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• Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Stakeout on Capitol Hill 09 Jul 2003 -- Participating were Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Senator John Warner, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, and Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks
• Rumsfeld Says Anti-Coalition Attacks not Widespread AFPS 09 Jul 2003 -- Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld worked to dispel the impression that Saddam Hussein loyalists are operating freely throughout Iraq.
• Rumsfeld Says Recent Attacks In Iraq Are Concentrated Around Baghdad Washington File 09 Jul 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says most of the recent attacks on coalition forces in Iraq are occurring in three corridors that extend west, north and east from Baghdad.
• Transcript: Under Secretary Feith Remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies 09 Jul 2003 -- "John has asked me to offer some thoughts about the creation of a new, free Iraq -- and, in particular, the question of how the United States and the Coalition can build trust there. We want the Iraqis to trust our competence and good faith. Also, the United States wants many countries to contribute to the Coalition's work in Iraq. It helps if they trust U.S. leadership."
• STATEMENT FROM U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND CENTCOM 09 Jul 2003 -- CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid yesterday convened a conference at CENTCOM's Tampa headquarters with his senior component commanders.
• RPG Attack in Fallujah; Two More Saddam Supporters In Coalition Custody AFPS 09 Jul 2003 -- A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a coalition forces' perimeter at Fallujah, Iraq, early July 9, and two more former Saddam Hussein-regime officials are in U.S. custody.
• IRAQ/ARRESTS VOA 09 Jul 2003 -- The U-S military says it has taken two more of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis into custody. The men are former officials in the regime of Saddam Hussein.
• US Forces Capture 2 More Most-Wanted Iraqi Officials VOA News 09 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. military says it has taken two more of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis into custody. The men are former officials in the regime of Saddam Hussein.
• TWO "IRAQI TOP 55" IN COALITION CUSTODY: ONE SURRENDERS, ONE CAPTURED CENTCOM 09 Jul 2003 -- One former Iraqi leader surrendered and another was captured July 8 in two unrelated incidents. Both members are listed on the U.S. Central Command "Iraqi Top 55."
• Iraq: U.S. Forces Capture Two More Of Former Regime's Most Wanted RFE/L 09 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. Central Command says two more former senior Iraqi officials from its 55 most-wanted list are in U.S. custody.
• COALITION AND IRAQI POLICE WORK TO MAKE IRAQ SECURE (July 9, 2003) CENTCOM 09 Jul 2003 -- Coalition forces foiled numerous potential attacks by seizing weapons caches and explosive devices on July 8th.
• Joint Ops Key to Military Lessons Learned from Iraq AFPS 09 Jul 2003 -- The maturation of the joint force concept was at the heart of the successes American arms achieved during Operation Iraqi Freedom, former command leader Army Gen. Tommy Franks said today before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
• Weapons Co. works to rebuild schools in An Nasiriya USMC News 09 Jul 2003 -- If a child is fortunate enough to be born in America, he can expect to be educated at a public school, where books are provided and the bathrooms are equipped with toilets and sinks.

Deployments

• Montpelier to Return Home from Wartime Patrol Navy NewStand 09 Jul 2003 -- The Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765) will return to Naval Station Norfolk July 10 from a six month deployment, including support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

