Iraq News Links 14/2/05

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	February 14 2005

	npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid= ://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4498376 Shiites, Kurds Emerge as Key Players in Iraq NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA Description: NPR’s diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster discusses what the results of Iraq’s election will mean for the major ethnic groups in the country. … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-1484686,00.html Now Iraq has tasted democracy, the Arab tyrants are shaking in … Times Online – UK AN ELECTION that was not supposed to happen because the so-called resistance in Iraq — and its sympathisers in the West — did not want it has produced … msnbc.msn.com/id/6969687/ Iraq Kurds: The same but different MSNBC – USA SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – Persian pop songs blasting from shops compete with Kurdish music from passing cars. Hotel bars and restaurants … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050214/w021478.html Saboteurs target oil pipeline in northern Iraq; police killed in … CBC News – Canada One American soldier was killed and three wounded Monday when a bomb detonated near their patrol in northern Iraq, the military said. … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23967-2005Feb14.html Bush Wants $82B More for Iraq, Afghan Costs Washington Post – USA … President Bush on Monday urged Congress to approve quickly his request for $82 billion to cover the costs of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7624934 Ex-US Official in Iraq Says CPA Was ‘Wild West’ Reuters – USA WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US occupation authority in Iraq had a chaotic, “Wild West” approach to contracting there which opened up the system to abuse and … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story .asp?category=1107&slug=Iraq%20Split%20Decision Iraq election provides upside, downside Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA By ANNE GEARAN. WASHINGTON — The Iraq elections may bear out that old adage: Be careful what you wish for. The United States has … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=37318 Iraq’s most critical era Turkish Press – Turkey BY FERAI TINC. HURRIYET- Yesterday’s announcement of election results ushered in a third era for Iraq. The first was the Gulf War … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/2457bff62cde05df76faf2df7ad1cca3.htm IRAQ-JORDAN: Refugees on Jordanian border in poor conditions … Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK ANKARA, 14 February (IRIN) – A group of Iranian Kurdish refugees that recently arrived at the Iraq-Jordan border, living in harsh desert-like conditions, have … europe.news.designerz.com/blair-tries-to-reconnect- with-voters-as-iraq-specter-raised-again.html?d20050214 Blair tries to reconnect with voters as Iraq specter raised again Designerz.com – Dawsonville,GA,USA … set on a path of reconnecting with disenchanted voters weeks before Britain’s general elections, as opposition leaders again played the Iraq and immigration … www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10011071 Vast problems await Iraq’s new coalition New Zealand Herald – New Zealand The Iraqi election will produce a more legitimate government than its predecessor but it has also proved how far Iraq is divided by deep sectarian differences. … www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3663599 Iraq’s Shias go from exclusion to dominance Economist – UK An alliance loyal to Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has won the largest number of seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections. … www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1414572,00.html Iraq election results fail to stem violence Guardian – UK The first full day after Iraq’s election results were announced saw three Iraqi troops die in a roadside bomb, two Baghdad police shot dead in a drive-by … news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=68533 Bush formally asking Congress for $80 billion for Iraq … Boston Herald – USA … HOUSE – President Bush [related, bio] will formally ask Congress later today for some 80 billion dollars to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan … www.boston.com/dailynews/045/wash/Former_journalism_adviser_in_I:.shtml Former journalism adviser in Iraq says US officials steered … Boston Globe – USA WASHINGTON (AP) A journalist who helped Iraq form a new broadcast network in 2003 testified Monday that US occupation officials were more interested in airing … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7067 After victory, Iraq’s Shiites ponder PM choice Aljazeera.com – London,UK Iraq’s main Shiite alliance started Monday holding talks to decide on who will be the country’s upcoming prime minister and which allies it would seek … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4131716 Iraq Abuse Soldier Was ‘Outstanding’ and ‘extremely Reliable’ Scotsman – UK … Speaking via video link from Baghdad, in Iraq, Major Grinonneau said: “I thought it was a most “unKenyonlike” characteristic and wasn’t the actions I … www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1302581.htm Iraq’s parties meet at negotiating table ABC Online – Australia … by Saddam Hussein. He’s travelled back to Iraq frequently since the US invasion to help draft new laws for the nation. I asked Dr … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4263669.stm Press anxiety over post-election Iraq BBC News – E,UK Papers in many countries contemplate Iraq’s post-election future with trepidation. While there is still some celebration that polling … www.theage.com.au/news/Iraq/PM-accused-of-pla ying-dumb-on-Iraq/2005/02/14/1108229930486.html PM accused of playing dumb on Iraq Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia The Howard Government is using a policy of “fabricated ignorance” to avoid revelations of doctored reports about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and its … www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12249471-23109,00.html Coalition leaders hail Iraq vote NEWS.com.au – Australia THE leaders of the US and Britain led a chorus of praise at the announcement of Iraq’s election results, but views on what the results meant varied widely … www.smh.com.au/news/Editorial/Iraqs-new-power-balance/2005/02/14/1108229926412.html Iraq’s new power balance Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – New South Wales,Australia Iraq’s Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds were arbitrarily bundled into a single, new country by the British when the Ottoman Empire was dissolved after World War I. … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aOE9ja1lrqoE&refer=top_world_news Iraq’s Allawi, Mahdi May Gain After Assembly Election (Update1) Bloomberg – USA 14 (Bloomberg) — Iraq may be run by a secular leader such as interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi or Finance Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi after a Shiite Muslim … today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID= 2005-02-14T111019Z_01_CAS325780_RTRUKOC_0_IRAQ-SUN.xml Shi’ite bloc wins Iraq election Reuters.uk – UK BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s main Shi’ite alliance has debated who to choose as prime minister and which allies to seek after failing to win an absolute majority … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1302648.htm Parties negotiate Iraq’s new government ABC Online – Australia The political parties in Iraq will today start negotiating over the shape of a new government. The Shiite coalition won the greatest … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=iraqElec tionNews&storyID=2005-02-14T100637Z_01_ZWE24284 7_RTRIDST_0_OUKSC-IRAQ-TURKEY.XML Turkey criticises Iraq poll results Reuters.uk – UK ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has criticised the landmark elections in neighbouring Iraq, saying they have failed to produce a parliament truly representative of … news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4130351 Ailing Shiite Cleric Will Call the Shots in New Iraq Scotsman – UK … Spiritually, al-Sistani has been an important figure in the lives of the majority of Iraqis at least since 1999, when he became Iraq’s most senior Shiite … www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-galbraith14feb14,0,7351852.story Peril in Iraq’s Constitution Los Angeles Times – CA,USA … With the announcement Sunday of the results in Iraq’s historic election, the winners must now form a government and write a constitution. … www.freep.com/news/nw/iraq14e_20050214.htm Election shifts power in Iraq Detroit Free Press – USA BY ROBERT H. REID. BAGHDAD, Iraq — The Shi’ites’ time has come in Iraq, and it’s a new era for the Kurds as well. The question now … www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=44605 Iraq Shias Ahead of Forming Coalition Sofia News Agency – Bulgaria Moves to form a new government are under way in Iraq after the announcement of full election results. The Shia United Iraqi Alliance … thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/2/14/latest/21410Asianswel&sec=latest Asians welcome Iraq election results, hope for peace Malaysia Star – Malaysia TOKYO (AP) – Asian leaders hailed the results of Iraq’s first election in 50 years Monday as the beginning of democracy in the embattled nation, even as some … www.theage.com.au/news/World/Iraq-hit-by-postel ection-attackss/2005/02/14/1108229928119.html Iraq hit by post-election attacks Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Insurgents have blown up an oil pipeline in northern Iraq, and killed two senior police officers in Baghdad officials said. The … www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0214iraqdaily14.html 4 American soldiers killed in Iraq AZ Central.com – AZ,USA … A claim of responsibility for the attack in the name of al-Qaida quickly surfaced on a Web site. . US hopes for a larger NATO role in Iraq suffered a setback … www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=12639 Shiite parties triumph in Iraq elections Daily Star – Beirut,Lebanon BAGHDAD: A Shiite Islamist bloc won Iraq’s first election since Saddam Hussein’s overthrow, sealing the political resurgence of the long-oppressed majority but … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7615128 Iraq Vote Means Shi’ites Must Seek Allies Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Shi’ites may have won the lion’s share of the vote in Iraq’s elections but the main alliance will still have to find new allies if it wants … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087 & sid=aasWc85xHmOY&refer=top_world_news Bush, Buoyed by Economy, Iraq Election, May Reap Political Gain Bloomberg – USA … He has hit eight states over the last two weeks with his message of overhauling Social Security and staying the course in Iraq. … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-iraq1 4feb14,0,2006557.story?coll=la-home-headlines Shiites, Kurds Are Big Winners in Iraq Los Angeles Times – CA,USA BAGHDAD— Political parties representing Shiite Muslims and Kurds captured almost 75 percent of the vote in Iraq’s landmark elections, a momentous power shift … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID =2005-02-14T052748Z_01_CAS325780_RTRUKOC_0_IRAQ-SUN.xml Shi’ite bloc wins Iraq election Reuters.uk – UK BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A Shi’ite Islamist bloc has won Iraq’s first election since Saddam Hussein’s overthrow, sealing the political resurgence of the long … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21663-2005Feb13.html Iraq Authority Made Millions Washington Post – USA US officials in postwar Iraq paid a contractor by stuffing $2 million worth of crisp bills into his gunnysack and routinely made cash payments around Baghdad … www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTV News/1108300282812_2/?hub=CTVNewsAt11 Shiites win most votes in Iraq election: official CTV – Canada Candidates representing Iraq’s Shiite Muslims won nearly half the votes in the country’s landmark democratic election, Iraqi election officials announced Sunday … www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-02-13-election-edit_x.htm Election results are in, but can Iraq’s factions get along? USA Today – USA The good news out of Iraq on Sunday: Election results, after two long weeks of counting, confirmed a large turnout. Despite insurgents … sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/02/13/international/i060212S43.DTL Shiites Dominate Iraq Election San Francisco Chronicle – USA By JASON KEYSER, Associated Press Writer. The list of candidates representing Iraq’s majority Shiite Muslims won the most votes in the nation’s Jan. … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-2-2005_pg7_1 Shia bloc wins Iraq polls, but short of majority Daily Times – Pakistan BAGHDAD: A Shia Islamist bloc has won Iraq’s first election since Saddam Hussein’s overthrow, sealing the political resurgence of the nation’s long … www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1301946.htm Shi’ites big winners in Iraq election ABC Online – Australia TONY EASTLEY: Iraq’s official election result has given a sweeping victory to Shi’ite Muslim parties, and delivered a slap in the face to the interim Prime … www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/13/news/kurds.html Kurds to seek senior posts in Iraq, based on election result International Herald Tribune – France SALAHUDDIN, Iraq Kurdish leaders said that uncertified election results released Sunday showed that the Kurds, harshly persecuted under Saddam Hussein, have as … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087& sid=aobM02BL7MUA&refer=top_world_news Iraq’s Allawi, Mahdi May Gain as Shia List Is Short of Majority Bloomberg – USA 14 (Bloomberg) — Iraq may be run by a coalition government formed around a secular leader such as interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi after a Shiite Muslim … www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1301946.htm Shi’ites big winners in Iraq election ABC Online – Australia TONY EASTLEY: Iraq’s official election result has given a sweeping victory to Shi’ite Muslim parties, and delivered a slap in the face to the interim Prime … www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/13/news/kurds.html Kurds to seek senior posts in Iraq, based on election result International Herald Tribune – France SALAHUDDIN, Iraq Kurdish leaders said that uncertified election results released Sunday showed that the Kurds, harshly persecuted under Saddam Hussein, have as … www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1412317,00.html Iraq’s Shias in landmark poll victory Guardian – UK Iraq’s Shia Muslims sealed their historic political ascendance last night when they won just under half of the votes in the country’s landmark multi-party … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21679-2005Feb13.html Iraq Winners Allied With Iran Are Opposite of US Vision Washington Post – USA When the Bush administration decided to invade Iraq two years ago this month, it envisioned a quick handover to handpicked allies in a secular government that … www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1301971.htm Govt knew Iraq intelligence was wrong, analyst says ABC Online – Australia … In an interview with the Four Corners program, a former intelligence analyst says the Federal Government persisted with its claims about Iraq’s weapons of mass … www.boston.com/dailynews/044/nation/A_daily_look_at_U_S_military_d:.shtml A daily look at US military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe – USA 13, 2005, at least 1,461 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. …

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