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• Report Warns of Need to Restore Security and Services Faster in Iraq VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- A new report commissioned by the Pentagon says U.S. led forces risk losing the cooperation of the Iraqi people unless there is rapid progress in restoring security as well as basic services.
• PENTAGON/IRAQ UPDATE VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- A new report commissioned by the Pentagon says U-S led forces risk losing the cooperation of the Iraqi people unless there is rapid progress in restoring security as well as basic services.
• U-N/E-U/IRAQ VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana says a new Security Council resolution is necessary to deploy E-U forces in Iraq.
• PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- A new report commissioned by the Pentagon says U-S-led forces risk losing the cooperation of the Iraqi people, unless there is rapid progress in restoring security, as well as basic services.
• IRAQ / DEATH VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- In Iraq, a U-S soldier was killed Friday in the mainly Sunni Muslim town of Fallujah, about 55 kilometers west of Baghdad. The soldier died when his military vehicle hit an explosive device.
• SOLDIER KILLED IN EXPLOSION CENTCOM 18 Jul 2003 -- A 3rd Infantry Division soldier was killed today as his vehicle passed an Improvised Explosive Device west of Fallujah.
• OPERATION SODA MOUNTAIN CONCLUDES CENTCOM 18 Jul 2003 -- Operation Soda Mountain ended on July 17 with Coalition forces successfully achieving the objectives of neutralizing subversive individuals and removing potential enemy weapons from Iraq.
• SAILOR DIES FROM NON-HOSTILE GUNSHOT WOUND CENTCOM 18 Jul 2003 -- A Navy sailor from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died yesterday from a non-hostile gunshot wound.
• Mass Grave Discovered Near Mosul Could Contain Hundreds of Bodies VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. military says it has discovered a mass grave near Mosul, in northern Iraq, which may contain as many as 400 bodies. The remains are believed to be those of Kurdish civilians killed during the Saddam Hussein regime.
• US Soldier Killed in Iraq Bomb Blast VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- A bomb blast killed a U.S. soldier Friday afternoon, as he drove toward the Iraqi town of Falujah.

Deployments

US Policy

• NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE: IRAQ'S CONTINUING PROGRAMS FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [EXCERPTS] October 2002 -- As Released by The White House on July 18, 2003 -- "We judge that Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade. (See INR alternative view at the end of these Key Judgments.)"
• SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL HOLDS BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ JULY 18, 2003 -- The National Intelligence Estimate is the work product of about six intelligence agencies that pulled together all the information -- this is a particular one with regards to the weapons of mass destruction program of Saddam Hussein, as you see. It is titled "Iraq's Continuing Programs For Weapons of Mass Destruction."
• Congress to Examine Quality of US Intelligence Reports VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- In coming weeks, congressional reports will be released dealing with the quality of information produced by U.S. intelligence agencies. One report is the result of closed and public hearings of a joint House of Representatives and Senate investigation into the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The other is an interim report by a House committee examining the controversy over intelligence used by the Bush administration to justify the war in Iraq.
• White House Releases Pre-War Intelligence VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- The White House has released part of a pre-war intelligence report in a bid to justify its decision to wage war with Iraq.
• US Officials: Ousting Saddam Hussein an Integral Part of Counter-Terrorism Strategy VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- The Bush administration considers the ouster of Saddam Hussein an integral part of the U.S. counter-terrorism campaign. Some security experts worry that a prolonged U.S. presence in Iraq could fuel more terrorism, not less.
• U.S.: Bush, Blair Defend Iraq War RFE/L 18 Jul 2003 -- U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have vigorously defended their decision to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, saying they are convinced the ousted Iraqi regime did amass weapons of mass destruction.
• EDITORIAL: REWARD FOR SADDAM VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- The repressive regime of Saddam Hussein is gone. But some agents of that regime continue to hurt Iraqis by attacking coalition personnel and Iraqi citizens working to establish the first democracy Iraq has ever known.
• U-S/IRAQ/POLITICS VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair stood together in Washington this week, and offered a spirited defense of their decision to go to war in Iraq. But questions continue to dog both men about some of the pre-war intelligence used to justify the toppling of Saddam Hussein.
• CONGRESS / INTELLIGENCE REPORTS VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- In coming weeks, congressional reports will be released dealing with the quality of information produced by U-S intelligence agencies. One report is the result of closed and public hearings of a joint House of Representatives and Senate investigation into the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks. The other is an interim report by a House committee examining the controversy over intelligence used by the Bush administration to justify the war in Iraq.
• U-S / IRAQ / URANIUM VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- The Bush administration has released documents that say Saddam Hussein was attempting to reconstruct a nuclear weapons program last year.
• Iraq: Bush, Blair Emphatically Defend Decision To Topple Hussein RFE/L 18 Jul 2003 -- U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have vigorously defended their decision to topple Saddam Hussein, saying they are convinced the ousted Iraqi regime did amass weapons of mass destruction.
• Bush, Blair Defend Decision on Iraq War VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have issued a strong defense of their decision to take military action against Iraq. This, as controversy continues to build concerning the evidence they used to make the case for war.

