Iraq News Links 9/2/05

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	February 9 2005

	www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=37199 More NATO countries offering Iraq help: Rumsfeld Turkish Press – Turkey … Rice, nearing the end of an eight-nation tour of Europe, said NATO foreign ministers had “the best discussion of Iraq that we have had as an alliance since the … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=37191 Crashed British C-130 in Iraq likely attacked, US general says Turkish Press – Turkey WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (AFP) – A senior US general said Wednesday he believes that the January 30 crash of a British C-130 aircraft in Iraq was due to an attack … www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=12563 Hizbullah denies members detained in iraq Daily Star – Beirut,Lebanon By Nayla Assaf. BEIRUT: Hizbullah denied allegations that 18 of its members are being held in detention in Iraq. Iraqi Interior Minister … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-1477403,00.html Our white elephant in Iraq Times Online – UK … approach. So how did King Charles Street get it so wrong about this cultivated scion of one of Iraq’s pre-eminent Shia families? … www.boston.com/dailynews/040/world/Iraq_delays_announcement_of_fi:.shtml Iraq delays announcement of final election results; some ballots … Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraqi officials said Wednesday they must recount votes from about 300 ballot boxes because of various discrepancies, delaying final results … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4789278,00.html Rumsfeld: NATO Nations Offer Aid to Iraq Guardian – UK … 30 elections in Iraq, are offering to train Iraqi security forces in their own countries, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday. … www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2183 Cricket’s fine, but no chess for Iraq Chessbase News – Germany 09.02.2005 The votes are still being counted, but it looks like the Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani will emerge as the big winner in Iraq. … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1477444,00.html British soldier accused or Iraq abuse gives evidence Times Online – UK … Larkin, are charged with offences ranging from assault to forcing detainees to simulate sexual acts at a vast storage depot near Basra, southern Iraq, in May … www.csmonitor.com/2005/0210/p07s01-woiq.html Since election, Shiites build bridges to Iraq’s minorities Christian Science Monitor – USA … “They’re coming because of the success of the elections,” says Mr. Hammoudi, a senior member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). … www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10010437 The real power in Iraq New Zealand Herald – Auckland,New Zealand … Music is permitted but only if it is not for enjoyment. Men cannot pray when wearing earrings. These are the views of the most powerful man in Iraq. … www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7032 Wild party photos shame US army in Iraq Aljazeera.com – London,UK … soldiers stripped to their underwear at a mud wrestling party and sergeants lent their rooms to GIs for sex last year at the largest US military prison in Iraq … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050209185135.dq7bpfn6.xml Iraq vote result delayed as insurgency toll mounts Turkish Press – Turkey … In Washington, the deputy commander of the US Central Command which covers Iraq said the number of American troops in the country would be reduced, after … www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id= 52&story_id= 16730&name=Schroeder%3A+Iraq+elections +’only+small+progress’+as+Rice+presses+NATO Schroeder: Iraq elections ‘only small progress’ as Rice presses … Expatica – Netherlands BERLIN – German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Wednesday that Iraq’s elections marked “only small progress” and again ruled out any use of military force … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10682-2005Feb9.html Q&A: What’s Next for Iraq’s Democracy? Washington Post – USA … The Shiite list includes members of the Dawa Party and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq. The Kurds in the north … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050209143527.2xw9p4eh.xml Iraq vote result delayed as insurgency toll mounts Turkish Press – Turkey … of the “criminal traitor Badr Brigades,” the disarmed militia of the pro-Iranian Shiite fundamentalist Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7582401 Rumsfeld Warns of ‘Bumpy Road’ in Iraq Reuters – USA … USS O’BANNON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told sailors on a destroyer off the French coast on Wednesday to expect a “bumpy road” in Iraq as he … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4788702,00.html Results of Landmark Iraq Election Delayed Guardian – UK BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Iraqi officials said Wednesday the announcement of final results from landmark national elections will be delayed because the election … www.rte.ie/news/2005/0209/iraq1.html Journalist and govt official killed in Iraq RTE Interactive – Ireland Police said al-Hurra correspondent Abdul-Hussein Khazal had been shot dead at his home in the mainly Shi’ite city. His three-year-old son was also killed. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/10/content_2566586.htm Turkey says some rules violated during Iraq elections Xinhua – Beijing,China … It is obvious that newmeasures should be taken to establish democracy properly in Iraq,”Tan said. Ankara strongly opposes Kurdish … www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-brf— marineinjurie0209feb09,0,4979675.