Iraq News Links 30/01/05

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	January 30 2005

	www.boston.com/dailynews/030/world/In_Iraq_long_lines_much_joy_an:.shtml In Iraq, long lines, much joy and violence and uncertainty Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraqis embraced democracy in large numbers Sunday, standing in long lines to vote in defiance of mortar attacks, suicide bombers and boycott … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10774473.htm Bush proclaims Iraq elections `a resounding success’ Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BY WILLIAM DOUGLAS. WASHINGTON – (KRT) – He wasn’t on the ballot, but President Bush won big Sunday in Iraq’s election. The high … money.cnn.com/cnn/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.britishplane/ UK troops killed in Iraq crash CNN – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Up to 15 British troops have been killed in the crash of a transport plane in Iraq, according to the UK Press Association. … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp ?category=1107&slug=Iraq%20Voter%20Vignettes Across Iraq, snapshots of historic vote Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA By SINDBAD AHMED. MOSUL, Iraq — Strikingly different scenes unfolded on opposite sides of the muddy Tigris River that cuts through Iraq’s third largest city. … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aYAB1J_a66a8&refer=us Iraq’s First Free Election Since 1953 Draws 8 Million (Update3) Bloomberg – USA … million Iraqis voted today for a National Assembly in defiance of deadly attacks and threats of violence by insurgents, and carried out Iraq’s first democratic … www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20050130-1113-iraq-thevote.html Voting held in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century … San Diego Union Tribune (Subscription) – San Diego,CA,USA By Mariam Fam. BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqis defied violence and calls for a boycott to cast ballots in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century Sunday. … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=100000 87&sid=aHNxBMZv6loo&refer=top_world_news Bush Praises Iraq Vote as `Voice of Freedom’ From Middle East Bloomberg – USA 30 (Bloomberg) — US President George W. Bush praised the nationwide vote in Iraq 23 months after he ordered the overthrow of Saddam Hussein as a triumph for … www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/British-plane -crashes-in-Iraq/2005/01/31/1107020283766.html British plane crashes in Iraq Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Britain’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that a British C-130 military transport plane has crashed north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050130185756.rvi3clrt.xml Bush praises Iraq elections, warns of work ahead Turkish Press – Turkey WASHINGTON (AFP) – President George W. Bush called Iraq’s first free elections in half a century “a resounding success,” but warned that more hard work lay … www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10008814 Iraq votes: Suicide bombers fail to deter millions from voting New Zealand Herald – Auckland,New Zealand BAGHDAD – Some came on crutches, others walked for miles then struggled to read the ballot, but across most of Iraq millions turned out to vote on Sunday … www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2005/n01302005_2005013005.html Insurgents Caught After Attack on US Embassy in Iraq Defenselink.mil – USA 30, 2005 — Multinational forces caught seven insurgents believed responsible for the rocket attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 29. … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000 100&sid=aa5DQNjb4vLg&refer=germany Iraq’s First Free Election Since 1953 Draws 8 Million (Update1) Bloomberg – USA ``The streets of Baghdad were not soaked with blood,’’ said Farid Ayar, spokesman for the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, at a Baghdad news … www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20050130-1113-iraq-thevote.html Voting held in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century … San Diego Union Tribune (Subscription) – San Diego,CA,USA By Mariam Fam. BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqis defied violence and calls for a boycott to cast ballots in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century Sunday. … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050130185756.rvi3clrt.xml Bush praises Iraq elections, warns of work ahead Turkish Press – Turkey WASHINGTON (AFP) – President George W. Bush called Iraq’s first free elections in half a century “a resounding success,” but warned that more hard work lay … www.theage.com.au/news/World/British-plane-crash- in-Iraq-claims-livess/2005/01/31/1107020285657.html British plane crash in Iraq claims lives Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia British Prime Minister Tony Blair said there were fatalities when a British military transport plane crashed in Iraq. Blair didn … www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/international/middleeast/30cnd-reac.html Bush Hails Iraq Vote as ‘a Resounding Success’ New York Times – USA … 30 – President Bush congratulated the people of Iraq today on their first free elections in decades, declaring that the balloting had been “a resounding success … www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/ 