news.ft.com/cms/s/b223aaba-667e-11d9-8055-00000e2511c8.html
Graner found guilty on all Iraq abuse charges
Financial Times – UK
By Demitri Sevastopulo at Fort Hood, Texas. A US military court on Friday found Charles Graner, a military police guard, guilty on …

www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/14/news/iraq.html
Iraq militants claim murder of Shiite cleric’s aide
International Herald Tribune – France
… Just before his death, the cleric had led evening prayers in which he urged worshipers to follow the edict of Sistani, Iraq’s most revered Shiite leader, to …

www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_15-1-2005_pg4_1
Iraq elections could ‘embolden’ insurgents
Daily Times – Pakistan
Powell also suggested in a television interview that the violence in Iraq could intensify after the January 30 ballot for a new national assembly, with the …

www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw110087_20050114.htm
Southgate picked for Iraq election poll
Detroit Free Press – Detroit,MI,USA
(AP) — Some Iraqi Americans in Michigan expressed disappointment Friday with the site selected for them to register and vote in Iraq’s elections but said they …

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4176241.stm
Iraq prison abuse verdict awaited
BBC News – London,England,UK
Military jurors in the US have begun deliberating their verdict on the alleged ringleader of the abuse of prisoners at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail. …

www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Iraq-biggest-base-
for-terrorists-CIA/2005/01/15/1105582746207.html
Iraq biggest base for terrorists: CIA
The Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Chaotic post-war Iraq has become the world’s biggest training ground for the next generation of “professionalised” terrorists, says a CIA report. …

npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid=4285061
The Week in Politics: Powell’s Exit, Iraq’s Vote Nears
NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA
This week’s topics include Secretary of State Colin Powell’s upcoming departure from public office, preparations for elections in Iraq and next week’s …

npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4283188
Aide to Key Cleric Killed in Iraq
NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA
… I’m Robert Siegel. A representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has been killed in Iraq. … HARRIS : She is leaving Iraq tomorrow for the safety of Jordan. …

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144414,00.html
CIA: Iraq Now Top Terrorist Training Ground
FOX News – USA
Iraq is now the world’s top training ground for terrorists, and survivors of the fighting there will move on to mount attacks in other parts of the world …

www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4733235,00.html
Iraq Militants Claim Killing of Top Aide
Guardian – UK
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – Sunni Muslim militants claimed responsibility Friday for the assassination of a community leader promoting the election on behalf of …

www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-599934.php
Defense rests in Iraq abuse case
ArmyTimes.com – Springfield,VA,USA
By Laura Parker. FORT HOOD, Texas — Testimony in the court-martial of Army Spc. Charles Graner, the former prison guard who allegedly …

washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050114-095545-3266r.htm
Presidents of Iraq, France meet in Paris
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
Paris, France, Jan. 14 (UPI) — French President Jacques Chirac used a meeting with Iraq’s President Ghazi Yawar to endorse the Jan. …

www.rte.ie/news/2005/0114/iraq.html
Civilian killed in bombing in Iraq
RTE Interactive – Ireland
… The US military said Staff Sergeant Cardenas Alban was convicted on one count of murder and one count of conspiracy to murder at a court martial in Iraq.

www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/
story_page/0,5478,11941608%255E663,00.html
New group vows war on Iraq polls
Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
BAGHDAD — An obscure group said yesterday it killed an aide to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and a main driving force behind the …

www.gopusa.com/news/2005/january/0114_iraq_update.shtml
Iraq: Staying the Course
GOPUSA – Pearland,TX,USA
WASHINGTON (Talon News) — Issues revolving around Iraq were prominent Thursday as President George W. Bush addressed Iraq’s weapons programs, White House …

www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=6761
Oil may rise on OPEC output cuts and Iraq violence
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
… In Iraq, anti-occupation and anti-government rebels have stepped up violent attacks against the US and Iraqi forces in an attempt to hamper the country’s …

www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/
story_page/0,5744,11944149%255E601,00.html
Poll dragging Iraq towards civil war
The Australian – Australia
AMID the daily turbulence and chaos plaguing Iraq as the country’s date with electoral democracy looms, a set of disturbing trends is becoming clear. …

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/14/content_2461279.htm
3 US soldiers killed in separate attacks in Iraq
Xinhua – Beijing,China
BAGHDAD, Jan. 14 (Xinhuanet) — Three US soldiers were killed on Thursday in two separate attacks in north and west of Iraq, the US military said on Friday. …