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut Brookfield Marine injured after Iraq explosion Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA DANBURY, Conn. — A 21-year-old Marine from Brookfield is being treated in a Texas military hospital after being critically wounded in an explosion in Iraq. … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050209143527.2xw9p4eh.xml Iraq vote result delayed as insurgency toll mounts Turkish Press – Turkey … of the “criminal traitor Badr Brigades,” the disarmed militia of the pro-Iranian Shiite fundamentalist Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI … today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID= 2005-02-09T153652Z_01_DEN955943_RTRUKOC_0_NATO-RUMSFELD.xml Rumsfeld warns of “bumpy road” in Iraq Reuters.uk – UK … THE USS O’BANNON (Reuters) – US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has told sailors on a destroyer off the French coast to expect a “bumpy road” in Iraq as he … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4788702,00.html Results of Landmark Iraq Election Delayed Guardian – UK BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Iraqi officials said Wednesday the announcement of final results from landmark national elections will be delayed because the election … www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id =52&story_id =16730&name=Schroeder%3A+Iraq+elections +’only+small+progress’+as+Rice+presses+NATO Schroeder: Iraq elections ‘only small progress’ as Rice presses … Expatica – Netherlands BERLIN – German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Wednesday that Iraq’s elections marked “only small progress” and again ruled out any use of military force … www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-09-voa11.cfm NATO Defense Ministers to Debate Iraq Voice of America – USA … Several NATO members, including France and Germany, have refused to deploy soldiers to Iraq, but have said they could train Iraqi forces outside of the country … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12205030-23109,00.html Iraq’s poll results delayed NEWS.com.au – Australia THE announcement of the final vote count following Iraq’s historic elections, which had been expected tomorrow, had been delayed while some ballot boxes were re … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=arIu1NyNdvwQ&refer=us Iraq Investigates Irregularities in Election, Delays Result Bloomberg – USA Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Iraq is investigating irregularities in some ballots from the Jan. 30 National Assembly election and will … www.smh.com.au/news/After-Saddam/Need-for-guard- troops-in-Iraq-under-review/2005/02/09/1107890277307.html Need for guard troops in Iraq under review Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia The Government is reviewing the need for 120 troops in Iraq who are in a security detachment protecting Australian diplomats amid Labor calls to bring them … www.albawaba.com/en/news/179904 At least 12, including two US troops, die in Iraq attacks Al-Bawaba – Amman,Jordan Gunmen shot dead an Iraqi journalist for a US-funded Arabic television station and his young son in one of a number of attacks across the country that left at … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/ 2005/February/focusoniraq_February75.xml&section=focusoniraq ‘Italian journalist hostage in Iraq is alive and well’ Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates … for Jihad claimed to be holding Sgrena and threatened to kill her unless Rome announced an immediate pullout of its of its some 3,000 troops from Iraq. … www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1408970,00.html Journalist killed with son in Iraq Guardian – UK … Al-Basri was also the editor of a local newspaper in Basra, Iraq’s second city, and a member of the political office of the Islamic Dawa party, according to AP … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/180 d724de7f1da8108517b48ba6aa85c.htm IRAQ: Thousands were unable to vote in north Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK BAGHDAD, 9 February (IRIN) – Iraq’s Higher Independent Electoral Commission (HIEC) confirmed this week that threats and security fears kept most Sunni people … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107919264222 Saboteurs bomb gas pipeline in Iraq’s north Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel Saboteurs set off explosives Wednesday at a gas pipeline in Iraq’s north, setting it on fire, officials said. The blast occurred … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/ 02/09/umartial.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/09/ixportaltop.html Iraq abuse charge against soldier is dropped Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK … Cooley denies two further charges including posing for a photograph while pretending to punch an Iraqi prisoner at Camp Breadbasket, southern Iraq, in May 2003 … www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/ Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1107903010919&call_pageid=970599119419 Human bombs the choice in more deadly Iraq violence Toronto Star (Subscription) – Toronto,Ontario,Canada With that attack, the death toll has reached 168 in Iraq since the Jan. 30 parliamentary vote and Iraqi security forces have born the brunt of that violence. … www.freep.com/news/nw/iraq9e_20050209.htm Bomb shatters Iraq’s postelection confidence Detroit Free Press – Detroit,MI,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide bomber killed 21 Iraqi troops Tuesday and wounded 27 at an army recruiting station in Baghdad, the US military said, shaking the … www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/More-post election-violence-in-Iraq/2005/02/09/1107890271314.html More post-election violence in Iraq Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Iraq’s post-election violence erupted across the country again with a deadly bomb blast, the abduction of a senior official and the killing of an Iraqi … edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/09/iraq.main0320/ Official: 13,000-17,000 insurgents in Iraq CNN International – USA WASHINGTON (CNN) — The US military faces between 13,000 and 17,000 insurgents in Iraq, the large majority of them backers of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam … www.smh.com.au/news/After-Saddam/US-soldier -killed-in-northern-Iraq/2005/02/09/1107890271318.html US soldier killed in northern Iraq Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia A US soldier has been killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/10851223.htm Kurds flex new political muscle in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — Early election returns indicating that the Kurds could be the power brokers in forming a new government have emboldened their leaders to … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4109565 New Charge Dropped in Iraq Abuse Court Martial Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK By Emma Gunby, PA, in Osnabruck, Germany. Another charge was dropped today in the court martial of British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners. … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/ LAC/20050209/IRAQ09/TPBusiness/International Iraq: Ten days of democracy Globe and Mail – Toronto,ON,Canada Abu Alwan: Five Iraqis killed and 17 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up aboard a minibus. Baghdad: Twenty Iraqis killed … www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/ News/2005/02/09/924840-sun.html Suicide bomber kills 21 in Iraq London Free Press – London,Ontario,Canada … Insurgents in recent months have stepped up their offensive against Iraq’s police and security forces, less trained or armed than American and other … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/4249007.stm TV reporter gunned down in Iraq BBC News – London,England,UK A correspondent for a US-funded Arabic television station has been shot dead in southern Iraq, police have said. The journalist … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/10851223.htm Kurds flex new political muscle in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — Early election returns indicating that the Kurds could be the power brokers in forming a new government have emboldened their leaders to … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/ LAC/20050209/IRAQ09/TPBusiness/International Iraq: Ten days of democracy Globe and Mail – Toronto,ON,Canada Abu Alwan: Five Iraqis killed and 17 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up aboard a minibus. Baghdad: Twenty Iraqis killed … seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002174826_soldier09m.html Soldier blames killing wife on Iraq Seattle Times – Seattle,WA,USA VANCOUVER, Wash. — Matthew Denni is an Army Reserve soldier who went to Iraq, got shot and was sent home to heal. But on a late … www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=69899 Post Iraq elections: Bush’s approval ratings soar: New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India [World News]: Washington, Feb 8 : Riding on the “successful” elections in Iraq, US President George W Bush’s approval ratings soared to 57 per cent with … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050209065722.2fzrodqq.xml Lebanese Hezbollah members detained in Iraq: minister Turkish Press – Turkey DUBAI, (AFP) – Iraq’s Interior Minister Falah al-Naquib said 18 members of the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah have been detained in Iraq … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9337-2005Feb8.html A Look at US Military Deaths in Iraq Washington Post – USA 8, 2005, at least 1,450 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. … news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=26951 France, US kiss and make up over Iraq INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines … Dear Condi” exchanging diplomatic vows under the chandeliers and cherubs of an ornate French salon, France and the United States kissed and made up over Iraq. … news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=26951 France, US kiss and make up over Iraq INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines … Dear Condi” exchanging diplomatic vows under the chandeliers and cherubs of an ornate French salon, France and the United States kissed and made up over Iraq. … www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=69899 Post Iraq elections: Bush’s approval ratings soar: New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India [World News]: Washington, Feb 8 : Riding on the “successful” elections in Iraq, US President George W Bush’s approval ratings soared to 57 per cent with … athens-olympics-2004.newkerala.com/?action=fullnews&id=69922 Iraq election: a time to redress injustices (COMMENTARY): New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India [World News]: However flawed, the Iraq election is undeniably “a grand moment in Iraqi history”, as US President George W. Bush put it. … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9337-2005Feb8.html A Look at US Military Deaths in Iraq Washington Post – USA 8, 2005, at least 1,450 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. … www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1408836,00.html Suicide bomber kills 21 in Iraq Guardian – UK … Another 27 people were injured in the blast, the US military said. Elsewhere in Iraq, at least five people, including three policemen, were killed. … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AAF1D301-006D-4433-AEF1-5177E25ABAC3.htm Dozens die in Iraq attacks Al-Jazeera.Net – Qatar A string of attacks including one at an army