2005/01/30/international0958EST0509.DTL Voting held in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century … San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA Iraqis defied violence and calls for a boycott to cast ballots in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century Sunday. Insurgents … www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=36695 Region-by-region review of Iraq’s landmark vote Turkish Press – Turkey Herewith is a region-by-region review of the events on Iraq’s historic day, from Kurdistan in the north to the port city of Basra in the south. … www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 0,5478,12102768%255E1702,00.html British Hercules crashes in Iraq Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia … The crash occurred during a series of deadly attacks aimed at sabotaging the first democratic elections in Iraq for 50 years. Britain’s … www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=663743 Iraq votes counted by candlelight Reuters.uk – UK NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – Vote-counting has begun by candlelight amid power cuts in Iraq’s Shi’ite shrine city Najaf after the faithful had packed the polls in … www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10008771 Iraq votes: Bloody road to freedom New Zealand Herald – Auckland,New Zealand BAGHDAD – Mohammed Mahmoud is a rare figure – a Sunni Muslim living in Baghdad who is prepared to say he will vote in Iraq’s election, though he is not … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1463458,00.html World reaction to the Iraq elections Times Online – UK There was cautious optimism across America and the Middle East as the polls closed this afternoon in Iraq’s first multi-party elections in 50 years. … www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050130162640.o7ly5p7w.xml US sees ‘great day’ for Iraq but predicts more violence Turkish Press – Turkey WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States hailed Iraq’s national elections as a “great day” for the country with better than expected turnout, but warned the polls … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-013005 iraq_lat,0,2679159.story?coll=la-home-headlines Voting Ends in Iraq; Attacks Kill 36 Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA … BAGHDAD, Iraq — The polls across Iraq closed today with some voting places reporting a heavy turnout, despite scattered violence that killed at least 36 … www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_ page/0,5744,12102243%255E601,00.html Bloody dawn to Iraq democracy Australian – Australia With the success of the US blueprint for a democratic Iraq and the legitimacy of the new government heavily dependent on a good turnout, the interim Government … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7475757 Zarqawi Group Says 13 Suicide Bombers Hit in Iraq Reuters – USA DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s group in Iraq said 13 of its suicide bombers were involved in a string of attacks against election centers in Iraq Sunday … www.suntimes.com/output/iraq/30whitehouse.html White House has huge stake in Iraq election Chicago Sun-Times – Chicago,IL,USA … Across Iraq insurgents were making good on promises of violence with deadly suicide bombings and mortar strikes on polling stations. … www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/30/news/edpfaff.html William Pfaff: The only option for Iraq International Herald Tribune – France ROME The Iraq insurgency is many things, but above all it is anti-American and nationalist. The US command in Baghdad still does … www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 0,5478,12097414%5E663,00.html No quitting in Iraq, says Bush Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia FACING pressure to start pulling troops out of Iraq after yesterday’s election, a defiant President George W. Bush has committed the US – and most likely … www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=663594 Iraq vote bloodied by attacks Reuters.uk – UK BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Insurgents have unleashed a wave of bloody attacks on Iraq’s historic election, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens in suicide … www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0501300298jan30 ,1,1593498.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed Hopes, fears converge in historic Iraq election Chicago Tribune (subscription) – Chicago,IL,USA BAGHDAD — US-led and Iraqi forces all but locked down Baghdad and most other parts of Iraq on Saturday, the first of a three-day “holiday” aimed at foiling … www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050130&hn=16062 Tension in Iraq as Public Go to Ballot Box Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey The Iraqi public that have endured chaos since the US occupation in Iraq today go to ballot boxes in order to determine the president and 275-member national … www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=World&oid=67531 Iraq’s Basra wary of violence but ready to vote ABS CBN News – Quezon City,Philippines BASRA, Iraq – Bristling with guards, the polling station looks more like a fortress than a school, but Iraqis in this Shi’ite Muslim city say the clampdown … www.boston.com/dailynews/030/world/ United_Nations_Annan_calls_Ira:.shtml United Nations’ Annan calls Iraq vote a ‘first step’ toward … Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the