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Friday, July 11, 2003
 
CIA chief admits Iraq uranium claim error: "CIA Director George Tenet acknowledged Friday his agency wrongly allowed President Bush to tell the American people that Iraq was seeking nuclear material from Africa when analysts had doubts about the quality of the intelligence."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Bush touts his AIDS initiative in Uganda: "President Bush looked into the eyes of AIDS patients in this country that has stemmed its once-spiraling infection rate and declared: "Life by life, village by village, Uganda is showing that AIDS can be defeated across Africa.""

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



At least $400,000 in flood damage in Ind.: "A break in a week of rain eased flooding Friday in hard-hit Indiana and Ohio, while downstream communities braced for a surge of water. President Bush declared a disaster in parts of Indiana that can now seek federal aid."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



9 quarantined in Texas amid SARS worries: "Six airmen and three of their relatives have been quarantined in Texas after some reported respiratory problems similar to SARS, officials said."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Dow closes up 84 at 9,120 after declines: "Wall Street moved higher Friday as investors picked up shares following two days of declines. Brokerage upgrades of Intel and Home Depot added to the good mood."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Victims of massacre mourned in Srebrenica: "Survivors wept over long rows of caskets Friday and remembered families wiped out in Europe's worst massacre of civilians since World War II as they buried the newly identified bodies of 282 victims to mark the slaughter's eighth anniversary."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Book: Hepburn never wanted to marry Tracy: "Katharine Hepburn recalls in a new biography-memoir that a drunk Spencer Tracy once hit her and says although she fell for Tracy as if "hit over the head with a cast-iron skillet," she never wanted to marry him."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Jason Kidd stays with Nets in $99M deal: "Jason Kidd picked the New Jersey Nets over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in hopes of winning his first NBA title."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press

 
 
Democratic W.House Hopefuls Attack Bush Over Iraq: "Democratic presidential hopefulsSen. Joseph Lieberman and former Vermont Gov. Howard Deandemanded investigations on Friday into false intelligence givento the president over Iraq's nuclear weapons. (Reuters)"

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Spain approves 1,300-strong force for Iraq: "The Spanish government approved the deployment of 1,300 military personnel to join a Polish-led force that will take over security in southern Iraq, Defence Minister Federico Trillo said. (AFP)"

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Second funeral held for Iraq war soldier: "The second funeral has taken place of a British soldier who died in Iraq at the start of the war."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Private aid groups also under attack in IraqWar.info



Rebuilding Iraqi jails in IraqWar.info



COALITION AND IRAQI POLICE WORK TO MAKE IRAQ SECURE (JULY 11, 2003) in CENTCOM: News Release



US tank fires round for first time since end of war: "A US tank fired a shell for the first time since the end of the US war on Iraq in clashes overnight with guerrilla fighters in the flashpoint town of Ramadi 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of Baghdad, a military spokesman said. (AFP)"

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2 More Troops Die In Iraq: "From Newsday :
The U.S. military reported yesterday that two more soldiers had been killed in separate attacks and the commander of American ground forces here said he was not surprised by what seemed to be escalated opposition to occupation forces.
The commander, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, said attacks have gotten bigger and more sophisticated in recent weeks - but he said the overall security situation is not notably changed.
"

