1M for Iran quake victims: "Iranian-American groups have raised more than $1 million to help victims of last week's deadly earthquake in Iran, money that some hope will improve relations between the countries."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
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Poland to boost number of special forces in Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)
Iron Grip in progress in IraqWar.ru (English)
Injured soldier sobered in combat in IraqWar.ru (English)
3 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq; Blair Visits: "Insurgents hit a U.S. base in central Iraq with mortar shells, killing one American soldier and wounding two others, the military said Saturday. In a separate attack, rebels set off a bomb and opened fire on a U.S. convoy in Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding three. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Power Transfer in Iraq Starts This Week: "After eight months of debate and delay, the United States this week will formally launch the handover of power to Iraq with the final game plan still not fully in place. (washingtonpost.com)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Attacks: "Insurgents hit a U.S. base in central Iraq with mortar shells, killing one American soldier and wounding two others, the military said Saturday. In a separate attack, rebels set off a bomb and opened fire on a U.S. convoy in Baghdad, killing two soldiers and wounding three. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Transfer of Power to Iraqis Scheduled: "After eight months of debate and delay, the United States this week will formally launch the handover of power to Iraq with the final game plan still not fully in place. (washingtonpost.com)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
A Daily Look at Iraq U.S. Military Deaths: "As of Friday, Jan. 2, 483 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 330 died as a result of hostile action and 153 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
G.I. Killed and Two Wounded by Mortar Fire at Iraq Base: "The region in and around Baghdad continued to be the scene of one of the most intensive American offensives of the war on Saturday."
In New York Times: World Special
For G.I.'s, Pride in War Efforts but Doubts About Iraq's Future: "Soldiers across Iraq expressed a complex set of emotions and sentiments toward their rebuilding mission."
In New York Times: World Special
Making Compromises to Keep a Country Whole: "To avoid sectarian conflict in Iraq, some experts say the U.S. faces the challenge of introducing a less familiar version of democracy."
In New York Times: World Special
Four Iraqis, three US troops killed in renewed bloodshed: "Four Iraqis were killed when a US convoy opened fire on their car in northern Iraq as three US soldiers were confirmed dead in separate insurgency attacks. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UK Soldiers Kicked Iraqi Prisoner to Death - Report: "Eight young Iraqis arrested in thesouthern Iraqi town of Basra last year were assaulted byBritish soldiers, and one of them died of his injuries, aBritish newspaper said in its Sunday edition. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Controlling what we hear from Iraq: "I learned yesterday that one of the main sites which posts the writings of independent journalists and activists in Iraq, electronicIraq.net, has been banned from at least one of the US military bases in Iraq. Celebrate free speech, read a banned website! Like other repressive dictatorships and regimes, the US military has now followed suit in Iraq by attempting to select what its personnel should and should not read. It is happening at home in the US as well. Dahr Jamail writes about attacks against US forces and how the US media and military are reporting these incidents."
In Electronic Iraq
13 Journalists Killed Covering Iraq War: "Thirteen journalists were killed last year covering the war in Iraq, the highest death toll for the media in a single country since 1995, a watchdog group said Friday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iranians treated at U.S field hospital: "Weary and dusty, wheezing and bleeding, people of the quake-hit Iranian city of Bam filed into a field hospital where American volunteers worked around the clock to provide medical aid, transcending two decades of hostility between the two countries."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Groups raise $1M for Iran quake victims: "Iranian-American groups have raised more than $1 million to help victims of last week's deadly earthquake in Iran, money that some hope will improve relations between the countries."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