world must encourage voters in Iraq’s elections, calling Sunday’s balloting ‘’the first step … www.smh.com.au/news/World/Dozens-killed-in-Iraq- voting-day-attackss/2005/01/30/1107020258947.html Dozens killed in Iraq voting day attacks Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia Insurgents unleashed a wave of bloody suicide attacks on Iraq’s historic election, killing and wounding dozens of people at polling stations across the country … www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2005/01/30/914513-sun.html A new start for Iraq: Bush Winnipeg Sun – Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada WASHINGTON — US President George W. Bush cautioned yesterday that Iraq’s elections will not put an end to terrorist violence, but insisted the vote will mark … english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200501/200501300015.html Korean Embassy Tightens Security as Iraq Elections Get Under Way Chosun Ilbo – Seoul,South Korea Iraqis are picking 275 representatives in a district-based proportional representation system who will draw up Iraq’s new constitution. … www.indystar.com/articles/2/218554-3992-010.html Iraq election crucial to Bush Indianapolis Star – Indianapolis,IN,USA … The balloting isn’t just Iraq’s first step toward democracy after decades of tyranny and a war that’s cost thousands of Iraqis their lives. … www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 0,5744,12098533%255E1702,00.html Election highlights Iraq divide Australian – Australia By Dhia Hamid in Samarra. THE opposing fortunes of Iraq two main Muslim groups – Sunni and Shiite – were hightlighted by today’s landmark election. … www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2005/01/30/914513-sun.html A new start for Iraq: Bush Winnipeg Sun – Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada WASHINGTON — US President George W. Bush cautioned yesterday that Iraq’s elections will not put an end to terrorist violence, but insisted the vote will mark … www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,6119,2-10-1460_1654699,00.html 16 die as Iraq goes to polls News24 – South Africa Baghdad – Sixteen people were killed and a dozen wounded on Sunday barely hours into Iraq’s first free election in half a century as insurgents dispatched … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/ JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1107055724651 Iraq begins voting; 4 killed in attacks Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem,Israel … election in a half-century as insurgents made good on threats of violence, launching a deadly suicide bombing and mortar strikes at polling stations across Iraq … www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/10761685.htm To build a better Iraq Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA Today’s elections in Iraq inevitably will be overshadowed by bloodshed, but that doesn’t minimize the historic nature of this event. … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10768789.htm Voters in Iraq will help define Bush’s legacy, too Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA … The election is not just Iraq’s first step toward democracy after decades of tyranny and a war that has killed thousands of Iraqis. … www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=44070 Iraq President Launches Historic Elections Sofia News Agency – Bulgaria Iraq’s first multi-party elections for half a century have begun, with Iraq’s interim president Ghazi Yawer among the first to cast his vote. … www.smh.com.au/news/World/Polls-open-in-Iraq-under -shadow-of-violence/2005/01/30/1107020250513.html Polls open in Iraq under shadow of violence Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia … He said he hoped all Iraqis would follow his lead. To try to prevent feared violence, Iraq was under a security lockdown. Borders … www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0130insurgency-3day30.html Iraq must assume insurgency battle AZ Central.com – AZ,USA Mary Cozort has lost 16 pounds since her son, Edward, deployed to Iraq more than four months ago. “Every time I e-mailed him I’d … www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1654624,00.html Voting starts in Iraq News24 – South Africa Baghdad – Voters trickled into polling stations under tight security on Sunday in Iraq, casting ballots despite insurgent vows to sabotage the country’s first … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7474813 Iraq Election Begins, Insurgent Attacks Kill 2 Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Insurgents bent on wrecking Iraq’s historic election killed two people in a string of bomb and mortar attacks across the country Sunday … www.boston.com/dailynews/030/world/Voting_begins_in_Iraq_s_first_:.shtml Voting begins in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraqis voted Sunday in their country’s first free election in a half-century, defying threats of violence from insurgents determined to … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47776-2005Jan29.html Iraq’s Election Washington Post (Subscription) – Washington,DC,USA THE BUSH administration and much of the world will be riveted by the news from Iraq today as millions of citizens head for some 5,000 polling places — and … www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7474693 Iraq Election Begins, Under Shadow of Violence Reuters – USA BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s