Iraq News Links 3/3/05

	Iraq News and Information Links
	March 3 2005

	www.boston.com/dailynews/062/world/Al_Qaida_in_Iraq_launches_Inte:.shtml Al-Qaida in Iraq launches Internet magazine urging Muslims to join … Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A new online magazine purportedly posted by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq has launched an effort to recruit Muslims to rid Iraq of infidels … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7801196 French Government, Deputy Fall Out Again on Iraq Hostage Reuters – USA PARIS (Reuters) – France on Thursday rejected a deputy’s terms for working to secure the release of a French journalist held hostage in Iraq, a day after … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1315640.htm Iraq Interior Ministry bombing death toll rises ABC Online – Australia Two suicide car bombs outside Iraq’s Interior Ministry and another near a police station in Baquba have killed six people, as Shiite political parties piled … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=7802690 US Army Faces Recruiting Woes Amid Iraq War Reuters – USA WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Army has fallen behind its recruiting goals, officials said on Thursday, amid the violence of an Iraq war that has now claimed … www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/03/76b7 d095-8cc5-404b-af2a-f81d67bebcee.html Putin Offers Help In Iraq Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic 3 March 2005 — Russian President Vladimir Putin today said he wants to help with professional training in Iraq, and said his country is interested in … www.csmonitor.com/2005/0304/p09s03-cods.html The Iraq effect? Bush may have had it right Christian Science Monitor – USA … 30. And one can speculate on whether Iraq has served as a beacon for democratic change in the Middle East. During the run-up to … www.boston.com/dailynews/062/world/Al_Qaida_in_Iraq_launches_Inte:.shtml Al-Qaida in Iraq launches Internet magazine urging Muslims to join … Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A new online magazine purportedly posted by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq has launched an effort to recruit Muslims to rid Iraq of infidels … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7801196 French Government, Deputy Fall Out Again on Iraq Hostage Reuters – USA PARIS (Reuters) – France on Thursday rejected a deputy’s terms for working to secure the release of a French journalist held hostage in Iraq, a day after … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1315640.htm Iraq Interior Ministry bombing death toll rises ABC Online – Australia Two suicide car bombs outside Iraq’s Interior Ministry and another near a police station in Baquba have killed six people, as Shiite political parties piled … www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/03/76b7d095-8cc5-404b-af2a-f81d67bebcee.html Putin Offers Help In Iraq Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic 3 March 2005 — Russian President Vladimir Putin today said he wants to help with professional training in Iraq, and said his country is interested in … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/11043199.htm Reservist defends group’s refusal to obey order in Iraq San Jose Mercury News – USA … was demoted and forced to work more than 90 hours a week as part of her punishment for balking at orders to go on a security escort in Iraq in vehicles viewed … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7240 Iran will target US forces in Iraq, Afghanistan if attacked Aljazeera.com – London,UK The chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards warned that the 190,000 American forces based in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan will be targeted if his … afr.com/articles/2005/03/03/1109700606702.html Iraq must pump up the volume Australian Financial Review – Australia … A journey last month to a number of the vital organs in Iraq’s critical but often derelict southern petroleum industry – wells, pipelines, pumping stations … en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5450 301&startrow=1&date=2005-03-03&do_alert=0 RUSSIA * PRESIDENT * IRAQ * AMBASSADOR RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti, Yelena Glushakova) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vladimir Chamov Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iraq. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/04/content_2646444.htm Iraq extends state of emergency for 30 days Xinhua – China … during the nighttime. According to the statement, the Kurdish region in northern Iraq is excluded in the emergency law. Enditem. www.boston.com/dailynews/062/world/U_S_troop_deaths_in_Iraq_tops_:.shtml US troop deaths in Iraq tops 1,500; car bombs explode in capital Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The number of US troops killed in Iraq has topped 1,500, an Associated Press count showed Thursday after the military announced the deaths … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=547477 US Troops Deaths in Iraq Top 1,500 ABC News – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq Mar 3, 2005 — The number of US troops killed in Iraq has topped 1,500, an Associated Press count showed Thursday after the military announced … www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/03/news/oil.html Iraq must choose on oil – produce or repair? International Herald Tribune – France BASRA, Iraq The five spindly towers, each 100 meters tall, were silent, with no flames burning at their collapsed and blackened tips. … www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~6439~2742377,00.html 2 Ft. Carson GIs killed in Iraq Humvee crash Denver Post – Denver,CO,USA By The Associated Press. Two soldiers stationed at Fort Carson were killed when the Humvee they were riding in crashed in Iraq, military officials said. … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7797075 Iraq Qaeda Wing Launches Online Magazine Reuters – USA DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s wing in Iraq has launched an online publication to rally Muslims to wage holy war against “infidel crusaders” in Iraq and other … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/ 616ac5819d2339f82a154c6886d4e12a.htm IRAQ: Gypsies call for greater