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• Transcript: Lt. Gen. Sanchez Briefing on the Confirmation of the Deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein 23 Jul 2003 -- "Yesterday was a landmark day for the people and for the future of Iraq. Every single day we get closer to a secure and stable environment that will allow this country to flourish and assume its rightful place in the region and in the community of nations. The military forces of Coalition Joint Task Force 7 and the security elements of Iraq, in support of the coalition provisional authority, are fighting every day to defeat former regime leaders, Baathist elements and other non-compliant forces."

• Transcript: Gen. Keane Press Briefing on Plans to Rotate Forces in Iraq 23 Jul 2003 -- "My purpose today is to present to you our rotation plan for Iraq. First, I want to give you a little historical perspective. (...) Since 1982, we've had a six-month unit rotation policy in the Sinai. In 1995, we began with a 12-month unit rotation in the Balkans, and shortly thereafter, changed it to a six-month rotation policy, which we are steady-stating today in Bosnia and Kosovo. Finally, our forces in Afghanistan are currently on a six-month unit rotation policy."

• Transcript: Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Press Briefing on His Recent Trip to Iraq 23 Jul 2003 -- "I'm here just to brief on my trip, which was a four-and-a-half- day whirlwind tour of northern, central and southern Iraq. We just got back in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. I guess that was actually yesterday."

• Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Hill Stakeout with Gen. Keane 23 Jul 2003 -- Hill Stakeout with Gen. John Keane, Acting Chief of Staff of the Army
• Transcript: Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview on News Hour with Jim Lehrer 23 Jul 2003 -- " came away with two major impressions about how Iraqis feel, and one is a sense of celebration, and gratitude to American and British forces, and personally to President Bush and Prime Minister Blair for liberating them. But the second impression is that they still live under a blanket of fear, they're not quite -- they certainly were not sure when I was there that the regime was gone for good."

• Military Commander Details Mission That Killed Hussein's Sons AFPS 23 Jul 2003 -- U.S. military officials in Iraq believe a coalition missile barrage at roughly 1 p.m. local time July 22 struck the fatal blow to Uday and Qusay Hussein.
• Witnesses, Dental Records Confirm Deaths of Uday, Qusay Hussein Washington File 23 Jul 2003 -- Four former members of the now-defunct Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and various dental and medical records helped identify the remains of Hussein's two sons, Uday and Qusay, after they were killed by U.S. 101st Airborne Division troopers in a four-hour fire fight in Mosul July 22, says Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
• 'MAINTAINERS' KEEP V CORPS SIGNAL BATTALION ROLLING IN IRAQ V Corps Release 23 Jul 2003-- New York has traffic. Houston has traffic. Los Angeles has traffic. Driving in cities such as these takes a toll on drivers as well as their vehicles.
• Pentagon Defends Operation Against Saddam Hussein's Sons VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. Army's top general has defended the operation in northern Iraq that resulted in the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons, Qusay and Uday.
• US Turns Focus to Finding Saddam Hussein VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- The commander of the coalition forces in Iraq says it has proof that Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in Tuesday's raid in northern Iraq. He says the coalition is considering how to convince skeptical Iraqis that both sons are dead.
• US General Reveals New Details About Saddam's Sons Deaths VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- The top U.S. military commander in Iraq has provided fresh details of the fierce battle in the northern city of Mosul that led to the deaths of Saddam Hussein's son, Qusay and Uday.
• IRAQ / SADDAM VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- When the senior U-S general in Iraq announced the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay in a shootout with U-S forces on Tuesday, he said it should send a message to the Iraqi people that the Saddam regime is gone forever. The coalition hopes that message will help its effort to restore order by removing some of the inspiration behind the groups that have been attacking U-S soldiers in recent weeks.
• MOSUL / SCENE VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- U-S military investigators in Iraq have begun searching for clues to the possible whereabouts of Saddam Hussein in the rubble of a house in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. On Tuesday, U-S troops killed Saddam's two eldest sons, Uday and Qusay, after a fierce shoot-out at the house.
• PENTAGON / WOLFOWITZ VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- A senior U-S defense official says some of the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq are the result of attacks which he says are being carried out by "contract killers."
• Iraq: Deadly Blasts Target U.S. Troops, Raise Concerns Of Revenge Attacks RFE/L 23 Jul 2003 -- Separate roadside explosions in Iraq today killed two U.S. soldiers, raising concerns about the possibility of a wave of revenge attacks following the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons.
• Iraq: U.S. Military Says Hussein's Sons Killed In Raid RFE/L 23 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. says Saddam Hussein's two sons were killed on 22 July during a fierce firefight in northern Iraq.
• US Used Medical Records, Former Iraqi Officials to ID Qusay and Uday Hussein VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- An American general says U.S. forces used dental records, medical records, and former Iraqi officials to identify the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday.
• Iraq: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Separate Attacks RFE/L 23 Jul 2003 -- U.S. military officials say two U.S. soldiers were killed and at least eight wounded in separate attacks today in Iraq.
• PENTAGON/SADDAM SONS VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- The top U-S military commander in Iraq has provided fresh details of the fierce battle in the northern city of Mosul that led to the deaths of Saddam Hussein's son, Qusay and Uday.
• BARZAN ABD AL-GHAFUR SULAYMAN MAJID AL-TIKRIT CAPTURED CENTCOM Release 23 Jul 2003-- U.S. Forces captured in Baghdad at approximately 1 a.m., July 23, a former regime loyalist who is listed as number 11 on U.S. Central Command's Top 55 most wanted list. Barzan Abd Al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid Al-Tikrit was the former regime's Special Republican Guard Commander.
• COALITION FORCES IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MOSUL CENTCOM Release 23 Jul 2003-- Coalition forces during the past week set up telephone lines, removed solid waste and sewage from city streets and established a youth soccer program in the northern region of Iraq near the city of Mosul.
• SOLDIER KILLED, TWO OTHERS WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK CENTCOM Release 23 Jul 2003-- One 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldier was killed, and a soldier and a contractor were wounded when their convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 in Ar Ramadi July 23 at approximately 7:45 a.m.
• ONE SOLDIER KILLED, SEVEN WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK CENTCOM Release 23 Jul 2003-- One 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldier was killed and seven 101st AD soldiers wounded when an improvised explosive device struck two military vehicles traveling on Highway 1 outside of Mosul July 23 at approximately 6 a.m.
• Marines Patrol for Weapons Marine Corps News 23 Jul 2003-- Karbala is considered to be one of the safest cities in Iraq, yet there are still those who do not want to see coalition forces bring Iraq into a peaceful and prosperous future.
• 1st Marine Division opens ninth school in An Najaf Marine Corps News 23 Jul 2003-- The First Marine Division rehabilitated two more schools in An Najaf, Iraq July 21, making a total of nine schools that have been sponsored by the Marines in the province since the end of major combat operations in May.

