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Iraq
War News
Mortar Attack Kills 21 in Baghdad Prison
Washington Post, DC - 4-20-04
BAGHDAD -- Insurgents fired mortar bombs at a Baghdad prison run by US-led
forces in Iraq Tuesday, killing 21 detainees, the US military said.
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Gov't: U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 700
AP -
Mon Apr 19,
5:10 PM ET
The
number of American troops who have died in Iraq since U.S. forces invaded in
March 2003 has surpassed 700 and the number wounded in action has topped
3,600, the Pentagon said Monday.
Deal is reached in volatile Fallujah
USA Today - 4-20-04
By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY. BAGHDAD — Negotiators said Monday they have
reached an agreement aimed at defusing tensions in Fallujah
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Road Perils in Iraq Add to Chaos, Shortages
Los Angeles Times -
4-20-04
BAGHDAD — At a sprawling desert camp in southern Iraq, U.S. soldiers sleep
in trucks and Humvees because Iraqi merchants are afraid to deliver tents to
them.
Honduras Follows Spain, Pulls Out of Iraq
AP -
4-20-04
Iraq's multinational peacekeeping force scrambled to regroup Monday after
Spain's announcement that it would pull out its 1,300 troops, with Albania
pledging more soldiers but U.S. officials bracing for further withdrawals.
Iraqi Insurgents Asked to Turn in Weapons
AP -
4-20-04
U.S.
officials and local leaders in Fallujah called on insurgents to lay down
weapons in return for a promise from the United States not to resume its
offensive against the Sunni Muslim stronghold
Troops Blast Music in Siege of Fallujah
AP -
Fri Apr
16,11:32 PM ET
In
Fallujah's darkened, empty streets, U.S. troops blast AC/DC's "Hell's Bells"
and other rock music full volume from a huge speaker, hoping to grate on the
nerves of this Sunni Muslim city's gunmen and give a laugh to Marines along
the front line.
List of Journalists Who Died in Iraq
AP -
Mon Apr 19,
5:22 PM ET
A
list of news organization employees killed in Iraq since the start of war
March 20, 2003:
Civilian Deaths Anger Fallujah Refugees
AP -
Mon Apr 19,
6:17 PM ET
Fleeing the city of Fallujah in their car, 9-year-old Gofran Mohammed's
parents and three of her siblings were killed by a spray of gunfire — U.S.
fire, her relatives say. Now Gofran, wounded in the attack, is huddled with
other Fallujah families in Baghdad who vow never to forgive the Americans.
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Disturbing News
CNN team questioned on suspicion of filming at nuclear plant
Ha'aretz, Israel - 4-20-04
By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service. A team from the
American news corporation CNN was questioned by Israel
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Feds Might Ease Post-9/11 Airport Rule
AP -
4-20-04
Pittsburgh International could become the nation's first major airport to
get the OK to abandon the post-Sept. 11 rule that says only ticketed
passengers are allowed past security checkpoints.
Saudi Islamic Doctrine Hard to Control
AP -
Mon Apr 19,
2:52 PM ET
When
his teenage male pupils asked about love, Mohammed al-Suhaimi would describe
it as a great and noble feeling. When they asked whether Islam permits
music, he would tell them the matter is disputed, but that music is a gift
from God.
Bush Criticizes Spain's PM on Iraq Pullout
AP -
Mon Apr
19,10:43 PM ET
President Bush gave a chilly welcome to Spain's new leader Monday,
suggesting his abrupt withdrawal of troops from Iraq would give "false
comfort to terrorists."
Pentagon Denies Terror Funds Used for Iraq
AP -
Mon Apr 19,
8:26 PM ET
A
Democratic congressman on Monday demanded to know whether the Bush
administration transferred $700 million to Iraq war planning efforts out of
counterterrorism funds without informing Capitol Hill. The Pentagon said it
didn't happen.
Rice: U.S. Braces for Pre-Election Terror
AP -
Mon Apr
19,12:36 PM ET
The
United States is bracing for possible terrorist attacks before the November
presidential election, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said
Sunday.
Poll Shows New Gains For Bush
washingtonpost.com -
Tue Apr 20, 1:00 AM ET
President Bush holds significant advantages over John F. Kerry in public
perceptions of who is better equipped to deal with Iraq and the war on
terrorism, and he has reduced the advantages his Democratic challenger held
last month on many domestic issues, according to a Washington Post-ABC News
Poll.
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