Iraq News Links 5/2/05

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	February 5 2005

	abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=474284 Iraq Sunnis Offer to Help on Constitution ABC News – USA A US military helicopter hovers over the scene of a mortar attack near the airport on Baghdad’s western outskirts in Iraq Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-05-voa35.cfm Rice Assures Turkey US Backs United Iraq Voice of America – USA … East. She assured Turkey, which is worried about Kurdish separatism, that the United States is firmly committed to a unified Iraq. … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-2-2005_pg7_1 2 US troops among 23 killed in Iraq Daily Times – Pakistan … blindfolded. The Islamic Army in Iraq said in an Internet statement it had killed three policemen captured after the same attack. … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/10827330.htm Friends, family mourn Mississippi Guardsman killed in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA … His life, 35 years. The sergeant first class from Ocean Springs was killed in Iraq on Thursday when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. … www.boston.com/dailynews/036/world/Translator_who_witnessed_abduc:.shtml Translator who witnessed abduction of Italian hostage in Iraq … Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The translator sensed trouble as soon as he saw a gray Opel with four men inside. … Il Manifesto strongly opposed the US-led war in Iraq. … www.nytimes.com/2005/02/06/international/middleeast/06shiites.html Top Iraq Shiites Exert Influence on Constitution New York Times – USA By EDWARD WONG. NAJAF, Iraq, Feb. … But the clerics of Najaf, the holiest city of Shiite Islam, have emerged as the greatest power in the new Iraq. … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050205/w020552.html Shiite parties head for landslide victory in Iraq; Allawi’s … CBC News – Canada BAGHDAD (AP) – Facing the prospect of a Shiite Muslim landslide, some Sunni politicians offered on Saturday to participate in mapping Iraq’s political future. … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/ special_packages/iraq/10827168.htm NC men head to Iraq for contract work San Jose Mercury News (subscription) – San Jose,CA,USA … Co. are going to Iraq to install wiring and other improvements in buildings where armor will be added to military vehicles. The … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050205194330.uhpjujh1.xml Iraq Sunnis demand US pullout timetable as price for rejoining … Turkish Press – Turkey BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq’s main Sunni Muslim clerical organization demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops Saturday as the price of its … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid =://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4487723 Week in Review: State of the Union, Iraq, Social Security NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Topics include the State of the Union address, the makeup of Iraq’s new national assembly and President Bush’s plans for Social Security. … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005 -02-05T182508Z_01_DEN566186_RTRUKOC_0_ITALY-IRAQ-JOURNALIST.xml Call from missing journalist in Iraq Reuters.uk – UK … Asked whether Italy would withdraw its forces from Iraq as demanded in an Internet statement purportedly from the kidnappers, he said: “Absolutely not.”. … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid= ://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4487696 Shiites Seek to Solidify Power in Iraq NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA … Jan. 30 Iraqi elections to assume leadership in the new government. Minority Sunni Muslims held power in Saddam’s Iraq. Results … www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050205&hn=16283 Rice Thanks Polish for Their Support in Iraq Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey … Rice on her tour through Europe and the Middle East stopped in Poland earlier today, where she thanked the Polish people for their tremendous support in Iraq. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/06/content_2552640.htm Iraq Sunnis demand timetable for foreign troops’ withdrawal Xinhua – Beijing,China 5 (Xinhuanet) — Iraq’s influential Sunni religious leadership on Saturday put the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country as a condition to participate … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1229903,00050004.htm Iraq poll result within five days: Electoral panel Hindustan Times – New Delhi,India The final result of Iraq’s historic election will be announced within five days, the electoral commission said on Saturday. “God … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=473942 Two US Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bombings ABC News – USA Nabil Kadim, who was one of four to be killed by a roadside bomb which exploded beside an Iraqi troop patrol in the southern city of Basra in Iraq Saturday, Feb … www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050205&hn=16283 Rice Thanks Polish for Their Support in Iraq Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey … Rice on her tour through Europe and the Middle East stopped in Poland earlier