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Cia: Iraq the Biggest Base for Terrorists
The Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Chaotic post-war Iraq has become the world’s biggest training ground for the next generation of “professionalised” terrorists, according to a CIA report. …

www.rte.ie/news/2005/0114/humanrights.html
Human rights group critical over Iraq abuse
RTE Interactive – Ireland
The New York-based group, Human Rights Watch, has said the treatment of inmates at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and detainees at Guantanamo Bay has significantly …

www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?cg=BreakingNews-InternationalNews&ao=177976&t=1
More attacks as Iraq vote draws near
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription) – Johannesburg,South Africa
Deadly attacks against Iraq’s Shi’ite Muslims have multiplied ahead of elections that the majority community is expected to win, as United States Secretary of …

edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/14/iraq.main/
Prisoners escape from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib
CNN International – USA
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi police searched Friday for 28 prisoners from Abu Ghraib who escaped while being transported to another facility in Baghdad, police …

www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050114/w011406.html
Three US troops killed in Iraq; Turkish businessman kidnapped at …
CBC News – Canada
BAGHDAD (AP) – Two US Marines were killed in action in Iraq’s western Anbar province, and a soldier died near the restive northern city of Mosul, the US …

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Empty hands in Iraq
Toronto Star – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
With those alarmist words, US President George Bush signalled his intention to invade Iraq in March 2003, at a terrible price. So far, 20,000 Iraqis have died. …

www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/10641436.htm
Soldier killed in Iraq remembered for patriotism, music
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) – San Jose,CA,USA
COATESVILLE, Pa. – The father of a suburban Philadelphia native killed in Iraq said his son was a true believer in the infantry work he was doing. Spc. …

english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C2F70E18-8D94-4084-A016-1E6C3B7588AF.htm
Three US soldiers killed in Iraq
Al-Jazeera.Net – Qatar
Two US marines and a soldier have been killed in separate incidents in western and northern Iraq, the US military says. A statement …

www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5466550
Iraq group claims killing Sistani aide
swissinfo – Switzerland
Shi’ite cleric and a main driving force behind the January 30 elections, according to an Internet message. Cleric Madaen was killed …

www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/
2005/January/focusoniraq_January97.xml&section=focusoniraq
Half of Iraq’s voters said likely to participate in Jan. 30 …
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
BAGHDAD, Iraq – About half of Iraq’s 15 million voters are likely to participate in this month’s election, a senior election official said in one of the …

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4173051.stm
Iraq prisoner abuse ‘encouraged’
BBC News – London,England,UK
An ex-US military policewoman has told a court martial she was asked by intelligence officers at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail to mock naked detainees. …

wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section
=Breaking&storyId=975336&tw=wn_wire_story
Iraq Poll Fears Deepen as 2 Sistani Aides Killed
Wired News – USA
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two aides to Iraq’s top Shi’ite leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have been killed in separate attacks apparently aimed at inflaming …

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Oil May Rise on OPEC Output Cuts and Iraq Attacks, Survey Finds
Bloomberg – USA
… Insurgents have intensified attacks on US and Iraqi security forces in an effort to disrupt Iraq’s election planned for Jan. 30. …

www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-woinsu
0114,0,2528582.story?coll=ny-top-headlines
Iraq insurgents in bid to rock religious relations
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
BEIRUT — By assassinating two aides to Iraq’s most revered Shia cleric, insurgents are trying to inflame sectarian tensions at a time when Shia and Sunni …

news.ft.com/cms/s/23568896-65d1-11d9-8ff0-00000e2511c8.html
Chirac in talks to rebuild ties with Iraq
Financial Times – UK
… Chirac, France’s president, yesterday held talks in Paris with his Iraqi counterpart, Ghazi Yawar, in a fresh bid to engage with Iraq’s postwar leadership and …

msnbc.msn.com/id/6823913/
Iraq new terror breeding ground
MSNBC – USA
Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of “professionalized” terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the …

www.theage.com.au/news/World/Half-likely-to-vote-in
-Iraq-officials/2005/01/14/1105582694398.html
Half likely to vote in Iraq: official
The Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
About half of Iraq’s 15 million voters are likely to participate in this month’s election, a senior election official said in one of the first such estimates …

www.startribune.com/stories/561/5185678.html
Editorial: Iraq/No WMD, no reason for war
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – Minneapolis,MN,USA
After all this time, after all these deaths, after all this money, what can you say about this: The search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has ended. …

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4173279.stm
US review of Iraq security begins
BBC News – London,England,UK
By Nick Childs. A senior retired US army general tasked with reviewing the security situation in Iraq has begun his mission, the Pentagon has confirmed. …