Iraq News Links 4/2/05

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	February 4 2005

	www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=12417 Iraq demands oil-for-food repayment Daily Star – Beirut,Lebanon Anyone who stole from the UN’s oil-for-food program for Iraq must stand trial and the money be repaid to the Iraqi people, Iraq’s human rights minister said on … www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=12418 Iraq’s Shiite candidates hold wide lead over Allawi Daily Star – Beirut,Lebanon … interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was trailing a Shiite ticket with ties to Iran according to partial returns released Friday after Iraq’s historic election. … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID= 2005-02-04T215520Z_01_HOL442042_RTRUKOC_0_IRAQ-ITALY-KIDNAP.xml Italian journalist seized in Iraq Reuters.uk – UK BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped an Italian journalist in Baghdad, the latest in a series of brazen abductions but the first since Iraq’s election. … olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7545272 Iraq Security Forces Behind Schedule -US General Reuters – USA … The Bush administration says it will only withdraw US troops from Iraq once an Iraqi force has been established that can provide security in the country, still … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10820251.htm Three French Muslims Held in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA PARIS – Three French citizens who joined the rebel insurgency in Iraq have been held by coalition forces since being captured there last year, officials said … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=64086 Diplomat says India can play major role in rebuilding Iraq Indian Express – New Delhi,India NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: In a show of solidarity, US Ambassador David Mulford and Iraq’s new Charge d’ Affaires Muyad S Hussein today shared the stage in a … www.registerguard.com/news/2005/02/04/ed.edit.stateofunion.jlw.0204.html A second-term agenda: Speech centered on Iraq, Social Security The Register-Guard – Eugene,Oregon,USA The most stirring moment in President Bush’s State of the Union speech came when Janet Norwood, the mother of a Marine sergeant killed in Iraq, embraced the … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7543984 Iraq Wants Money Back; Annan Promises Action Reuters – USA UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq said it wanted its money back from the scandal-tainted UN oil-for-food program Friday as Secretary-General Kofi Annan vowed to … www.nytimes.com/2005/02/04/international/europe/04cnd-diplo.html Rice, Meeting Schröder, Wins German Promise of Help for Iraq New York Times – USA … effort to improve relations with Europe, won a promise today from Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of Germany to do more to help secure and rebuild Iraq and his … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107487146434 Italy works to rescue journalist kidnapped in Iraq Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel … Friday to cooperate with center-left opposition forces and international allies to obtain the freedom of an Italian journalist kidnapped in Iraq, the first … www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type= worldNews&localeKey=en_IN&storyID=7543980 Americans hold three French fighters in Iraq Reuters India – Mumbai,India PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Friday US forces were holding three Frenchmen captured fighting with insurgents in Iraq last November, handing Paris a … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1011782.cms VIEW: Debate on India’s approach to post-poll Iraq Times of India – Mumbai,India The government’s reaction to the Iraq elections is typical of the knee-jerk responses of South Block. Having maintained a studious … news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=26482 UN head of Iraq oil program got cash, oil, says probe INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines UNITED NATIONS — The head of the former UN oil-for-food program in Iraq, Benon Sevan, received large payments of cash as well as allocations of Iraqi oil, an … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=20 05-02-04T160036Z_01_HOL442042_RTRUKOC_0_IRAQ-ITALY-KIDNAP.xml Italian seized in Iraq Reuters.uk – UK BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped an Italian journalist in Baghdad, the latest in a series of brazen abductions but the first since Iraq’s election. … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4091087 US to Withdraw 15,000 Troops from Iraq Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK By Victoria Ward, PA, in New York. The United States is to pull 15,000 troops out of Iraq, signalling the launch of a new, post-election phase. … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/0 4/uiraq.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/04/ixportaltop.html Rumsfeld offered to quit over Iraq prison abuse Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK … contained.”. His admission came the US military announced plans to bring home 15,000 troops from Iraq, leaving 135,000 in the country. … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4091981 Al-Qaida Threatens Wave of Attacks in Iraq Scotland on Sunday – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK The terror group al-Qaida in Iraq, led by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, vowed to carry out attacks against military targets in the coming days in an internet … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/04/uh ercules.