today, where she thanked the Polish people for their tremendous support in Iraq. … news.newkerala.com/world-news/?action=fullnews&id=68817 Iraq coalition wins 76 seats in polls: New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India 5 : 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 violence … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/06/content_2552640.htm Iraq Sunnis demand timetable for foreign troops’ withdrawal Xinhua – Beijing,China 5 (Xinhuanet) — Iraq’s influential Sunni religious leadership on Saturday put the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country as a condition to participate … www.boston.com/dailynews/036/world/Iraq_s_insurgents_launch_fresh:.shtml Iraq’s insurgents launch fresh attacks; partial election results … Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Insurgents launched fresh attacks with bombs and bullets, killing 21 Iraqis and two US soldiers, and officials said Saturday that final … www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/ archive/2005/02/05/MNGC2B6FMV1.DTL Ayatollah’s slate has big lead in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA Baghdad — Returns from historic elections Sunday in Iraq continued to trickle out Friday, almost entirely from the largely Shiite Muslim provinces in the … www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id= 3&art_id=vn20050205154340875C400034 Shi’ite coalition pulls ahead in Iraq poll Independent Online – South Africa Baghdad, Iraq: A new, partial tally yesterday of votes from Iraq’s landmark elections showed a Shi’ite coalition whose leaders have close ties to Iran rolling … www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/ 1107615996404_26/?hub=TopStories Cdn. troops may be deployed to Iraq: report CTV – Canada Canadian troops may be deployed to Iraq to help with the post-war reconstruction efforts. US President George Bush is expected to … www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle /archive/2005/02/05/MNGC2B6FMV1.DTL Ayatollah’s slate has big lead in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA Baghdad — Returns from historic elections Sunday in Iraq continued to trickle out Friday, almost entirely from the largely Shiite Muslim provinces in the … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7546917 Call Made from Phone of Abducted Italian in Iraq Reuters – USA … Asked whether Italy would withdraw its forces from Iraq as demanded in an Internet statement purportedly from the kidnappers, he said: “Absolutely not.”. … www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_ id=vn20050205154340875C400034 Shi’ite coalition pulls ahead in Iraq poll Independent Online – South Africa Baghdad, Iraq: A new, partial tally yesterday of votes from Iraq’s landmark elections showed a Shi’ite coalition whose leaders have close ties to Iran rolling … www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/ 1107615996404_26/?hub=TopStories Cdn. troops may be deployed to Iraq: report CTV – Canada Canadian troops may be deployed to Iraq to help with the post-war reconstruction efforts. US President George Bush is expected to … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7546589 Former UN Head Boutros-Ghali Defends Iraq Oil Deal Reuters – USA LONDON (Reuters) – Former UN head Boutros Boutros-Ghali refused to take all the blame for Iraq’s scandal-tainted oil-for-food program on Saturday, pointing the … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107575179111 Four US soldiers killed in Iraq Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel … They are expected to confirm a strong showing by the United Iraqi Alliance, which is endorsed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7546592 Iraq Shi’ite Bloc Says to Demand Prime Ministership Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Shi’ite alliance expected to win a commanding victory in Iraq’s election will insist one of its members is appointed the country’s next … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107575179111 Four US soldiers killed in Iraq Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel … They are expected to confirm a strong showing by the United Iraqi Alliance, which is endorsed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=473465 Rice Thanks Poland for Iraq Support ABC News – USA … WARSAW, Poland Feb 5, 2005 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday thanked the government of Poland, an important ally in Iraq, for its continued … www.freep.com/news/nw/iraq5e_20050205.htm ELECTIONS IN IRAQ: Sunnis want constitution input Detroit Free Press – Detroit,MI,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — After months of strident rejection of the elections in Iraq, two top groups from the minority Sunni Muslim population said Friday that they … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050205095136.ei06g2ke.xml Six killed in Iraq, vote count continues amid unity talks Turkish Press – Turkey Meanwhile, Rome was seeking the release of a female reporter who was kidnapped a day earlier in central Baghdad, dealing a new blow to Iraq’s dwindling media … www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=2&nid=24436 Report: Bush to Ask for Canadian Troops in Iraq 580 CFRA Radio – Ottawa,Ontario,Canada … this month. Bush will reportedly ask Prime Minister Martin