rights Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK … There are no official statistics on the total number of gypsies in Iraq, but their tribal leaders say there are more than 60,000 in the country, with 11,000 in … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7180 Twin car bombs kill five outside Iraq’s interior ministry Aljazeera.com – London,UK … back of the head. Rebels also attacked a gas pipeline that feeds Iraq’s main power station on Thursday. The explosion near Kirkuk … www.boston.com/dailynews/062/world/U_S_troop_deaths_in_Iraq_tops_:.shtml US troop deaths in Iraq tops 1,500; car bombs explode in capital Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The number of US troops killed in Iraq has topped 1,500, an Associated Press count showed Thursday after the military announced the deaths … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=547477 US Troops Deaths in Iraq Top 1,500 ABC News – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq Mar 3, 2005 — The number of US troops killed in Iraq has topped 1,500, an Associated Press count showed Thursday after the military announced … www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/03/news/oil.html Iraq must choose on oil – produce or repair? International Herald Tribune – France BASRA, Iraq The five spindly towers, each 100 meters tall, were silent, with no flames burning at their collapsed and blackened tips. … www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~6439~2742377,00.html 2 Ft. Carson GIs killed in Iraq Humvee crash Denver Post – Denver,CO,USA By The Associated Press. Two soldiers stationed at Fort Carson were killed when the Humvee they were riding in crashed in Iraq, military officials said. … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7797075 Iraq Qaeda Wing Launches Online Magazine Reuters – USA DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s wing in Iraq has launched an online publication to rally Muslims to wage holy war against “infidel crusaders” in Iraq and other … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/616ac5819d2339f82a154c6886d4e12a.htm IRAQ: Gypsies call for greater rights Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK … There are no official statistics on the total number of gypsies in Iraq, but their tribal leaders say there are more than 60,000 in the country, with 11,000 in … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7180 Twin car bombs kill five outside Iraq’s interior ministry Aljazeera.com – London,UK … back of the head. Rebels also attacked a gas pipeline that feeds Iraq’s main power station on Thursday. The explosion near Kirkuk … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7796277 French Government Under Fire Over Iraq Hostage Crisis Reuters – USA … France’s opposition Socialists increased pressure on the government on Thursday in a growing crisis over a French hostage held in Iraq, criticizing it for … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/135451/1/.html Car bombs kill six across Iraq, Shiites pressure Kurds on … Channel News Asia – Singapore BAGHDAD : Two suicide car bombs exploded outside Iraq’s interior ministry, killing five policemen, as Shiite political parties piled pressure on the Kurds to … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1509108,00.html US death toll in Iraq reaches 1,500 Times Online – UK A grim milestone was passed in Iraq today when a US Marine was killed in action south of Baghdad – the 1,500th American soldier to lose his life since the … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1265029,00050004.htm Iraq extends emergency powers for 30 days Hindustan Times – India Iraq’s interim government said on Thursday that it was extending emergency powers equivalent to martial law for a further 30 days to crack down on insurgents. … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12435792-23109,00.html Iraq extends emergency laws by 30 days NEWS.com.au – Australia IRAQ has extended the state of emergency for another 30 days from February 28, giving the Government the right to impose curfews and restrict movement around … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq 3mar03,1,217638.story?coll=la-headlines-world 5 Police Killed in 2 Iraq Bombings Los Angeles Times (subscription) – CA,USA BAGHDAD — Two car bombs exploded near Iraq’s Interior Ministry early today, a police source said, killing at least five policemen a day after two similar … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050303/w030326.html US troop deaths in Iraq rise to 1,500; car bombs explode in … CBC News – Canada BAGHDAD (AP) – The number of US military deaths in Iraq rose to 1,500, an Associated Press count showed Thursday, as the military announced one of its troops … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/135426/1/.html Two suicide car bombs kill five outside Iraq’s interior ministry Channel News Asia – Singapore BAGHDAD : Two suicide car bombs exploded outside the main entrance to Iraq’s interior ministry, killing five policemen and wounding five others, security … www.indystar.com/articles/6/226485-6616-010.html Deaths among US troops in Iraq hit lowest level since July Indianapolis Star – USA By Dave Moniz. WASHINGTON — American troop deaths in Iraq fell to the lowest level in seven months in February, preliminary Pentagon statistics show. … www.cybernoon.com/DisplayArticle.asp?section=fromthepress&s ubsection=inbombay&xfile=March2005_inbombay_standard5923 Rumsfeld sued over alleged torture in Iraq, Afghanistan Afternoon Dispatch & Courier – Bombay,India … charging Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld with “direct responsibility” for the illegal torture and abuse of eight men held prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=547008 Suicide Bomb Kills Civilian in Iraq Town ABC News – USA Mar 3, 2005 — BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber blew himself up near the local headquarters of the National Guard in the northern Iraqi city of … www.boston.com/dailynews/062/world/U_S_military_dead_in_Iraq_rise:.shtml US military dead in Iraq rises to 1,500, Associated Press tally … Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The number of US military deaths in Iraq rose to 1,500 on Thursday, an Associated Press count showed, as the military announced the latest … www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3065858 