March 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

14 March 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Six Soldiers Killed in Roadside Bomb Attacks AFPS 14 Mar 2004 -- Deadly roadside bomb attacks in Iraq this weekend left six U.S. soldiers dead, Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials said in a press release.

War In Iraq Was 'The Right Thing to Do,' Secretary Says AFPS 14 Mar 2004 -- On the one-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told television viewers today he stands behind the president's decision to go to war, although weapons of mass destruction, one of the justifications for the invasion, have not been found.
BUSH / IRAQ VOA 14 Mar 2004 -- The Bush administration is marking Friday's one-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with a weeklong series of high-profile speeches and broadcast interviews. Three of the president's top advisors on Iraq spoke out Sunday in appearances on American television.
Powell / Spain VOA 14 Mar 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says he does not think last week's terror attacks in Spain, even if shown to have been the work of al-Qaida, will undercut Spanish support for U-S-led efforts in Iraq or the war on terrorism. In network television interviews Sunday, Mr. Powell said it is too early to fix blame for the bombings which killed 200 people.

Iran puts back blame on US for border security lapses in Iraq IRNA 14 Mar 2004 -- Iran turned the tables on the United States on Sunday, saying the US-led occupation forces` failure to properly police Iraq`s borders was to blame for security lapses in the war-torn country.