September - Iraq Special Weapons News

27 September Iraq Special Weapons News

Iraq: U.S. Troops Shoot Dead Two Iraqis Near Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 27 Sep 2003 -- The U.S. military has confirmed its troops shot dead two Iraqis and wounded four when their car ran a checkpoint in the town of Al-Fallujah.
Bremer Says U.S. Forces Have Captured 19 Al-Qaida Terrorists In Iraq Washington File 27 Sept 2003-- Nineteen al-Qaida terrorists are among some 248 foreign fighters that have been captured by U.S. forces after infiltrating Iraq, says Ambassador Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

Bremer Says Iraqis Not Ready for a Quick Turnover of Power Washington File 27 Sept 2003-- The civilian administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, says the current Iraqi Governing Council recognizes that it is not ready to assume governing powers in Iraq, despite calls from some for a quick turnover of power to the Iraqis.

BUSH/PUTIN/IRAQ VOA 27 Sept 2003-- President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saturday to discuss a U-S push for more international troops and more foreign assistance to help rebuild Iraq
U.S. Occupation of Iraq Impugned Worldwide KCNA 27 Sep 2003 -- The United States has found itself in a tough spot over Iraqi crisis getting all the more serious. Iraq's possession of "weapons of mass destruction" was one of the reasons why the United States launched the war in Iraq.