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Saturday, June 21, 2003

Shiite Muslims protest U.S. presence in CNN - War in Iraq

Powell tours once-flourishing Jordan city: "Secretary of State Colin Powell did something unusual Saturday: He took a few hours off."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

Update On The Saddam Survival Story: "The New York Times has posted an article the provides additional detail on the information coming from the Ace of Diamonds. Of interest: the time Saddam and his sons apparently spent in Syria after the war.

On the basis of those intercepts and other recently obtained evidence, American intelligence agencies have shifted their view, and now say that Mr. Hussein and at least one of his sons, Qusay, probably are still alive and still in Iraq. But Mr. Mahmoud's claim that he and the sons had spent time after the war in Syria before being expelled by Syrian authorities adds a new element to that working theory.

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In Command Post: Irak

Iraq group warns US to leave in BBC: War in Iraq

Captured Aide Says Saddam, Sons Alive -Officials: "The most important Iraqi captured byU.S. troops yet has told his interrogators former PresidentSaddam Hussein is alive along with his two sons, who fled toSyria after the fall of Baghdad and later returned to Iraq,U.S. officials said on Saturday. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

US Troops Smash Open Homes to Hunt Iraqi Militants: "They rammed their vehicles intometal gates to smash them open, rounded up Iraqi men from theirhomes at gunpoint and wrote a code on their arms with markerpens. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

U.S. Seizes Iraqi Documents, Intel Gear: "U.S. forces broke into an abandoned community hall early Saturday and seized piles of intelligence equipment and top secret documents bearing the seal of the former Iraqi secret service. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Israel demands crackdown on Hamas: "Israel's foreign minister said Saturday that any truce agreement with Hamas must quickly be followed by a Palestinian crackdown on the violent group, which killed a motorist and wounded three passengers, all Americans, in a West Bank shooting a day earlier."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

Iran says it won't allow soil sampling: "A confrontation is brewing between the United States and Iran, with the Islamic country vowing to continue to put limits on U.N. weapons inspectors and the Bush administration urging them to do more about Iran's nuclear program."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

The man who wouldn't go away: The resurrection of Saddam Hussein (19 June 03) in Radio Free USA

Student on plagarised Iraq arms study: 'Government risked my life' (20 June 2003) in Radio Free USA

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Iran welcomes IAEA statement, Says U.S. failed (20 June 03) in Radio Free USA

US publicly condemns Hamas, but privately rails at Israel (21 June 03) in Radio Free USA

Baseless anti-Jewish rumor adds fuel to lingering strikes against U.S. forces (21 June 03) in Radio Free USA

US Economy: Down on our Knees - An American tale (20 June 03) in Radio Free USA

Africans challenge Bush claim that GM food good for them (19 June 03) in Radio Free USA

Iraqis were set to vote, but US wielded a veto (18 june 03) in Radio Free USA

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'I just pulled the trigger' (19 June 03) in Radio Free USA

Raid Hits Intelligence Jackpot: "[Fox News]

U.S. forces hit a possible intelligence gold mine Saturday as they raided an abandoned community hall, finding piles of intelligence equipment and stacks of top secret documents bearing the seal of the former Iraqi secret service ? some of which made reference to Iraq's nuclear program.
In the same building troops also found two large rooms stacked with cryptograph machines, secure transmission devices and binders of documents, with more papers strewn across the floor.
Some of the documents made reference to Iraq's nuclear program, including manifests for the delivery of communications equipment to the Iraqi nuclear agency. One letter, dated Feb. 7, 1998, from the National Security Council of Iraq was addressed to the Iraqi Nuclear Organization. with a carbon to the Mukhabarat, the secret intelligence service.

Full story..."

In Command Post: Irak

Iraqi Assets Seized at a Glance: "The United Nations Security Council resolution on post-war Iraq demands that member countries "freeze without delay" any assets they find belonging to Saddam Hussein, his family, regime and cronies. The money is to be deposited in a development fund controlled by the United States and Britain for the Iraqi people. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Captured secretary: Saddam survived bombings: "CNN :

WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein's former personal secretary has told interrogators he saw the deposed Iraqi president alive after both attempts to kill him with U.S. bombs, U.S. officials told CNN.
Those officials said Gen. Abid Hamid Mahmoud al-Tikriti, who was recently captured by U.S. forces, told interrogators that Saddam had been hiding separately from members of the former ruling family.
Government sources told CNN that Mahmoud said the last time he saw Saddam was in early April, when Saddam and his two sons, Uday and Qusay, split up to avoid capture.

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In Command Post: Irak

Missing Iraq uranium 'secured': "CNN :

The United Nations nuclear watchdog has accounted for most of the uranium feared stolen from Iraq's largest nuclear site, Tuwaitha, reports say.
"Nearly all the material that went missing has been recovered," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told Science magazine.
A team from the IAEA visited the facility earlier this month to check nuclear material against the agency's inventories and to secure any nuclear materials lying around.
Their report is yet to be made public.

Full article ..."

In Command Post: Irak

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Friday, June 20, 2003

Saddam casts shadow over US-controlled Iraq three months after war: "Three months after United States invaded Iraq, the US government admitted it still does not know if Saddam Hussein is alive and was still defending its military operation. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

U.S. Soldiers Grieve for Sniper Victim in Iraq: "Tearful U.S. troops mourned a slaincomrade in Baghdad on Friday, hours after a grenade attack settwo vehicles ablaze in the latest assault on U.S. forcesstruggling to control postwar Iraq. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

White House says it does not know if Saddam Hussein is alive: "The United States does not know whether Saddam Hussein is alive or dead, White House spokesman Scott McClellan admitted, despite reports that US intelligence agencies believe the former Iraqi leader is hiding in Iraq. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

EU wants "important" UN role in forming postwar Iraq government: "European Union leaders voiced support for an "important" UN role in the formation of a postwar Iraqi government as soon as possible, according to draft summit conclusions. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Court-Martial In Kuwait Fratricide: "Following a preliminary hearing on the grenade attack on U.S. soldiers in Kuwait, a military official has recommended that an Army sergeant face a court-martial for allegedly killing two soldiers."

In CBS News: Iraq Crisis

Changes of command force affect officers: "Capt. Chris Carter stood on an Iraqi soccer field as the sun peeked over the horizon Friday morning and prepared himself to hand over command of the infantry company he led into combat."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

White House says it does not know if Saddam Hussein is alive: "The United States does not know whether Saddam Hussein is alive or dead, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said despite reports that US intelligence agencies believe the former Iraqi leader is hiding in Iraq. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Changes of Command Force Affect Officers: "Capt. Chris Carter stood on an Iraqi soccer field as the sun peeked over the horizon Friday morning and prepared himself to hand over command of the infantry company he led into combat. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Bremer says Iraq needs economic makeover in order to thrive: "Paul Bremer, the chief US civilian administrator in Iraq, praised progress in the country but stressed that an economic overhaul was imperative for Iraq to flourish. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Sunni imam accuses US of opening Iraq to "the Jews": "A Sunni Muslim prayer leader charged that US forces occupying Iraq were opening up the country to "the Jews" and chided Iraqis he said were working as "brokers" for the Jewish infiltrators. (AFP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Intelligence indicates Saddam may be in Iraq in CNN - War in Iraq

Grenade attack kills U.S. soldier in Iraq in CNN - War in Iraq

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