Deployments

US Policy

• Wolfowitz Relays Impressions of Soldiers, Civilians in Iraq AFPS 23 Jul 2003 -- The killing of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay by U.S. forces July 22 was another indicator that the United States is making progress in Iraq, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told Pentagon reporters today.
• Bush: Regime Holdouts Targeting Successes in Iraq AFPS 23 Jul 2003 -- President Bush today urged nations around the world to contribute "militarily and financially" toward building a free and secure Iraq.
• Bush Says Hussein's Regime Is Gone, Iraq's Future Is Progressing Washington File 23 Jul 2003 -- President Bush says the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons should signal to the Iraqi people and the rest of the Middle East that Hussein's regime is gone, and that the coalition that fought to remove the regime is determined to help the Iraqi people recover from decades of tyranny.
• War's Opponents Forget Vile Nature of Saddam's Regime, Says Senator Washington File 23 Jul 2003 -- Senator John Cornyn (Republican of Texas) says those criticizing President Bush on his reasons for going to war with Iraq forget the vile nature of Saddam Hussein's rule.
• US: Campaign to Wipe Out Remnants of Saddam's Regime May Be At 'Turning Point' VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- Bush administration officials say the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, could be a turning point in the campaign to destroy the remnants of the regime that continue to attack coalition troops in Iraq.
• BUSH IRAQ VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- President Bush says the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons should help convince Iraqis that the regime is gone for good.Uday and Qusay Hussein were killed Tuesday during a raid by U-S troops.
• Bush: Former Iraqi Regime is Not Coming Back VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- President Bush says the killing of Saddam Hussein's sons is a clear sign that the former Iraqi regime is gone and will not be coming back.
• EDITORIAL: IRAQ'S OLD REGIME IS GONE VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- There has been a good deal of complaining from some quarters, most notably the news media, about the U.S.-led coalition's policy in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was overthrown. Some are even arguing that the U.S. and its allies had no reason for acting as they did. So it is worth remembering that the Saddam Hussein regime possessed chemical and biological weapons. The United Nations Security Council passed more than a dozen resolutions demanding that the dictator reveal and destroy these prohibited weapons.
• CONGRESS / IRAQ INTELLIGENCE VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- Now that a White House official has accepted blame for discredited pre-war intelligence about Iraq's nuclear ambitions, congressional Democrats are stepping up their calls for an investigation.
• Senior Senator Pledges Probe of White House Use of Iraq Intelligence VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- The chairman of a key congressional committee says he will look closely at new evidence that aides in the White House mishandled communications from the CIA casting doubts on information used by President George Bush to support his case for military action in Iraq.