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Enron files reorganization plan: "Enron Corp.'s thousands of creditors will get a fraction of what they are owed when the scandal-ridden company emerges from bankruptcy as two companies with new names."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Bush to tout $15B AIDS program in Uganda: "President Bush said Friday that Uganda's journey out of the scourge of AIDS serves as a successful example for global efforts to contain the pandemic."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Wholesale prices up 0.5 percent in June: "After dropping for two months in a row, wholesale prices went up by 0.5 percent in June, largely reflecting sharply higher costs for gasoline and other energy products."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Rice: CIA approved Bush remark on Iraq: "President Bush said Friday that intelligence services cleared his State of the Union speech, which included a now-discredited allegation that Iraq was seeking to buy nuclear material from Africa."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Mideast officials meet to discuss truce: "Top Israeli and Palestinian officials debated issues crucial to a three-month truce long into the night, ignoring for now infighting that has jeopardized Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas' influence."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Tropical storm hits Mexico with wind, rain: "Tropical Storm Claudette skimmed the northeast tip of the Yucatan peninsula and the resort of Cancun early Friday, battering high-rise hotels with high winds and pounding the popular resort coast with rain."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Wal-Mart opens first store in Beijing: "Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, opened its first outlet in China's capital Friday, making its inaugural foray into a major Chinese city after setting up 22 stores elsewhere in the country."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Springer to file papers for Senate bid: "Jerry Springer, the talk show host who put wife-swappers, strippers and skinheads on the air and then watched the punches fly, will file papers to run for the U.S. Senate as early as Friday, advisers said."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Stocks are poised to open higher: "U.S. stocks are set to open slightly higher Friday as investors await the latest round of second-quarter reports, including the one from General Electric Co."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Tigers edge the White Sox for home sweep: "Nate Cornejo finished three outs away from his first career shutout, leading the Detroit Tigers to their first home sweep in a year with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press

 
Thursday, July 10, 2003
 
Franks: U.S. may stay in Iraq for years: "American troops could still be in Iraq four years from now, the war's former commander told members of Congress concerned about persistent, deadly attacks."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Iraqi police warn U.S. troops on safety: "With daily shootings and rocket attacks against U.S. soldiers claiming two more lives, even Iraqi policemen said Thursday they want to keep a safe distance from coalition troops for fear of getting caught in the crossfire."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Bush will help Botswana in AIDS fight: "President Bush pledged to the nation with the world's highest AIDS infection rate that it will have a strong partner in his administration in fighting the disease. "You will not face this enemy alone," he said Thursday."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Tropical Storm Claudette nears Cancun: "Mexican authorities issued hurricane warnings and tourists took last-minute dips in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean on Thursday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Claudette churned toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



House backs Bush on new overtime rules: "The House voted Thursday to let the Bush administration move ahead with proposed rules that could stop at least 644,000 white-collar workers from receiving overtime pay, heeding a White House veto threat and taking the side of business in its battle against unions."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Twins return in separate coffins to Iran: "Friends wept and a brass band played solemn music as the coffins of formerly conjoined twins - who touched the world with their determination to lead separate lives - arrived in Iran on Thursday for burial."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press

 
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
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A man counts Iarqi dinar as he waits with others to fill their cans in the long gas lines, Tuesday, July 8, 2003, in Babylon City, 60 kms (38 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). Bickering and fighting at the lines at over crowded gas stations in the hot sun for the rationed fuel leads some station owners to have U.S. soldiers guard and maintain peace at the pumps. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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My life as Saddam's editor in IraqWar.ru (English)



Iraq war commander steps down in IraqWar.ru (English)



Florida guardsman killed in Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)



CIA: Saddam tape is probably real in IraqWar.ru (English)



US troops looted Iraq airport: Time in IraqWar.ru (English)



Guerrilla war fears rise in Iraq in IraqWar.ru (English)



U.S. grapples with delays in restoring basic in IraqWar.ru (English)



Water and Electricity in Baghdad Are Still Below Prewar Levels in IraqWar.ru (English)



U.S. troops accused of looting Baghdad airport in IraqWar.ru (English)



Blair faces Iraq grilling in IraqWar.ru (English)

 
 
Iranian twins die in separation surgery: "Iranian twins Laleh and Ladan Bijani, joined at the head for 29 years, died within 90 minutes of each other Tuesday after doctors separated them but were unable to control their bleeding in the unprecedented surgery."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