first multiparty polls in half a century began at dawn on Sunday, elections intended to unite the country but which could instead … www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145808,00.html Iraq’s Historic Vote Begins FOX News – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq was on high alert Sunday as polls opened to citizens eager to cast votes in the country’s first open elections in more than 50 years. … www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-01/30/content_413500.htm Bush: US must stay in Iraq after election China Daily – Beijing,China Under pressure to start bringing US troops home from Iraq after Sunday’s election, President Bush said on Saturday that the US mission must keep going to help … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/419B4412-839C -4926-A599-22C99D4E8509.htm Iraq elections explained Al-Jazeera.Net – Qatar The people of Iraq will be voting for a Transitional National Assembly comprised of 275 members. The entire country will be considered a single constituency. … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48037-2005Jan29.html 2 Killed at US Embassy Before Iraq Vote Washington Post (Subscription) – Washington,DC,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq stood on the verge of its first free election in a half-century Saturday, its borders and bridges locked down, its hopes on the line. … www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article= 103167&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27316 IRAQ ON A KNIFE EDGE Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain BAGHDAD: Insurgents vowing total war on Iraq’s landmark polls killed 17 people on the eve of the vote yesterday and threatened a bloodbath on election day. … www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Newiraq&slug= US+embassy+attack%2C+2+killed&id=67650&callid=1 Rocket attack on US embassy in Iraq NDTV.com – New Delhi,India A rocket hit the US Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, killing two Americans who worked there and wounding four others. The rocket … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47597-2005Jan29.html Crash in Iraq Leaves a Family Void Washington Post (Subscription) – Washington,DC,USA … Most of the 30 Marines killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Iraq had been based at Kaneohe Bay, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. (Lucy Pemoni — AP). … www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/iraq/ny-woshia- 0130,0,196786.story?coll=ny-top-span-headlines The al-Sistani factor in Iraq election Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The poster hangs on walls, concrete blast barriers, storefronts and cars throughout Iraq: A white-bearded cleric looks down sternly at … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1291879.htm Iraq expats vote around the world ABC Online – Australia Almost 30 per cent of Iraqi expatriates have voted in 14 countries with polling stations to remain open until later today. The International … www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/533489.html Insurgents blast polling stations around Iraq Ha’aretz – Jerusalem,Israel … streets” in blood. Iraqis will choose a 275-member National Assembly and provincial councils in Iraq’s 18 provinces. Voters in the … www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 0,5478,12091498%255E663,00.html Iraq on security alert Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Iraq yesterday sealed its frontiers and imposed other security measures to counter insurgents whose deadly campaign of intimidation threatens today’s historic … www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5503001 Iraq facing threat of bloodbath Swissinfo – Switzerland By Matt Spetalnick. Iraq was under security lockdown on Saturday for Iraq’s first multi-party elections in nearly half a century. … www.boston.com/dailynews/029/world/Success_in_Iraq_election_may_n:.shtml Success in Iraq election may not be immediately clear Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA By Sally Buzbee, Associated Press, 1/29/2005 17:06. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Just as in any election, it’s the undecided voters who will make the difference in Iraq. … edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.elex.overview/ Iraq vote also a test for US CNN International – USA (CNN) — The United States’ plan to bring democracy to Iraq faces its most important test Sunday when Iraqis vote in their first multiparty national elections … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=606007 Embassy rocket attack kills two on eve of Iraq election Independent – UK In a deadly piece of symbolism ahead of today’s crucial election in Iraq, two people were killed and four wounded by a rocket attack last night on the US … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10768361.htm Election is a starting point for Iraq, and possibly the Middle … Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – (KRT) – A rocket struck the US Embassy in Baghdad late Saturday, killing two Americans and wounding five others despite a strict lockdown by US … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=606002 Iraq election: Freedom’s bloody road Independent – UK … In Basra, Iraq’s second city, Sayed Kardan Atemini is more typical. … “A lot of promises have been made. They say it will be for the future of Iraq. …

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