at the upcoming NATO gathering to send a group of Canadians to Iraq. The … seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002171660_iraqdig05.html Iraq wants widened probe into oil-for-food program Seattle Times – Seattle,WA,USA UNITED NATIONS — Iraq called yesterday for a widening of the investigation of the UN oil-for-food program and demanded the immediate return of money in the … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10820921.htm Germany prepared to help more in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BERLIN — Germany told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday that it is ready to expand its role in rebuilding Iraq after Sunday’s largely successful … www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/39954.htm IRAQ THUGS KIDNAP ITALIAN New York Post – New York,NY,USA “We in the land of Islam, Iraq, give the Italian government 72 hours to get out of Iraq, otherwise the squadrons will have something else to say in the coming … www.rte.ie/news/2005/0205/iraqcrime.html Soldier gets 6-months for Iraq abuse RTE Interactive – Ireland A US soldier has been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing Iraqi prisoners at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison. At a military … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-jihad is5feb05,1,95725.story?coll=la-headlines-world 3 French Extremists in US Custody in Iraq Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA … PARIS — US troops in Iraq have detained three French militants and police here rounded up 10 of their comrades from a group that sent raw youths from Europe … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107575178762 Two US soldiers killed by in northern Iraq Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel A roadside bomb exploded near an American patrol in northern Iraq, killing two US soldiers and wounding five others, the US command said Saturday. … www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=3227 State of Union: Iraq, Social Security, Politics Bayou Buzz – Metairie,LA,USA … holding up their purple-stained fingers—badges of courage, symbols of freedom—were burned into our minds as we watched the election coverage from Iraq. … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4093184 Iraq Oil Scam Scandal Investigation ‘Must Be Extended’ Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK Iraq has called for a widening of the investigation of the UN oil-for-food program and demanded the immediate return of money in the UN account that paid for … www.startribune.com/stories/484/5224150.html Rice gets Germany to promise more help in Iraq, Middle East Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA … said. Calming waters troubled by the US-led war in Iraq is the focus of Rice’s weeklong trip through Europe and the Middle East. … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-ira q5feb05,0,7934712.story?coll=la-home-headlines Shiite Slate Looks Like Iraq Winner Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — A Shiite Muslim-dominated political slate with links to Iran and to Iraq’s leading ayatollah has amassed what appears to be a commanding lead … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12157027-23109,00.html Italian seized in Iraq NEWS.com.au – Australia GUNMEN kidnapped an Italian journalist in Baghdad, the latest in a series of brazen abductions but the first since Iraq’s election. … www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-04-prison-abuse_x.htm Sergeant sentenced for Iraq prison abuse USA Today – USA … Holley said Davis’s misdeeds have tarnished the image of American soldiers in the world’s eyes and endangered forces serving in Iraq. … www.wsws.org/articles/2005/feb2005/iraq-f05.shtml Iraq election sets stage for escalating political turmoil World Socialist Web Site – Oak Park,MI,USA By James Cogan. The Iraq election on January 30 has resolved none of the political dilemmas facing the US occupation and created a series of new ones. … www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0205iraq-france05.html US military holding 3 Frenchmen in Iraq AZ Central.com – AZ,USA PARIS – Three French nationals are among the dozens of foreign fighters being held by the US military in Iraq, French officials confirmed Friday. … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10822099.htm A Daily Look at US Iraq Military Deaths Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA 4, 2005, at least 1,445 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4093184 Iraq Oil Scam Scandal Investigation ‘Must Be Extended’ Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK Iraq has called for a widening of the investigation of the UN oil-for-food program and demanded the immediate return of money in the UN account that paid for … www.startribune.com/stories/484/5224150.html Rice gets Germany to promise more help in Iraq, Middle East Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA … said. Calming waters troubled by the US-led war in Iraq is the focus of Rice’s weeklong trip through Europe and the Middle East. … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-iraq5 feb05,0,7934712.story?coll=la-home-headlines Shiite Slate Looks Like Iraq Winner Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — A Shiite Muslim-dominated