Oil-rich Iraq has rough road to prosperity Houston Chronicle – USA By JAMES GLANZ. BASRA, IRAQ – The five spindly towers, each 325 feet tall, were silent, with no flames burning at their collapsed and blackened tips. … www.boston.com/dailynews/062/nation/A_daily_look_at_U_S_military_d:.shtml A daily look at US military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe – USA As of Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at least 1,500 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7792053 US Marine Killed in Iraq Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An American Marine was killed in action in Iraq on Wednesday, the US military said on Thursday. A statement … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4201943 Iraq Coalition Talks Falter over Kurd Demands Scotsman – UK Talks aimed at forging an Iraq coalition government have faltered over Kurdish demands for more land and concerns that the dominant Shiite alliance seeks to … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=546727 US Military Deaths in Iraq Rise to 1,500 ABC News – USA … car, that he claims was smashed by a US armoured vehicle in Ramadi, an insurgent stronghold 113 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 2 … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/03/content_2642934.htm Iraq wants to take over from Australian troops in 1 year: Allawi Xinhua – China CANBERRA, March 3 (Xinhuanet) — Iraq’s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Thursday that the Iraqi government wants its forces in Muthanna province to be … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/ special_packages/iraq/11035034.htm Texans killed in the Iraq war last month San Jose Mercury News – USA At least 143 Texas service members have died in Iraq since the war began March 20, 2003, according to the US Department of Defense. … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12430805-29277,00.html Iraq murder plot denied NEWS.com.au – Australia A PERTH man today denied plotting to kill an unknown member of Saddam Hussein’s former ruling Baath party in Iraq. Appearing in … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1315183.htm Ukraine troops to withdraw from Iraq ABC Online – Australia Seventeen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in Iraq since their deployment two years ago. The withdrawal will begin later this … IRAQ: Security for none Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA … the twin assassinations’ intended message was obvious, the two days’ deaths delivered the additional message that security remains a fantasy in Iraq, even for … seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/214222_iraqed.asp MISSING French journalist in Iraq begs for help Expatica – Netherlands BAGHDAD, March 1 (AFP) – French journalist Florence Aubenas, missing for nearly two months in Iraq, on Tuesday made a desperate plea for help on a video … www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58& story_id=17460&name=Missing+French+journalist+in+Iraq+begs+for+help IRAQ bomber targets army recruits BBC News – E,UK A car bomb in Baghdad has targeted people waiting to join the Iraqi army, with reports of at least one death. Twenty-five people … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4310365.stm IRAQ Coalition Talks Falter over Kurd Demands Scotsman – UK Talks aimed at forging an Iraq coalition government have faltered over Kurdish demands for more land and concerns that the dominant Shiite alliance seeks to … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4201943 UKRAINE troops to withdraw from Iraq ABC Online – Australia Seventeen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in Iraq since their deployment two years ago. The withdrawal will begin later this … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1315183.htm TEXANS killed in the Iraq war last month San Jose Mercury News – USA At least 143 Texas service members have died in Iraq since the war began March 20, 2003, according to the US Department of Defense. … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/11035034.htm IRAQ Insurgency leader charged in Jordan Kansas City Star – MO,USA AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan charged Iraq insurgency leader Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi and another militant Wednesday with carrying out a 2003 attack on its Baghdad … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11034732.htm AUSTRALIA ‘won’t be bogged down in Iraq’ Daily Telegraph – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia IRAQ’S outgoing prime minister does not believe Australia risks becoming bogged down in Iraq, or that new troops will be specifically targeted because of links … dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1274&storyid=2752789 UKRAINE to withdraw troops from Iraq by October 15 Daily Times – Pakistan KIEV: Ukraine plans to start bringing its 1,600 troops home from Iraq this month and complete the withdrawal by Oct. 15, President … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-3-2005_pg4_7 FIRMS tap Latin Americans for Iraq Christian Science Monitor – USA … week, El Salvador President Elias Antonio Saca stood at the country’s international airport, welcoming home a unit of soldiers returning from service in Iraq. … www.csmonitor.com/2005/0303/p06s02-woam.html seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/214222_iraqed.asp Iraq: Security for none Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA … the twin assassinations’ intended message was obvious, the two days’ deaths delivered the additional message that security remains a fantasy in Iraq, even for … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11034732.htm Iraq Insurgency leader charged in Jordan Kansas City Star – MO,USA AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan charged Iraq insurgency leader Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi and another militant Wednesday with carrying out a 2003 attack on its Baghdad … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/03/content_2641349.htm Iraq: Attacks kill 6, Saddam tribunal judge Xinhua – China … tribunal. ¡¡Insurgents often attack judicial officials of Iraq in an attempt to undermine the US-backed interim government. Several …

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