Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Iraq War News
Marine heads home...Criticism of the Philippines...Bush in Wisconsin in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Hassoun due back in U-S in hours in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills 11, Injures 40: "A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Zarqawi Still Targetting Iraq PM: Web Site: "Suspected al Qaeda ally Abu Musabal-Zarqawi has warned Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that hewill not escape death at the hands of the militant group. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Baghdad Blast Kills 11, Bulgarian Hostage Beheaded: "A suspected suicide car bombing killed11 people and wounded 30 Wednesday in the first big guerrillaattack in Baghdad since an interim Iraqi government took overfrom U.S.-led occupiers on June 28. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Marine Who Vanished in Iraq Heads Home: "A U.S. Marine who disappeared in Iraq and turned up in Lebanon nearly three weeks later said Wednesday that he was in good health and "excited to be going home" as he left a U.S. military hospital in Germany. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Egypt's Israel peacekeeper plan draws ire: "The first time an Egyptian president took the risk of reconciling with Israel, he was shunned by other Arabs and vilified by his own citizens."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Baghdad Car bomb kills 11, injures 40: "A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Philippines pulls troops from Iraq early: "The Philippines said Wednesday it was withdrawing its small peacekeeping contingent from Iraq early to save the life of a kidnapped truck driver, a dramatic turnaround by one of Washington's biggest backers in the war on terrorism."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
In race to train Iraq security force, GIs find trust is biggest obstacle: "But Lt. Joaquin Meno of the 1st Infantry Division had even higher hopes as he led the patrol recently into an area where U.S. soldiers have been hectored for weeks. The Iraqi troops bounded out of their trucks and set up a right flank, just as they have been trained. Minutes later Meno did a double take: Several of the Iraqis had tugged their bandanas and kaffiyehs up to their eyes. (Chicago Tribune)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Inquiry: U.K. Iraq Intelligence 'Flawed': "Iraq had no useable chemical or biological weapons before the war, and British intelligence relied in part on "seriously flawed" or "unreliable" sources, an official inquiry reported Wednesday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Car bomb rocks Baghdad killing 11: "A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities said."
In Kansas City Star: Iraq
Philippines withdraws troops from Iraq; Bulgarian hostage killed: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Philippines said Wednesday it had withdrawn some of its peacekeepers from Iraq and was coordinating a pullout, apparent efforts to meet the demand of kidnappers threatening to kill a captive Filipino truck driver."
In Fresno Bee: Iraq
Germany US Marine in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
NATO troops duped by U-S vigilantes in illegal explosives raids in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Iraq Explosion in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
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Marine heads home...Criticism of the Philippines...Bush in Wisconsin in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Hassoun due back in U-S in hours in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills 11, Injures 40: "A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities said. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Zarqawi Still Targetting Iraq PM: Web Site: "Suspected al Qaeda ally Abu Musabal-Zarqawi has warned Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that hewill not escape death at the hands of the militant group. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Baghdad Blast Kills 11, Bulgarian Hostage Beheaded: "A suspected suicide car bombing killed11 people and wounded 30 Wednesday in the first big guerrillaattack in Baghdad since an interim Iraqi government took overfrom U.S.-led occupiers on June 28. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Marine Who Vanished in Iraq Heads Home: "A U.S. Marine who disappeared in Iraq and turned up in Lebanon nearly three weeks later said Wednesday that he was in good health and "excited to be going home" as he left a U.S. military hospital in Germany. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Egypt's Israel peacekeeper plan draws ire: "The first time an Egyptian president took the risk of reconciling with Israel, he was shunned by other Arabs and vilified by his own citizens."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Baghdad Car bomb kills 11, injures 40: "A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Philippines pulls troops from Iraq early: "The Philippines said Wednesday it was withdrawing its small peacekeeping contingent from Iraq early to save the life of a kidnapped truck driver, a dramatic turnaround by one of Washington's biggest backers in the war on terrorism."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
In race to train Iraq security force, GIs find trust is biggest obstacle: "But Lt. Joaquin Meno of the 1st Infantry Division had even higher hopes as he led the patrol recently into an area where U.S. soldiers have been hectored for weeks. The Iraqi troops bounded out of their trucks and set up a right flank, just as they have been trained. Minutes later Meno did a double take: Several of the Iraqis had tugged their bandanas and kaffiyehs up to their eyes. (Chicago Tribune)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Inquiry: U.K. Iraq Intelligence 'Flawed': "Iraq had no useable chemical or biological weapons before the war, and British intelligence relied in part on "seriously flawed" or "unreliable" sources, an official inquiry reported Wednesday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Car bomb rocks Baghdad killing 11: "A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's headquarters in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities said."
In Kansas City Star: Iraq
Philippines withdraws troops from Iraq; Bulgarian hostage killed: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Philippines said Wednesday it had withdrawn some of its peacekeepers from Iraq and was coordinating a pullout, apparent efforts to meet the demand of kidnappers threatening to kill a captive Filipino truck driver."
In Fresno Bee: Iraq
Germany US Marine in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
NATO troops duped by U-S vigilantes in illegal explosives raids in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
Iraq Explosion in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror