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/04/ixportaltop.html Delay in flying home Iraq crash victims’ bodies Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK Relatives of 10 servicemen killed when an RAF Hercules crashed in Iraq may have to wait until next week for their remains to be flown back to Britain. … www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4203aae2:8e3b216 e9929f2d?type=worldNews&localeKey=en_IN&storyID=7542936 Iraq demands oil-for-food diplomats face justice Reuters India – Mumbai,India BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Anyone who stole from the UN’s oil-for-food programme for Iraq must stand trial and the money be repaid to the Iraqi people, Iraq’s human … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050204154824.k73ozh9a.xml Shiite coalition holds Iraq election lead Turkish Press – Turkey BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq’s main Shiite coalition maintained a hefty but reduced lead in the latest count of votes in the country’s historic election, as deadly … www.boston.com/dailynews/035/wash/US_general_in_Iraq_says_insurg:.shtml US general in Iraq says insurgent intimidation has weakened Iraqi … Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA … On Thursday, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said that with the election in Iraq over he believes some 15,000 US troops can be withdrawn in the short … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=36873 Shiite coalition holds Iraq election lead as Italian journalist … Turkish Press – Turkey BAGHDAD, Feb 4 (AFP) – Iraq’s main Shiite coalition maintained a hefty but reduced lead Friday in the latest count of votes in the country’s historic election … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02 /04/uiraq.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/04/ixportaltop.html Rumsfeld offered to quit over Iraq prison abuse Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK … contained.”. His admission came the US military announced plans to bring home 15,000 troops from Iraq, leaving 135,000 in the country. … www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_ page/0,5478,12149525%255E663,00.html Damning report on Iraq scam Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia NEW YORK — The $82 billion oil-for-food program run by the UN with Iraq was tainted with corruption from top to bottom, according to a report yesterday. … www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/04/news/iraq.html Shiite alliance piles up big lead in Iraq vote count International Herald Tribune – France … drawn only from Baghdad and five southern provinces where the Shiite parties were expected to score strongly, and from only 10 percent of Iraq’s 5,216 polling … news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&num=30&hl=en & client=google&ncl=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/04/news/iraq.html See all stories on this topic www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/04/iraq.main/ Italian journalist abducted in Iraq CNN – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — An Italian journalist was snatched from her car Friday in Baghdad, police said. Giuliana Sgrena was abducted … www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=44268 US General Says Iraq War was “Fun” Sofia News Agency – Bulgaria US General has described shooting people in Iraq as “fun”, drawing the public anger of the US Marine Corps. Discussing fighting … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4090854 Delay in Flying Iraq Crash Victims’ Remains Home Scotland on Sunday – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK By David Stringer, PA, in Basra, southern Iraq. Relatives of 10 servicemen killed when an RAF Hercules crashed in Iraq may have to … www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5516840 Italian snatched in Iraq Swissinfo – Switzerland … when millions of Iraqis faced down insurgent threats to cast their ballots. Sgrena is the eighth Italian to be kidnapped in Iraq. … www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_ page/0,5478,12149525%255E663,00.html Damning report on Iraq scam Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia NEW YORK — The $82 billion oil-for-food program run by the UN with Iraq was tainted with corruption from top to bottom, according to a report yesterday. … www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/04/iraq.main/ Italian journalist abducted in Iraq CNN – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — An Italian journalist was snatched from her car Friday in Baghdad, police said. Giuliana Sgrena was abducted … www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=44268 US General Says Iraq War was “Fun” Sofia News Agency – Bulgaria US General has described shooting people in Iraq as “fun”, drawing the public anger of the US Marine Corps. Discussing fighting … www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1657636,00.html Female journo kidnapped in Iraq News24 – South Africa … Polo, whose paper opposed last year’s United States-led invasion of Iraq, said US and Iraqi forces and the Italian embassy had been informed of the kidnapping. … www.thetimesherald.com/news/stories/20050204/opinion/1952949.html Bush has work to do on Iraq, Social Security Port Huron Times Herald – Port Huron,MI,USA President Bush’s State of the Union address really came down to two points: The US-led occupation of Iraq must continue, and Social Security, close to broken … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/americas/view/130857/1/.html UN head of Iraq oil programme involved in “grave” conflict of … Channel News Asia – Singapore The United Nations has moved to discipline the head of the programme which allowed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq to sell oil in order to purchase humanitarian goods. … www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id= 16578&name=Iraq%2C+Iran+and+Mideast+top+Schroeder+talks+with+Rice+ Iraq, Iran and Mideast top Schroeder talks with Rice Expatica – Netherlands BERLIN – German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder meets US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday for talks to be