Iraq News Links 13/01/05

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	January 13 2005

	www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/consumer_news/10637983.htm Baker Urges Bush on Phased Exit in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, an architect of the US war with Iraq in 1991, is advising the Bush administration to consider a … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-1-2005_pg7_10 Two Sistani aides among 16 killed in Iraq violence Daily Times – Pakistan BAGHDAD: Gunmen have killed two aides to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s highest Shia authority and a key supporter of the Jan 30 elections, a senior … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1281656.htm Troops arrive home from Iraq ABC Online – Australia A detachment of troops which served in Iraq has arrived back in Darwin to an emotional welcome. There was no bedtime curfew for … www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/13/iraq/main666785.shtml Graner ‘Disobeyed Orders’ In Iraq CBS News – USA (AP) A possible blow to the defense’s case on the first day of testimony at the trial of the alleged ringleader in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-01-13-voa37.cfm Gunmen Kill 2 Aides to Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Sistani Voice of America – USA Insurgents in Iraq have intensified their campaign of pre-election violence, killing two aides to the country’s highest Shi’ite authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/14/content_2457324.htm Iraq pledges to do everything for French journalist’s release Xinhua – Beijing,China PARIS, Jan. 13 (Xinhuanet) — Visiting interim Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar said affirmed here Thursday that “the Iraqi government … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid=4282743 The Challenges of Political Campaigning in Iraq NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA … talks with Steve Negus, a correspondent for Britain’s Financial Times in Baghdad, about the campaign challenges facing political candidates in Iraq as they… abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=409379 Representative of Top Iraq Cleric Killed ABC News – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq Jan 13, 2005 — Gunmen killed a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most senior Shiite Muslim cleric, along with the aide’s … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050113175223.pm6te9qk.xml Chirac backs Iraq election, Yawar says Baghdad looking for French … Turkish Press – Turkey PARIS (AFP) – French President Jacques Chirac lent his support to the electoral process in Iraq, wishing his Iraqi counterpart Ghazi al-Yawar success for the … washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050113-111447-9598r.htm Iraq FM warns against delaying poll Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA 13 (UPI) — Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zibari says failing to hold elections by January 30 will further complicate the situation in Iraq and the region. … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=36019 The price of voting in Iraq’s Mosul Turkish Press – Turkey MOSUL, Iraq, Jan 13 (AFP) – Every possible contingency, including suicide bombers blowing themselves up inside polling booths, is being examined by the US… www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7319616 Iraq President: Missing French Reporter Was Kidnapped Reuters – USA PARIS (Reuters) – Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar said on Thursday a French journalist missing in Iraq had been kidnapped. Yawar, on … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=asC2oZAGbhZE&refer=top_world_news Iraq War Cost $102 Billion Through September, Pentagon Says Bloomberg – USA … 30 on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, with costs averaging $4.8 billion a month, the Pentagon comptroller’s office said today. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/13/content_2457115.htm US-based Iraqis to vote in Iraq election Xinhua – Beijing,China … an independent body working closely with the United Nations, says about one million Iraqis over the age of 18 living in 14 countries outside Iraq will be … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid=4282190 Adviser: Most of Iraq Will Hold Elections NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: Iraq’s prime minister says some areas of the country are too dangerous for voters to cast ballots. Walter Slocombe, who … npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4280852 Search for Iraq’s WMDs Comes Up Empty NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: NPR’s Alex Chadwick talks with Washington Post reporter Dafna Linzer about the end of the US-led search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. … www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58&story_id =15736&name=Iraq+president+insists+election+will+go+ahead Iraq president insists election will go ahead Expatica – Netherlands … The elections will “take place on the date set,” the Iraqi president said. Iraq is preparing for its first free and fair polls in half a century. … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C72FE443-CCF0-4F52-B14C-D659A986059D.htm 2 foreigners seized, bank robbed in Iraq Al-Jazeera.Net – Qatar Two foreigners have been seized in separate incidents in Iraq and armed men stole millions from a Ramadi bank in a day of widespread violence. … www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/13/news/arms.html Search for banned weapons in Iraq ends quietly International Herald Tribune – France WASHINGTON The White House has confirmed that the US search in Iraq for banned weapons, which it earlier cited as justification for the war against Saddam … www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id =1de3650c-82d2-425d-b6e2-30558b6fb428 Crude oil prices climb on drop in supplies, Iraq worries, possible … Canada.com – Canada … edged upward Thursday on the back of a US government report that showed a decline in oil inventories, uncertainties ahead of the election in Iraq and evidence … www.startribune.com/stories/484/5184411.html Gunmen kill representative of top Shiite cleric in Iraq; Turkish … Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen killed a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most senior Shiite Muslim cleric, along with the aide’s son and four … www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050113&hn=15598 US and Iraq Agree on PKK Militants’ Return Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey Turkey has demanded that the US and Iraq return nearly 150 members of the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK/ KONGRA-GEL) including Osman … www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050113&hn=15599 Senator Kennedy: Cause of Iraq War of was a Mistake Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey By Anadolu News Agency (aa). Senior US Democrat Senator Ted Kennedy has said that the Iraq War was started for the wrong reasons. … www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0501130263 jan13,1,6709901.