US Policy

• Bush "Absolutely Confident" of His Decision on Iraq Washington File 09 Jul 2003 -- President Bush on July 9 defended his use of prewar intelligence as justification for the Iraq war, saying he is "absolutely confident" about his actions, despite White House acknowledgement that one claim Bush made in his 2003 State of the Union Address about Saddam Hussein pursuing nuclear weapons in Africa was based on unreliable information.
• RUMSFELD / IRAQ VOA 09 Jul 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admits insecurity is a continuing problem in Iraq. But Mr. Rumsfeld tells Congress acts of sabotage and violence are limited and U-S forces are moving aggressively to remove the threat.
• BUSH-IRAQ VOA 09 Jul 2003 -- Democrats in Congress are pressing for a public inquiry into whether the Bush administration exaggerated Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program in order to justify the war that removed Saddam Hussein from power. The demands for public hearings come in the wake of a White House admission earlier this week that the president inadvertently included false information in his State of the Union speech in January, alleging that Iraq had tried to buy uranium in Africa.
• EDITORIAL: NEW HOPE FOR IRAQ'S WOMEN VOA 09 Jul 2003 -- The U.S.-led coalition is working to advance the interests and rights of women in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. As Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, said, "The women of Iraq have a critical role to play in the political and economic revival of their society."
• Iraq: Rumsfeld Says U.S. Would Welcome French, German Troops RFE/L 09 Jul 2003 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says Washington would welcome participation by troops from France, Germany, and other countries in a multinational stabilization force for Iraq.
• U.S./Iraq: White House Admits Uranium Claim Was Based On Faulty Intelligence RFE/L 09 Jul 2003 -- The White House has acknowledged for the first time that U.S. President George W. Bush used faulty intelligence reports to help justify the war against Iraq. The admission has fanned a brewing controversy on both sides of the Atlantic over whether intelligence was manipulated to bolster the case for war and has prompted calls by Democrats for a broad investigation.
• White House Issues Retraction of Allegations in Bush State of the Union Address VOA News 09 Jul 2003 -- The White House has issued a rare retraction of allegations from the president's January State of the Union Address. Officials say President Bush's accusation that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium in Africa, was based on what turned out to be a forged document.
• BUSH IRAQ VOA 09 Jun 2003 -- The White House has issued a rare retraction of allegations from the president's January State of the Union Address. Officials say President Bush's accusation that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium in Africa, was based on what turned out to be a forged document.
• Iraq: White House Admits Uranium Charge Based On Forged Documents RFE/L 09 Jul 2003 -- The White House yesterday admitted that "forged information" was unknowingly used to support a claim in January by U.S. President George W Bush that Iraq had attempted to buy uranium from an African country.

United Nations

• Iraq: top UN envoy meets with US administrator UN News Centre 09 Jul 2003 -- United Nations envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello today discussed the evolving political process in Iraq with the head of the United States-run provisional administration, L. Paul Bremer.
• IRAQ / REFUGEES VOA 09 Jul 2003 -- The United Nations refugee agency says it is developing plans to help a number of Iraqi refugees now living in Saudi Arabia and Iran to return home. But agency officials warn that since not all areas of Iraq are safe, the unsupervised return of a large number of refugees could create further security problems.
• IRAQ: UN and NGOs work to mitigate the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance IRIN 09 Jul 2003 -- In a concerted effort, the United Nations and a group of leading NGOs in Iraq are stepping up their efforts to mitigate the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) scattered throughout the country.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Women Gather in Baghdad to Discuss Their Future Washington File 09 Jul 2003 -- More than 80 Iraqi women were scheduled to meet in Baghdad July 9 to discuss their place in society and how they can participate in rebuilding Iraq, the Coalition Provisional Authority reported.
• Bremer Says Democracy Is "on the Move" in Iraq Washington File 09 Jul 2003 -- "Democracy is on the move in Iraq," U.S. Administrator L. Paul Bremer told reporters in Baghdad July 8.
• Economic, Political Progress Tied to Iraqi Security AFPS 09 Jul 2003 -- The foundation of American policy in Iraq is that the country belongs to the Iraqis, and the United States will turn over control of the country as soon as possible, Douglas Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy, said yesterday.
• Iraq: Coalition To Begin Limited Power Sharing Among Leaders RFE/L 09 Jul 2003 -- The U.S.-led authority in Baghdad is moving ahead with its much-postponed plans for limited power sharing with Iraqi leaders. News reports say an Iraqi council will be inaugurated this month and may be invested with some executive powers, rather than being merely an advisory panel.

Foreign Reactions

• BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 09 Jul 2003 -- Questions surrounding Britain's entry into the war in Iraq continue to plague the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair. Mr. Blair faced many tough queries on Iraq during his weekly Question Time in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

News Reports

• IRAQ: Demand for artificial limbs remains high IRIN 09 Jul 2003 -- Farmer Hamza Abdullah was driving home in his pickup with three of his children sitting on a load of hay in the back, when they were struck by a missile. "Just as we were getting to my home, I saw the American troops, but I did not take much notice because there was no fighting," he told IRIN. "Suddenly I heard a missile coming straight at us."