United Nations

• Iraq: UN refugee chief calls return of Kurds displaced by Saddam Hussein 'a priority' UN News Centre 18 Jul 2003 -- The top United Nations refugee official today discussed with Iraqi Kurdish leaders the return of hundreds of thousands of people, mostly Kurds, forcibly displaced under Saddam Hussein's devastating "Arabization" policy, calling it a priority but one that also needed a fair solution for the Arabs brought in to replace them.
• Iraq: Special Envoy Raises Postwar UN Profile RFE/L 18 Jul 2003 -- United Nations Special Envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello has taken a somewhat ambiguous Security Council mandate and used it to raise the profile of the UN in the political transition underway in Iraq. Vieira de Mello has moved quickly to forge a productive relationship with the U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, and is seen as one of the catalysts in the formation of Iraq's first postwar self-governing body.

Reconstruction Issues

• Defense Dept Creates New Office to Support Iraqi Rebuilding Washington File 18 Jul 2003 -- Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith says the Defense Department is creating the Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Representative to support the reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
• DoD Officials Reviewing Recommendations in Reconstruction Report AFPS 18 Jul 2003 -- Defense Department officials are looking hard at recommendations regarding rebuilding Iraq that a team of post-war reconstruction experts made in a report released July 17.
• IRAQ / GRAVE VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- The U-S military says it has discovered a mass grave near Mosul, in northern Iraq, which may contain as many as 400 bodies. The remains are believed to be those of Kurdish civilians killed during the Saddam Hussein regime.

Foreign Reactions

• BRITAIN-IRAQ VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- U.S. President Bush and British Prime Minister Blair held a news conference in Washington defending their use of controversial, pre-war intelligence. Meanwhile British police found a body that matches the description of a defense ministry advisor missing since Thursday evening. The official has been identified as a possible source for a disputed report on Iraqi weapons.
• New Report Warns of Rising Anti-American Feelings in Iraq VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- A new report commissioned by the Pentagon says U.S. officials must bring order to Iraq quickly or risk losing all support from the Iraqi people. The team of five outside experts was led by former U.S. deputy defense secretary John Hamre. The group warns of rising anti-American feeling in Iraq, and says the next three months are crucial for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority to re-establish security and basic services.

News Reports

• No Iraqis Want Saddam Back, Iranian Journalist Says Washington File 18 Jul 2003 -- ""The Iraqi Intifada!" This is the cover story offered by Al-Watan Al-Arabi, a pro-Saddam Hussein weekly published in Paris. It finds an echo in the latest issue of America's Time magazine, which paints a bleak prospect for the newly liberated country. The daily Al Quds, another pro-Saddam paper, quotes from The Washington Post in support of its claim that "a popular war of resistance" is growing in Iraq. Some newspapers in the United States, Britain and "old Europe" go further by claiming that Iraq has become a "quagmire" or "another Vietnam." The Parisian daily Le Monde prefers the term "engrenage," which is both more chic and French. This chorus wants us to believe that most Iraqis regret the ancient regime, and are ready to kill and die to expel their liberators."
• US Intelligence Says Saddam Tape Probably Authentic VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- A U.S. intelligence official says a new audiotape purportedly made by Saddam Hussein is probably authentic.
• Body Found Near London Matches Description of Missing Bio-Weapons Expert VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- British police believe they may have found the body of a Defense Ministry scientist who has been a key figure in the dispute over intelligence regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. The man was named as the possible source of a BBC report claiming the British government exaggerated the threat from Iraq's weapons. He denied being the source, and this week, a British parliamentary committee said it was unlikely he was.
• IRAQ / TERRORISM VOA 18 Jul 2003 -- The Bush administration considers the ouster of Saddam Hussein an integral part of the U-S counter-terrorism campaign. Some security experts worry that a prolonged U-S presence in Iraq could fuel more terrorism, not less.
• British Authorities Find Body of Missing Arms Expert VOA News 18 Jul 2003 -- British police say a body found northwest of London matches the description of a missing defense ministry advisor, identified as a possible source for a disputed report on Iraqi weapons.