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed US ends search in Iraq for WMD Chicago Tribune (subscription) – Chicago,IL,USA WASHINGTON — The top American weapons inspector in Iraq has wrapped up his work there, a step that ends the search for weapons of mass destruction, the main … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4730333,00.html Representative of Top Iraq Cleric Killed Guardian – UK BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Gunmen killed a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most senior Shiite Muslim cleric, along with the aide’s son and … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7315702 Iraq Poll Fears Deepen as 2 Sistani Aides Killed Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two aides to Iraq’s top Shi’ite leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have been killed in separate attacks, a Sistani representative said on … www.boston.com/dailynews/013/world/Gunmen_kill_representative_of_:.shtml Gunmen kill representative of Iraq’s top Shiite cleric south of … Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA NAJAF, Iraq (AP) Gunmen have killed the representative of Iraq’s most senior Shiite Muslim cleric along with his son and four bodyguards in a town south of … www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpmag134112751 jan13,0,6477635.story?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines Soldier serves as scapegoat in Iraq prison scandal while higher … Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA … released FBI documents provide still more compelling evidence that the United States has systematically abused prisoners of war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Cuba. … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/207628_wmd13.html US ends search for Iraq’s ‘weapons’ Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA WASHINGTON — The United States has formally abandoned the physical search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a tacit acknowledgement that the prime … edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/13/iraq/ White House: Iraq elections will have problems CNN International – USA (CNN) — The Bush administration acknowledged Wednesday that Iraq’s scheduled January 30 elections will have problems but insisted that the vote must not be … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_stor y.asp?category=1152&slug=Objecting%20Soldier War veteran refuses 2nd Iraq deployment Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA By RUSS BYNUM. SAVANNAH, Ga. — A mechanic with nine years in the Army, including a role in the assault on Baghdad, has refused to return to Iraq, claiming “you … olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7315086 Gunmen Kill Two Aides to Iraq’s Ayatollah Sistani Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen have killed two aides to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s highest Shi’ite authority, a senior official working with him said on … www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/15925292?source=Evening%20Standard Iraq poll ‘less than perfect’ admits US This is London – London,England,UK … The National Front For Iraq’s Unity, a group of Sunni Muslim tribes and political parties, said it will withdraw if time is not given for further preparations … www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1281459.htm US ends hunt for WMDs in Iraq ABC Online – Australia ELEANOR HALL: The United States’ hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has now been officially abandoned. The Bush administration’s … washingtontimes.com/national/20050112-113245-7370r.htm Delaying Iraq vote seen as ‘bad idea’ Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA By James G. Lakely. The Bush administration believes that no level of violence or difficulty in Iraq justifies delaying the Jan. … sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/13/WOOLSEY.TMP 16 Dems urge Bush to start pullout from Iraq Group includes … San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA Lynn Woolsey of Petaluma called on President Bush on Wednesday to begin the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, just as some administration supporters … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?cate gory=1110&slug=Soldiers%20Killed%20Louisiana Eight Louisiana soldiers killed in Iraq Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA … Each of the six also had another job: Members of the Louisiana National Guard. All were killed last week in a single bomb blast in Iraq.… sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13648116 Iraq war was absolutely worth it Sify – Delhi,India Washington: US President George W Bush has said the war in Iraq, which ousted Saddam Hussain and cost the lives of some 1,300 American military personnel and … www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1016971,00.html Iraq’s Imperfect Election TIME – USA For others, just plain confusing. And the Sunnis may have to be drawn in after the fact. Some form of election will be held in Iraq on January 30. … www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=newiraq&slug =Iraq+elections+will+not+be+perfect%3A+US&id=66785&callid=1 Iraq elections will not be perfect: US NDTV.com – New Delhi,India The White House has sought to lower expectations for Iraq’s elections, suggesting that there could be little or no voting in the most unstable provinces and … www.news-leader.com/today/0113-Iraqcarbom-274068.html Iraq car bombs have surged since June, tally shows News-Leader.com – Springfield,MO,USA Following are the names of servicemen and women from the area who have died in fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. . Army Spc. Jonathan … edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/powell.troops.iraq/ Powell: Troops could begin leaving Iraq this year CNN International – USA WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States might be able to withdraw some troops from Iraq this year if Iraqi forces can take a greater role in security, Secretary… www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/01/13/2003219209 US detainees in Iraq testify in Abu Ghraib abuse trial Taipei Times – Taipei,Taiwan … Al-Sheikh said he went to Iraq in 2003 to fight US-led forces, and he was taken to Abu Ghraib after being captured with AK-47 assault rifles, grenades and bomb … www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/0105/13wmd.html US gives up futile search for banned arms in Iraq Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) – Atlanta,GA,USA … administration did not exist at all.”