political slate with links to Iran and to Iraq’s leading ayatollah has amassed what appears to be a commanding lead … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12157027-23109,00.html Italian seized in Iraq NEWS.com.au – Australia GUNMEN kidnapped an Italian journalist in Baghdad, the latest in a series of brazen abductions but the first since Iraq’s election. … www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-04-prison-abuse_x.htm Sergeant sentenced for Iraq prison abuse USA Today – USA … Holley said Davis’s misdeeds have tarnished the image of American soldiers in the world’s eyes and endangered forces serving in Iraq. … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10822099.htm A Daily Look at US Iraq Military Deaths Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA 4, 2005, at least 1,445 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4238335.stm Iraq army ‘intimidated by rebels’ BBC News – London,England,UK … say everything depends on just how tenacious rebels turn out to be – but the American public ought to be ready for their troops to stay in Iraq for years … 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 … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.as p?category=1107&slug=UN%20Oil%20For%20Food Iraq calls for wider oil-for-food probe Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA UNITED NATIONS — Iraq called Friday for a widening of the investigation of the UN oil-for-food program and demanded the immediate return of money in the UN … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/05/content_2549604.htm Germany ready to offer more help to Iraq Xinhua – Beijing,China BERLIN, Feb. 4 (Xinhuanet) — German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Friday that his country is ready to offer more assistance to Iraq. … www.startribune.com/stories/484/5224067.html Iraq: Shiite candidates hold on to strong lead Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA BAGHDAD — With 35 percent of all polling stations in Iraq reporting results, a coalition of Shiite parties held on to a huge lead, amassing two-thirds of the … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12157027-23109,00.html Italian seized in Iraq NEWS.com.au – Australia GUNMEN kidnapped an Italian journalist in Baghdad, the latest in a series of brazen abductions but the first since Iraq’s election. … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp? category=1107&slug=UN%20Oil%20For%20Food Iraq calls for wider oil-for-food probe Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA UNITED NATIONS — Iraq called Friday for a widening of the investigation of the UN oil-for-food program and demanded the immediate return of money in the UN … www.startribune.com/stories/484/5224067.html Iraq: Shiite candidates hold on to strong lead Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA BAGHDAD — With 35 percent of all polling stations in Iraq reporting results, a coalition of Shiite parties held on to a huge lead, amassing two-thirds of the … www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-04 -prison-abuse_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA Soldier sentenced for Iraq prison abuse USA Today – USA FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Sgt. Javal Davis, who admitted abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib in late 2003, was sentenced Friday to six … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/opinion/ 2005/February/opinion_February11.xml&section=opinion&col= Iraq and international order Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates BY NOAM CHOMSKY. FEW questions are more important today than the propriety of the use of force to impose an election on Iraq. … So it is in Iraq. … www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=68636 US to withdraw 15,000 troops from Iraq: New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India [World News]: Washington, Feb 4 : The United States has decided to start reducing the level of US troops in Iraq next month by about 15,000 as the Iraqi … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_5-2-2005_pg4_3 Annan vows action against UN staff in Iraq oil programme Daily Times – Pakistan UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has vowed to discipline the director of the former UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq after an investigation … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/05/content_2549604.htm Germany ready to offer more help to Iraq Xinhua – Beijing,China BERLIN, Feb. 4 (Xinhuanet) — German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Friday that his country is ready to offer more assistance to Iraq. … www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=326862 Shiite ticket leads Allawi in Iraq Japan Today – Tokyo,Japan BAGHDAD — US-backed Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was trailing a Shiite ticket with ties to Iran in Iraq’s historic election, according to partial returns … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=472659 Shiite Ticket Has Big Lead in Iraq Vote ABC News – USA A guard holds up religious papers amongst rubble at the Tawhid Mosque, which was the target of an attack in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, Feb. 4, 2005. …

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