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• Transcript: DoD News Briefing - Mr. Di Rita and Lt. Gen. Schwartz 13 Aug 2003 -- Participating was Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita and Director for Operations, the Joint Staff, Air Force Lt. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz.

• 4ID SOLDIER KILLED CENTCOM Release 13 Aug 2003-- One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and one wounded when the M-113 armored personnel carrier they were riding in struck an explosive device near the town of Ad Dwar at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 13.
• SOLDIER KILLED IN CONVOY ATTACK CENTCOM Release 13 Aug 2003-- One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and two were wounded at approximately 6:15 p.m. Aug. 12 when their convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of Al Taji.
• Formerly Unstable Countries Now Exporting Stability to Iraq AFPS 13 Aug 2003 -- "The significant event is these countries, dealing so long with instability, are now exporting stability to Iraq," said Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers during a press conference here Aug. 12.
• Explosive Devices Kill Three U.S. Soldiers, Wound Five In Iraq AFPS 13 Aug 2003 -- Explosive devices apparently planted by pro-Saddam insurgents killed two U.S. 4th Infantry Division soldiers and injured three in two separate incidents in Iraq on Aug. 12 and 13, according to U.S. Central Command news releases.
• Investigation Says Troops Justified Firing at Baghdad Hotel AFPS 13 Aug 2003 -- U.S. troops fighting their way into Baghdad April 8 were justified when they fired a tank round at a local hotel, an incident that killed two television cameramen, a recently concluded U.S. Central Command investigation determined.
• IRAQ/SOLDIERS VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- Three U-S soldiers have been killed in Iraq, as guerilla attacks continue against coalition forces.
• ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CENTCOM 13 Aug 2003-- A soldier from the 101st Airborne Division was killed and a civilian interpreter was injured August 12 when their vehicle was hit by a taxi.
• New CG visits 1st FSSG Troops in Iraq Marine Corps News 13 Aug 2003-- The new Commanding General of 1st Force Service Support Group, in command for less than a month, wasted no time in visiting with his Marines and sailors in Kuwait and Iraq.

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US Policy

• US/IRAQ RESOLUTION VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- The United States wants a vote as early as Thursday on a resolution approving a 12-month mandate for a new U-N Assistance Mission in Iraq.
• Iraq: U.S. Seeks Security Council Endorsement Of Governing Council, UN Mission RFE/RL 13 Aug 2003 -- United Nations Security Council members have begun discussing a U.S. proposal to formally endorse the Iraqi Governing Council and set up a new UN mission in Iraq. Diplomats say there could be agreement this week on a draft resolution containing the proposals. The resolution is seen as crucial for extending international legitimacy to the U.S.-appointed Iraqi council as well as acknowledging the growing UN role in Iraq.
• EDITORIAL: 100 DAYS OF PROGRESS IN IRAQ VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- It has been just over one hundred days since the end of major combat operations in Iraq. As President George W. Bush said, the U.S. and over twenty other countries are working to make Iraq more secure

United Nations

• UN envoy sees rapprochement between Iraqi Council and Arab League UN News Centre 13 Aug 2003 -- The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today held out the prospect of breaking the regional isolation of the Iraqi Governing Council following his discussions with officials in Cairo last weekend, with a possible meeting next week between the United States-appointed body and the 22-member Arab League secretariat starting a rapprochement.

Reconstruction Issues

• DEMOCRATIC IRAQ VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- Violence, shortages and protests continue in postwar Iraq, but President Bush pledges to bring democracy to the country, citing the creation of a 25-member Governing Council that represents Iraq's main ethnic and religious groups. In a recent speech, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said democracy once established in Iraq can spread throughout the now authoritarian Middle East.

Foreign Reactions

• BRITAIN / IRAQ INQUIRY VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- Before he died, a British weapons expert told a journalist that he was troubled by the wording of a government report that raised alarms about Iraq's weapons threat before the war.

News Reports

• IRAQ / EXTREMISTS VOA 13 Aug 2003 -- Iraq has become a haven for extremist organizations from throughout the region, experts on extremism say. Numerous places to hide and train, a supportive environment and greater ease with which to attack American interests are some of the reasons they cite.