New Saddam audio tape similar to old one: "Two Arab television channels aired on Tuesday audiotapes said to be by ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Bush condemns slavery in Africa speech: "President Bush called slavery "one of the greatest crimes of history" Tuesday and inched closer toward sending American troops to a peacekeeping force in Liberia."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Sudanese airliner crashes, killing 116: "A Sudanese airliner crashed just outside a Red Sea coast airport minutes after takeoff Tuesday, killing 116 people, officials said. The only survivor was a 2-year-old boy."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Islamic Jihad claims blast responsibility: "Militants from the radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a bombing in central Israel that killed a 65-year-old woman, apparently violating last week's cease-fire pledge."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Iraqi insurgents fire at U.S. supply base: "Insurgents fired mortar rounds at a U.S. supply base north of Baghdad, and American forces arrested at least 12 Iraqi suspects in a counterattack, the U.S. military said Tuesday. There were no reported casualties."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Test of shuttle wing called 'smoking gun': "A chunk of foam insulation similar to the one that came off during Columbia's liftoff punched a large ragged hole in a shuttle wing mock-up, and the accident investigator in charge of the test said it proved that the debris doomed the spaceship."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



TNN network can call itself 'Spike TV': "Spike Lee and Viacom Inc. have settled a lawsuit the filmmaker filed to keep the media giant from calling its TNN cable television network "Spike TV.""

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Stocks are set to open lower after rally: "U.S. stocks are expected to open on a modestly downbeat note Tuesday, retracing some of Monday's sharp rally as investors turn their attention to second-quarter earnings reports from the likes of Alcoa Inc. and Pepsi Bottling Group Inc."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Hillenbrand homers in 3 straight innings: "When Shea Hillenbrand played for Boston earlier this season, he hit three homers in 49 games."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press

 
Monday, July 07, 2003
 
Britain, EU Set to Protest U.S. Military Tribunals at Guantanamo
Yahoo! News: War with Iraq: "WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7 (OneWorld) - Just as the administration of President George W. Bush has begun mending fences damaged by the U.S. war in Iraq in hopes that other countries will contribute peacekeepers to Washington's troubled occupation, its announcement Friday designating six of its foreign captives in the U.S. "war on terrorism" as eligible to be tried before military tribunals appears likely to annoy some of its strongest allies, especially Britain. (OneWorld.net)"
 
 
Turkey's reversing secularism, moves toward Islamic standards in IraqWar.ru (English)



Baghdad Back To Stone Age in IraqWar.ru (English)



Dust and despair at Iraqi police post in IraqWar.ru (English)



Retired diplomat: Iraq intelligence twisted by administration in IraqWar.ru (English)



Troop morale in Iraq hits 'rock bottom' in IraqWar.ru (English)



2 More GIs Killed In Iraq: "Separate attacks on U.S. military convoys in Baghdad have left two more American soldiers dead. Hours earlier, a U.S. soldier was shot to death while waiting to buy a soft drink at Baghdad University; and a British reporter was killed in Baghdad."

In CBS News: Iraq Crisis



Violence in Iraq spreads beyond military: "A U.S. soldier waiting to buy a soft drink at Baghdad University was shot and killed Sunday by an assailant who fired once from close range in the third such assault in nine days."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



U.S. Soldier Dies in Baghdad Shooting: "An assailant shot and killed a U.S. soldier waiting to buy a soft drink at Baghdad University, firing once from close range in the third such assault in nine days on Sunday. The style was coldly similar to the killing of the young British freelance cameraman, who was shot in the head outside a Baghdad museum on Saturday. (AP)"

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Arab media: Iraq's former ambassador dies: "Nizar Hamdoun, Iraq's former U.S. and U.N. ambassador and a key figure in restoring Iraqi-U.S. relations in the 1980s, has died in New York following a long battle with leukemia, an Arab newspaper reported Sunday. He was 58."

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Sunday, July 06, 2003
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An Iraqi youth with his head and face covered in a keffiyeh to protect him from the sun, walks past US soldiers shopping for provisions at a super market in Ramadi.(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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