dominated by Iraq, Iran as well as moves … www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-woiraq044 134491feb04,0,929098.story?coll=ny-worldnews-headlines Cleric-backed Shia slate leads in Iraq Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – Preliminary results from Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Iraq show early success for the large Shia Muslim bloc that was expected to do well … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/04/content_2547802.htm Big cuts in US forces in Iraq unlikely until 2006 Xinhua – Beijing,China … 4 (Xinhuanet) — The election in Iraq on Sunday has given new momentum to a debate in Washington over when the roughly 150,000 US troops should be pulled out … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=iraqElectionNews&storyID= 2005-02-04T102521Z_01_ZWE135023_RTRIDST_0_OUKSC-IRAQ-ELECTION-KURDS.XML Iraq’s Kurds agree on post-election candidate Reuters.uk – UK ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Jalal Talabani, one of Iraq’s two top Kurdish leaders, will be the candidate for Iraq’s prime minister or president if a Kurd is chosen … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050204080702.u75fzgvh.xml UN stunned by Iraq oil programme scandal as Shiites lead vote … Turkish Press – Turkey UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – A damning investigation said the head of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq obtained allocations of oil and unusual payments in a … www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/ Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1107471010186&call_pageid=970599119419 UK soldiers charged in Iraq murder Toronto Star (Subscription) – Toronto,Ontario,Canada LONDON—The British army, already struggling with accusations of post-war abuses in Iraq, has been dealt its harshest blow yet as seven soldiers have been … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp ?category=1107&slug=Iraq%20Feeling%20Safer Cautious sense of security comes to Iraq Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA By HAMZA HENDAWI. BAGHDAD, Iraq — It’s too early to say whether last weekend’s vote has dealt a blow to the insurgency. But in Baghdad … www.indystar.com/articles/0/219745-6060-010.html Attacks in Iraq kill at least 30, including 3 Marines Indianapolis Star – Indianapolis,IN,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents unleashed a wave of attacks that killed at least 30 people, shattering a post-election lull in violence. … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050204080702.u75fzgvh.xml UN stunned by Iraq oil programme scandal as Shiites lead vote … Turkish Press – Turkey UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – A damning investigation said the head of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq obtained allocations of oil and unusual payments in a … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/210727_iraqvote04.html Islamist parties winning in Iraq Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — As a postelection calm gave way to a burst of deadly attacks, Iraqi election officials yesterday released partial results in the ballot for a … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/04/content_2547397.htm 15,000 US soldiers to leave Iraq Xinhua – Beijing,China BEIJING, Feb. 4 — The United States will withdraw 15 thousand troops from Iraq, reducing its military force to 135 thousand in the country. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/04/content_2547485.htm Two US soldiers killed in Iraq Xinhua – Beijing,China BAGHDAD, Feb. 4 (Xinhuanet) — Two US soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the US military said on Friday. One US soldier was killed … sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/ 2005/02/03/sports0255EST0210.DTL Lander’s Davis moves from Iraq to basketball court San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA … breaking a press. Davis, a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, served in Iraq from April to June 2003. He provided … www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5515397 Annan vows action on Iraq oil program Swissinfo – Switzerland … later report. Annan’s son Kojo once. worked in West Africa for a Swiss firm Cotecna, under contract to the United Nations in Iraq. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1009628.cms Iraq election lacks legitimacy: Sunnis Times of India – Mumbai,India BAGHDAD: Iraq’s leading Sunni Muslim clerics said on Wednesday the country’s landmark elections lack legitimacy because large numbers of Sunnis did not … washingtontimes.com/national/20050204-121610-4198r.htm Vote ‘tipping’ support for government in Iraq Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that Sunday’s historic elections in Iraq have ignited a “tipping of support for the government” by Iraqis … www.nytimes.com/2005/02/04/international/middleeast/04iraq.html Shiite Coalition Takes a Big Lead in the Iraq Vote New York Times – USA By JOHN F. BURNS and DEXTER FILKINS. BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 3 – Preliminary election returns released Thursday by Iraqi authorities … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4088465 UN Takes Action Against Top Iraq Oil Scam Suspect Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has ordered disciplinary action against the head of the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq, who was sharply criticised in an … www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=68190 Bush stresses Iraq, Mideast policy in State of Union address: New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India [World News]: Washington, Feb 3 : US President George W. Bush stressed the progress made in Iraq and the Middle East peace process and vowed to achieve success … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61839-2005Feb3.html Two Marines Among 28 Killed in Iraq As Lull Ends Washington