Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Key Developments Concerning Iraq
From: spliffslips
War Blog Updates
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Key Developments Concerning Iraq
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By The Associated Press
May 20, 2003, 9:52 AM EDT
Key developments concerning Iraq:
* A U.S. military helicopter crashed into a canal in central Iraq, killing four Marines on a resupply mission. A fifth drowned trying to save them.
* The U.S.-led administration began hauling away trash that has been piling up across Baghdad, trying to defuse criticism that it is not doing enough to restore basic public services.
* The United States pressed for a vote on lifting U.N. sanctions against Iraq, a measure the Security Council seems virtually certain to approve.
* Looters were stripping Iraq's vulnerable oil installations of sheet metal, computers, light fixtures, even copper wiring, undermining efforts to revive the all-important industry.
* Iraqi families poured into the buildings left behind by Saddam Hussein's regime, carving new homes out of abandoned residences, looted offices and bombed-out military bases.
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-iraq-developments,0,1256047.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
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War Blog Updates
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Key Developments Concerning Iraq
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By The Associated Press
May 20, 2003, 9:52 AM EDT
Key developments concerning Iraq:
* A U.S. military helicopter crashed into a canal in central Iraq, killing four Marines on a resupply mission. A fifth drowned trying to save them.
* The U.S.-led administration began hauling away trash that has been piling up across Baghdad, trying to defuse criticism that it is not doing enough to restore basic public services.
* The United States pressed for a vote on lifting U.N. sanctions against Iraq, a measure the Security Council seems virtually certain to approve.
* Looters were stripping Iraq's vulnerable oil installations of sheet metal, computers, light fixtures, even copper wiring, undermining efforts to revive the all-important industry.
* Iraqi families poured into the buildings left behind by Saddam Hussein's regime, carving new homes out of abandoned residences, looted offices and bombed-out military bases.
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-iraq-developments,0,1256047.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
