February 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

18 February 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 Feb 2004 [PDF]
IRAQ / AL-QAIDA VOA 18 Feb 2004 -- The U-S military said Wednesday soldiers have arrested seven militants with suspected ties to al-Qaida.
IRAQ / BOMBING VOA 18 Feb 2004 -- A car bomb attack early Wednesday at a Polish military base south of Baghdad killed at least 11 people and injured scores of others.

Screaming Eagles Retrieve Aircraft at Jacksonville Port AFPS 18 Feb 2004 -- Things have come full circle for the soldiers of 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment. Just over a year ago at Jacksonville, they loaded the helicopters of the "Screaming Eagle" 101st Airborne Division on cargo vessels bound for Kuwait. This week, these same aircraft arrived back at Jacksonville, and many of the same soldiers, now combat-hardened, were waiting for them.

Annan to meet with 'Group of Friends' of Iraq to chart way forward UN News Centre 18 Feb 2004 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is slated to meet tomorrow with several countries interested in the Iraq situation to share ideas about the matter, a UN spokesman said today.

Iraq: Plans For Iraqi Government In Disarray As UN Prepares Election Recommendations RFE/RL 18 Feb 2004 -- The UN may make recommendations as early as 20 February regarding how to form a sovereign Iraqi government. Meanwhile, earlier plans for the handover of power appear to be in disarray. Many members of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council say they no longer accept the original U.S. proposal for a caucus system and are suggesting a host of alternatives of their own.
Coalition Encouraging Private Business Growth in Iraq AFPS 18 Feb 2004 -- While not precisely a "chicken-and-the-egg" analogy, many in Iraq are asking which comes first, security or prosperity.

Disappearing the Dead: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Idea of a 'New Warfare' Project on Defense Alternatives 18 Feb 2004 -- The report examines the Pentagon's treatment of the civilian casualty issue since 9/11, outlines the DoD's "perception management" campaign regarding the issue, and critiques the concept of a "new warfare" as misleading.