recruitment centre in Baghdad have left at least 30 people dead across Iraq. The most … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9329-2005Feb8.html Iraq War Is Affecting Small State in a Big Way Washington Post – USA … The state’s three-member congressional delegation, which voted unanimously against invading Iraq, saluted the departing troops in speeches, but not the mission … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4248625.stm Rumsfeld to press allies on Iraq BBC News – London,England,UK … He is expected to urge other Nato countries to contribute more to the military effort in Iraq. The transatlantic military alliance … politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,1408656,00.html Blair hopeful of boost to Iraq training force Guardian – UK … month is likely to see new countries come forward to help train Iraqi security and police forces, the precondition for coalition troops leaving Iraq, the prime … www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1408836,00.html Suicide bomber kills 21 in Iraq Guardian – UK … Another 27 people were injured in the blast, the US military said. Elsewhere in Iraq, at least five people, including three policemen, were killed. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-08-voa75.cfm Rice Downplays Prospect of Theocratic Rule in Iraq Voice of America – USA Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she does not think Iraq is headed toward Iranian-style Islamic rule, despite what she said was an extremely strong … www.newsday.com/ny-woiraq0208,0,2619531.story?coll=ny-homepage-big-pix Suicide Bomber Kills 21 in Crowd in Iraq Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a crowd of army recruits Tuesday, killing 21 other people in the deadliest attack in Baghdad … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=609191 Sistani’s vision for democratic Iraq has cricket but no chess Independent – UK … Music is permitted but only if it is not for enjoyment. Men cannot pray when wearing earrings. These are the views of the most powerful man in Iraq. … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AAF1D301-006D-4433-AEF1-5177E25ABAC3.htm Dozens die in Iraq attacks Al-Jazeera.Net – Qatar A string of attacks including one at an army recruitment centre in Baghdad have left at least 30 people dead across Iraq. The most … www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-08-voa75.cfm Rice Downplays Prospect of Theocratic Rule in Iraq Voice of America – USA Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she does not think Iraq is headed toward Iranian-style Islamic rule, despite what she said was an extremely strong … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=609191 Sistani’s vision for democratic Iraq has cricket but no chess Independent – UK … Music is permitted but only if it is not for enjoyment. Men cannot pray when wearing earrings. These are the views of the most powerful man in Iraq. … www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=103981&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27326 29 killed in Iraq violence Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain BAGHDAD: A suicide bombing against army recruits and a string of other attacks yesterday left at least 29 people dead across Iraq, with Al Qaeda and its allies … www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/ news-11/1107905813193011.xml&storylist=alabamanews Mobile-based soldiers return from Iraq AL.com – Birmingham,AL,USA BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A unit of 125 Army Reservists returned to home Tuesday morning after yearlong deployment to Iraq, Army officials said. … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-iraq9 feb09,0,1769735.story?coll=la-home-headlines Insurgent Suicide Bombing Kills 13 at Recruit Facility Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA By Patrick J. McDonnell, Times Staff Writer. BAGHDAD — Insurgents attacked aspiring Iraqi security personnel for the second consecutive … www.newsday.com/ny-woiraq0208,0,2619531.story?coll=ny-homepage-big-pix Suicide Bomber Kills 21 in Crowd in Iraq Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a crowd of army recruits Tuesday, killing 21 other people in the deadliest attack in Baghdad … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-2-2005_pg4_5 UK repatriates bodies from worst Iraq loss Daily Times – Pakistan … was repatriating on Tuesday the bodies of 10 military personnel killed when a Hercules transport plane crashed in the UK’s worst single death toll in Iraq. … www.newsday.com/sns-ap-iraq-shiite-power, 0,6393785.story?coll=ny-homepage-big-pix Newsview: Shiites May Sway New Iraq Gov’t Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — Despite assurances they will stay out of politics, Iraq’s powerful Shiite Muslim clergy is likely to wield considerable influence in shaping … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-2-2005_pg4_2 United States seeking to withdraw from Iraq? Daily Times – Pakistan BAGHDAD: A new general takes over the US-led coalition army in Iraq on Thursday under orders to speed up the training of Iraqi security forces so foreign troops … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/ special_packages/iraq/10848089.htm List of Ohio casualties in Iraq San Jose Mercury News (subscription) – San Jose,CA,USA _ Army Pfc. James H. Miller IV, 22, of suburban Cincinnati, died in an explosion while he was guarding a polling place in Ramadi for Iraq’s elections. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-08-voa72.cfm Ballot Counting in Iraq Delayed by Complaints Voice of America – USA By Alisha Ryu. Voters in Iraq went to the polls more than a week ago. … They have buried democracy with the birth of democracy in Iraq. I’m sorry to say that.”. …

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