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• Transcript: Videoteleconference from Iraq with Col. Linnington 08 Aug 2003 -- "We'd like to introduce you to Colonel Michael S. Linnington. He is the commander of the 3rd Brigade, the Army's 101st Airborne Division, and he joins us live from downtown Mosul. Colonel Linnington will discuss his unit's operation in northern Iraq, and then when he's finished with a brief opening statement, I'll facilitate questions and answers."
• SOLDIER DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUND CENTCOM 08 Aug 2003 -- An 82nd Airborne Division soldier died of a gunshot wound at approximately 9:45 pm on Aug. 7 while on guard duty in the Al Mansor District of Baghdad.
• SOLDIER DIES IN SLEEP CENTCOM 08 Aug 2003 -- A 4th Infantry Division soldier died while sleeping at a base camp in the town of Kirkush on Aug. 8.
• U.S. Commander Says Stabilization Efforts Are Flourishing in N. Iraq Washington File 08 Aug 2003 -- U.S. Army Colonel Michael Linnington says stability and support operations carried out by soldiers under his command in northern Iraq have flourished as a result of the more secure environment that they have provided.
• 'Screaming Eagles' Brigade Commander Praises Troop Conduct AFPS 08 Aug 2003 -- Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade are "doing a better than great" job providing security across northern and western Iraq, the brigade's commander said today.
• IRAQ / ATTACK VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- The day after a powerful bomb blast in Baghdad that killed at least 17 people, U-S military officials say soldiers killed two Iraqis and wounded two others who were dealing in explosives and other weapons in Saddam Hussein's hometown, Tikrit. In Baghdad, an American soldier died of a gunshot wound received while he was on guard duty.
• Iraq: Will Hussein's Capture Be Enough To Bring Security? RFE/RL 08 Aug 2003 -- As daily outbursts of violence continue in Iraq, some U.S. officials say they still believe the capture or death of Saddam Hussein will bring stability and greater cooperation with American troops. But others say resistance to U.S. soldiers will mount unless Washington takes steps to modify its strategy in Iraq.
• Iraq: U.S. Soldiers Kill Suspected Arms Dealers At Tikrit Market RFE/RL 08 Aug 2003 -- U.S. soldiers reportedly shot and killed at least two men and wounded at least two others today at a market in the Iraqi city of Tikrit.

Deployments

US Policy

• Coalition Condemns Terrorist Bombing of Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad Washington File 08 Aug 2003 -- Following is the text of a news release by the Coalition Provisional Authority condemning the bombing
• White House Notes Successful Results Of Iraqi Liberation Washington File 08 Aug 2003 -- The White House press office has released a document, "Results in Iraq: 100 Days Toward Security and Freedom," to mark the 100th day since major combat operations ended. The document, released in Washington August 8, presents highlights of the coalition's efforts to establish security, economic growth and democracy following the toppling of Saddam Hussein.
• Bush Says Coalition Demolishing Remnants of Iraqi Regime Washington File 08 Aug 2003 -- President Bush told reporters August 8, on the 100th day since major combat operations ended in Iraq, that "since then, we've made good progress. Iraq is more secure. The economy of Iraq is beginning to improve," and "the political process is moving toward democracy."
• PENTAGON/IRAQ VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- To some, it might sound like shipping oil to an OPEC member or ice to Antarctica but the Pentagon says there are good reasons why it's planning to send AK-47 firearms to Iraq.
• Good Progress in Iraq, But More Work to be Done, Bush Says AFPS 08 Aug 2003 -- One hundred days after major combat ended, the United States and coalition partners are making "good progress" in Iraq, President Bush said. But, he acknowledged, "We've got a lot more work to do."
• BUSH/IRAQ VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- President Bush says U-S troops in Iraq have made progress in the 100 days since he declared major fighting there over.
• EDITORIAL: IRAQIS HELP THEMSELVES VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- Following the recent deaths of the sons of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, confidence is growing among Iraqis that neither Saddam nor his Baathist Party will ever return to power.
• EDITORIAL: IRAQ'S LIBERATION VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- It's been more than three months since the end of major combat operations in Iraq. Iraqis have been liberated and the country is on the path to self-government and peace. The Iraqi governing council meets regularly. Local police forces are now being trained. And citizens are being recruited into a new Iraqi army that will protect the people instead of intimidating them. President George W. Bush said, "Conditions in Iraq are growing more peaceful"
• EDITORIAL: IRAQ'S SECURITY NEEDS VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- Freed from the repression of Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi people are beginning to rebuild their nation. The task is immense. "What Iraq needs is not reconstruction," said U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, but "rehabilitation from thirty-five years of deliberate misuse of Iraqi resources."
• Iraq: Powell Says U.S. Will Remain Despite 'Terrorists' RFE/RL 08 Aug 2003 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell insists the United States will not be deterred by "terrorists" in Iraq and that its forces will remain in the country until a representative form of government is in place.

United Nations

• PRESS BRIEFING ON IRAQ DEMOGRAPHICS United Nations 08 Aug 2003

Reconstruction Issues

• FREEDOM IN IRAQ VOA 08 Aug 2003 -- Since the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime, more and more Iraqis are getting down to the business of rebuilding their country and their lives. For the first time in years, they're speaking their minds, freely criticizing as well as complimenting the efforts of the U-S-led coalition. One of the most prominent of those welcoming what he calls the liberation of Iraq is Ayatollah Seyed Hussan Khomeini. He's the grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the man who led Iran's radical Islamic revolution nearly a quarter of a century ago. Hussan Khomeini recently left Iran for the Iraqi city of Najaf, historically the center of Shia Islam, and now home for a growing number of dissident Iranian clerics.
• SOLICITATION # DABV01-03-R-0003 Purchase of 34,000 AK-47's with Associated Accessories
• SOLICITATION # DABV01-03-R-0004 VEHICLES and ROLLING STOCK REQUIREMENTS
• SOLICITATION # DABV01-03-R-0005 NIA WEAPONS AND NIGHT VISION REQUIREMENTS
• SOLICITATION # DABV01-03-R-0006 NIA COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
• SOLICITATION # DABV01-03-R-0007 NIA FIRE CONTROL and INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
• SOLICITATION # DABV01-03-R-0008 9mm Pistol

Foreign Reactions

• Iraq: Dutch Concerned About Deleted Uranium Ammo As Troops Deploy RFE/RL 08 Aug 2003 -- A contingent of Dutch soldiers is currently deploying to the Iraqi city of Al-Samawah as part of the U.S.-led multinational stabilization force. But the location of their base is causing concern in the Netherlands. Some Dutch lawmakers are questioning whether U.S. troops used depleted uranium ammunition in the city during their invasion of Iraq in March.

News Reports