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• Iraq: Three U.S. Soldiers Killed In Latest Attacks RFE/RL 02 Oct 2003 -- The U.S. military said today that a soldier was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a U.S. convoy in the town of Samarra, 100 kilometers north of Baghdad -- the third fatal ambush on U.S. forces last night.
• PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2003-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says it will be "unfortunate" if it is determined pre-war intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was dramatically wrong

Deployments

US Policy

• CONGRESS IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2003-- U-S arms inspector David Kay is briefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill about his search for evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. His visit comes as the Senate is continuing debate about President Bush's 87-billion-dollar supplemental request for Iraq and Afghanistan
• Myers Says Supplemental Funding Request Vital to Iraq's Success Washington File 02 Oct 2003-- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Richard Myers says President Bush's supplemental funding request for Iraq is vital to future success in that country.
• CONGRESS IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2003-- U-S arms inspector David Kay says he has found no weapons in Iraq. But after briefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill, he said his team has discovered evidence of a weapons program

United Nations

• UN/Iraq Resolution Alternate VOA 02 Oct 2003-- A newly-revised U-S draft resolution on Iraq has come in for harsh criticism on the day it was unveiled.
• POWELL / IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2003-- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday he expects Security Council action "in the very near future" on a revised U-S-sponsored resolution giving the United Nations a larger role in Iraqi peacekeeping and reconstruction. Administration officials meanwhile are claiming progress in preparations for an Iraq donors conference later this month in Madrid
• UN/IRAQ RESOLUTION VOA 02 Oct 2003-- The United States has unveiled a revised draft Security Council resolution on Iraq.
• Dobriansky Remembers Victims of Bombing of U.N. Headquarters in Iraq Washington File 02 Oct 2003-- Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky paid tribute to U.N. employees killed in the August 19 bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, calling them embodiments of "the most noble and selfless aspirations of mankind."
• Powell Says U.S. Hopes for Iraq Resolution in "Very Near Future" Washington File 02 Oct 2003-- As the United States presented its revised draft resolution on Iraq to the U.N. Security Council October 2, Secretary of State Colin Powell told reporters in Washington that he hopes the resolution will be adopted "in the very near future."
• Powell Says U.S. Seeks Comment on New Iraq Draft Resolution Says multinational force in Iraq must have Washington File 02 Oct 2003-- The situation in Iraq and the new U.S. draft of a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution were foremost among a range of topics addressed by Secretary of State Colin Powell during an October 2 news conference.
• U.S. Presents Revised Iraq Resolution to U.N. Security Council Washington File 02 Oct 2003-- The United States has given the Security Council a revised resolution on Iraq that offers clarification on the issue of Iraqi sovereignty, U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said October 2.

Reconstruction Issues

• Bulk of Iraq Reconstruction Monies 'Will Come From Iraqis,' Rumsfeld Says AFPS 02 Oct 2003-- The American taxpayer will not have to foot the entire bill for rebuilding post-Saddam Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
• Iraqi Soldiers Assume Responsibilities in Guarding Country AFPS 02 Oct 2003-- Coalition soldiers relinquished security and guarding responsibilities of Objective Jaguar, an ammunition supply point, to the soldiers from Delta Company, part of the Iraq Civil Defense Corps in a ceremony here Oct. 1.
• 101st Engineers Work to Complete Mosul Sewage System AFPS 02 Oct 2003-- More than $2.25 million Coalition Provisional Authority dollars are being invested in Mosul city sewage projects, with nearly every dollar spent on the project going toward replacing outdated and broken equipment.

Foreign Reactions

• Germany, UAE to sign MoU on training Iraqi military and police IRNA 02 Oct 2003 -- Germany and the United Arab Emirates are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on training Iraqi police and military personnel in the tiny Persian Gulf sheikdom.
• Iraq: Turkey, U.S. Agree On Plan To Deal with Kurdish Rebels In North RFE/RL 02 Oct 2003 -- The United States and Turkey have agreed on an "action plan" to purge Turkish Kurd rebels based in camps in northern Iraq.
• TURKEY/ IRAQ VOA 02 Oct 2003-- The United States and Turkey have agreed on a joint action plan to remove Turkish Kurd rebels from northern Iraq

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