. Bush’s spokesman said the president had no regrets about invading Iraq. “Based on what we know … www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/international/middleeast/13election.html Under Fire, Election Workers in Iraq Are Scared but Resolute New York Times – USA By CHRISTINE HAUSER. BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. … He is an election worker helping Iraq prepare for its historic national poll, scheduled for the end of the month. … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5312-2005Jan12.html No ‘Owning’ Iraq Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA … this. So it is both glib and pernicious to propagate the notion that the United States has “broken” Iraq and therefore “owns” it. … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1195628,001300180001.htm Iraq elections will be flawed: White House Hindustan Times – New Delhi,India The Washington Post reported earlier that the search for such banned weapons — President George W Bush’s central argument for invading Iraq — had ended in … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5065-2005Jan12.html US Lowers Expectations On Iraq Vote Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA With just over two weeks until the Iraq election, the United States is lowering its expectations for both the turnout and the results of the vote, increasingly … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=35969 Turkey – US – Iraq Trilateral Meetings To Continue After Elections … Turkish Press – Turkey ANKARA (AA) – ‘’Trilateral meeting held between Turkey, the United States and Iraq in order the eradicate terrorist groups in Iraq will continue after the … www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-01-12-our-view_x.htm Delaying vote in Iraq would only make matters worse USA Today – USA Earlier this week, an NBC correspondent traveling with a US military convoy in Iraq was caught up in, and filmed, an ambush. The … www.startribune.com/stories/484/5183747.html Car bombings increase in Iraq Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA … weapons. An Associated Press tally shows there have been at least 181 bombings since Iraq’s interim government took over June 28. … news.ft.com/cms/s/ff15191c-6507-11d9-9f8b-00000e2511c8.html Powell gives bleak assessment of Iraq security problems Financial Times – UK Colin Powell, outgoing secretary of state, says he would like to see US troops leave Iraq “as quickly as possible” but that the strength of the insurgency does … wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=974350&tw=wn_wire_story Iraq Abuse Soldier Said to Flout Orders Wired News – USA … Sex among US soldiers in Iraq is barred and England was married at the time, although a related criminal charge was dropped last week. … www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11928686%255E421,00.html US abandons Iraq WMD search NEWS.com.au – Australia THE US has abandoned its hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, ending its search for the arms stockpiles that were the key justification for the US-led … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050112152949.7ecusnz5.xml Iraq leaders acknowledge nationwide vote impossible, hunt ends … Turkish Press – Turkey … He told the government newspaper Al-Ahram that voting could be carried out in 14 of Iraq’s 18 provinces and that in the four troublesome provinces efforts … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=35969 Turkey – US – Iraq Trilateral Meetings To Continue After Elections … Turkish Press – Turkey ANKARA (AA) – ‘’Trilateral meeting held between Turkey, the United States and Iraq in order the eradicate terrorist groups in Iraq will continue after the … www.boston.com/dailynews/012/wash/White_House_says_Iraq_election:.shtml White House says Iraq elections will not be perfect Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA WASHINGTON (AP) The White House sought Wednesday to lower expectations for Iraq’s elections, suggesting that there could be little or no voting in the most … wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=974350&tw=wn_wire_story Iraq Abuse Soldier Said to Flout Orders Wired News – USA … Sex among US soldiers in Iraq is barred and England was married at the time, although a related criminal charge was dropped last week. … wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=974641&tw=wn_wire_story US Wraps Up Search for Banned Weapons in Iraq Wired News – USA WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US force that scoured Iraq for weapons of mass destruction — cited by President Bush as justification for war — has abandoned its … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=35945 Turkey – Iraq – US Tripartite Meeting Starts Turkish Press – Turkey ANKARA (AA) – Officials of Turkey, Iraq and the United States convened on Tuesday in a tripartite meeting on security problems of Iraq. … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10629147.htm In Iraq, key Sunni party resigned to elections Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – (KRT) – Iraq’s principal Sunni Muslim political party conceded Wednesday that its effort to delay Iraq’s parliamentary election had failed and … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/13/content_2452926.htm Powell hints US may reduce military presence in Iraq this year Xinhua – Beijing,China 12 (Xinhuanet) — US troops may start pulling outof Iraq this year as Iraqi forces are assuming more responsibilities in security matters in the country … www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1389292,00.html This election could plunge Iraq further into the abyss Guardian – UK They are routinely described by the BBC as Iraq’s first free and democratic elections – sometimes for half a century, sometimes in the country’s history. … msnbc.msn.com/id/6818540/ Iraq was a mistake in reason, says Sen. Kennedy MSNBC – USA Edward Kennedy talked to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews about the end of the search for WMD in Iraq, President Bush’s cabinet nominations, as well as the Democrats …

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