December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

30 December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 30 AFPN 30 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 30.
Navy Works Around the Clock to Get Troops in Transit Home Navy NewsStand 30 Dec 2006 -- Navy Customs Battalion Romeo, consisting of Navy Reservists mobilized, trained, equipped and deployed by Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, cleared the luggage of more than 600 troops heading home for the holidays Dec. 23.

Saddam Received Justice He Denied Others, Bush Says Washington File 30 Dec 2006 -- The trial and execution of Saddam Hussein are testament to the determination of the Iraqi people to establish a nation governed by the rule of law, President Bush said in a statement from his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
Bush: Saddam's Execution Important Milestone' for Iraq VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- President Bush has called the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein an "important milestone" for Iraq on its path to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain and defend itself.
Bush: Saddam Execution Will Not End Violence VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- U.S. President George Bush says Saddam Hussein's execution is an important milestone for Iraq, but will not stop the violence there

Saddam Hussein Hanged VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed Saturday morning for crimes against his people
Saddam Hussein Executed RFE/RL 30 Dec 2006 -- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been executed, Iraqi state television reports.
Saddam Hussein Executed In Baghdad RFE/RL 30 Dec 2006 -- The judge who read the order for Saddam Hussein's execution told RFE/RL that the former Iraqi president said he was "not afraid of death" before he was hanged early in the morning in the presence of judicial and government figures.

Iraq: Uncertain Future Lies Ahead After Hussein's Execution RFE/RL 30 Dec 2006 -- The Arab and international media have been abuzz with rumors and reports concerning the impact of the execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Iraq: What Impact Will Hussein's Death Have? RFE/RL 30 Dec 2006 -- With Iraq in the grip of a worsening insurgency, what impact will former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's execution have on the country?

Saddam execution amounts to Iraqis victory: Asefi IRNA 30 Dec 2006 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Parliamentary and Consular Affairs Hamid-Reza Asefi said here Saturday that execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was equal to the victory of the Iraqi people as they had been the winners of his fall.
Foreign Ministry reacts to Saddam's execution IRNA 30 Dec 2006 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini here Saturday said that execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein resulted in the jubilation of thousands of Iraqis, Iranians and Kuwaitis who have lost members of their families in the wars imposed on them by the Iraqi dictator.
Saddam's death may worsen situation in Iraq - Russian official RIA Novosti 30 Dec 2006 -- Saddam Hussein's execution may aggravate the military-political situation in Iraq and heighten ethnic tensions in the country, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
The misguided execution of Saddam Hussein RIA Novosti 30 Dec 2006
Reaction to Saddam's Execution Ranges from Jubilation to Condemnation VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- World reaction to the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ranges from jubilation to condemnation and anger.
Many Europeans Back Execution of Saddam VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- As Iraqi authorities prepared for the execution of Saddam Hussein, public opinion in several European countries appears to back the death sentence for the former Iraqi leader

A glance at former Iraqi dictator's biography IRNA 30 Dec 2006 -- Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was born in the town of Al-Awja, 13 km from the Iraqi town of Tikrit on April 28, 1937.
Attacks in Baghdad and Kufa Kill More Than 70 VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- Car bomb blasts across Iraq have killed more than 70 people, just hours after former dictator Saddam Hussein was executed for crimes against humanity.
Analysis: Saddam Hanged for Past Crimes cfr.org 30 Dec 2006 -- The most difficult month of Saddam Hussein’s life may not have been March 2003, when a U.S.-led coalition toppled his regime, but rather March 1991
Iraq: Saddam Hussein -- A Dictator's Life RFE/RL 30 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi authorities today confirmed the execution of Saddam Hussein, the former president and dictator who was overthrown by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Saddam Hussein Ruled Iraq With Iron Fist VOA 30 Dec 2006 -- Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed early this Saturday morning in Baghdad, after a last minute appeal to a U.S. court failed to halt the hanging