Post (Subscription) – Washington,DC,USA … As officials released partial returns on Thursday from Sunday’s elections, insurgents shattered a brief period of calm with attacks across Iraq that killed at … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61910-2005Feb3.html US to Pull 15,000 Troops Out of Iraq Washington Post (Subscription) – Washington,DC,USA … and less violence than expected in Sunday’s Iraqi elections, Pentagon authorities have decided to start reducing the level of US forces in Iraq next month by … news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=68200 Democrats attack Bush’s plan on social security, Iraq (Reaction): New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India Bush’s controversial plan to partially privatise the social security system and not specifying a timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, reports Xinhua … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107400723163 Iraq: First official election returns Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel … The admission is likely to fuel complaints by Iraq’s minority Sunni Arabs, who make up the heart of the insurgency, that they were not represented in the vote. … www.examiner.ie/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sgXUrpuLRhtUcsgDQQ5wn3uAIg.asp Elections in Iraq a triumph, says Bush IrishExaminer.com (subscription) – Ireland … out his second-term agenda, US President George W Bush pledged to confront governments that promote terror and hailed the success of elections in Iraq as proof … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4088465 UN Takes Action Against Top Iraq Oil Scam Suspect Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has ordered disciplinary action against the head of the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq, who was sharply criticised in an … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10810602.htm 29 killed in Iraq; election results show Shiites with big lead Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – (KRT) – Iraq’s post-election calm was shattered Thursday by a string of insurgent attacks that killed at least 29 people, including three US … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61839-2005Feb3.html Two Marines Among 28 Killed in Iraq As Lull Ends Washington Post (Subscription) – Washington,DC,USA … As officials released partial returns on Thursday from Sunday’s elections, insurgents shattered a brief period of calm with attacks across Iraq that killed at … news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=131292005 Seven paras on Iraq murder charge Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK … They will also face a charge of violent disorder following a roadside incident at Al U’Zayra, in southern Iraq, that led to the death of Nadhem Abdullah. … www.examiner.ie/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sgXUrpuLRhtUcsgDQQ5wn3uAIg.asp Elections in Iraq a triumph, says Bush IrishExaminer.com (subscription) – Ireland … out his second-term agenda, US President George W Bush pledged to confront governments that promote terror and hailed the success of elections in Iraq as proof … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10810602.htm 29 killed in Iraq; election results show Shiites with big lead Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – (KRT) – Iraq’s post-election calm was shattered Thursday by a string of insurgent attacks that killed at least 29 people, including three US … cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2005/02/03/919594-ap.html Annan taking disciplinary action against head of Iraq oil-for-food … Winnipeg Sun – Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada UNITED NATIONS (AP) – UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is taking disciplinary action against the head of the oil-for-food program in Iraq, following an … news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=131292005 Seven paras on Iraq murder charge Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK … They will also face a charge of violent disorder following a roadside incident at Al U’Zayra, in southern Iraq, that led to the death of Nadhem Abdullah. … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1295655.htm Investigators end Iraq Hercules crash site search ABC Online – Australia British military investigators have ended their search at the crash site of a transport plane that went down at the weekend killing 10 servicemen including … www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/03/news/iraq.html Main Shiite group takes lead in Iraq International Herald Tribune – France … Iraq had been relatively calm since the election, but that lull in violence ended with several incidents beginning Wednesday night that left two US marines and … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/04/ wirq04.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/02/04/ixworld.html Main Shia coalition takes lead in Iraq poll Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK … Election officials said the results, from votes so far counted in six out of Iraq’s 18 provinces, were incomplete and that an official tally could be expected … www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=103575&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27321 Policemen killed in Iraq ambush Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain … Two Iraqi policemen were killed, 14 wounded and at least 36 were missing after an ambush while they were on their way to Baghdad from southern Iraq last night. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-03-voa92.cfm Iraq Says it Came Close to Capturing Insurgency Leader Voice of America – USA Iraq’s interior minister says security forces nearly captured the insurgency leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi two or three times, missing him by just about an hour …

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