United Nations

• UN delivers new shipment of emergency reproductive health supplies to Iraq UN News Centre 23 Jul 2003 -- In an effort to restore reproductive health services in Iraq, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has delivered a new shipment of emergency reproductive health supplies to key maternity hospitals and primary healthcare centres in Baghdad.
• UN: Iraqi Council Makes Appeal For Support RFE/L 23 Jul 2003 -- Iraq's first representative postwar body has appeared before the United Nations Security Council to make the case that it is a valid partner for the international community. The Iraqi group vowed to act quickly to help establish a democratically elected government. U.S. and UN officials urged international support for the new council as a transitional body that will lead to a permanent government. But it was not immediately clear whether the body will gain broad acceptance.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq's Current Problems Are Solvable, Chalabi Says Washington File 23 Jul 2003 -- The Iraqi people face many challenges ahead in rebuilding their country both politically and economically, but with the end of Saddam Hussein's regime, their problems are solvable, according to members of the new Iraqi Governing Council.
• US Official: Neutralizing Saddam Important for Iraq's Transition VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. administrator for Iraq, Ambassador Paul Bremer told a Washington news conference Wednesday the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons is a positive step toward Iraq's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Mr. Bremer also outlined the U.S. administration's three-phase plan for carrying out that transition.
• ICRC / IRAQ SHOOTING VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- Following the shooting-death of one of its aid workers in Iraq Tuesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross says it is looking into measures to assure the safety of its delegates.
• IRAQ: Poor security and shortages still hampering health care IRIN 23 Jul 2003 -- Poor security and a shortage of medical equipment remain huge problems in Iraqi hospitals, international humanitarian organisations told IRIN on Wednesday.

Foreign Reactions

• SADDAM'S TWO SONS KILLED VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- The shots that killed Saddam Hussein's sons, Qusay and Uday, are echoing around the world. The foreign press has been quick to respond, both with news stories and with its own comments
• U.K.: British Defense Minister In The Hot Seat In Kelly Controversy RFE/L 23 Jul 2003 -- The controversy in Britain surrounding the apparent suicide of former UN arms inspector David Kelly is now firmly focusing on the Ministry of Defense and its top official, Geoffrey Hoon.
• U.K.: Government, BBC Under Fire After Kelly Death RFE/L 23 Jul 2003 -- Six days after the death of former UN arms inspector David Kelly, Britain appears divided on who to blame for the tragedy.
• Britain: Saddam's Sons Refusal to Accept Exile Left Them No Options VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- Britain said Uday and Qusay Hussein made what proved to be a fatal mistake when they rejected offers to go into exile earlier this year.

News Reports

• Iraqis Have Mixed Reaction to Killing of Saddam Hussein's Sons VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- Reactions in Baghdad are mixed over news of the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay.
• SADDAM'S SONS / U-S PUBLIC OPINION VOA 23 Jul 2003 -- Most Americans are welcoming news that Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, are dead. The elimination of the two brothers is also a welcome bit of good news for the Bush administration, which has been facing increasing criticism over its Iraq policy.
• Another Purported Saddam Tape is Aired VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- An Arabic-language television station has broadcast another audio tape purportedly recorded by ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
• Iraqis in Mosul React to Killing of Saddam's Sons VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu visited the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, the day after the U.S. military says its forces killed Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, in a shootout.
• US Experts Examine Implications of Saddam's Sons Deaths VOA News 23 Jul 2003 -- U.S. military officials in Baghdad say Saddam Hussein's two fugitive sons, Uday and Qusay, have been killed in a gun battle with U.S. soldiers. They were at the top of the U.S. government's most-wanted list, just behind their father.