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• Iraq: Polish Role Relieves Some Of U.S. Burden RFE/RL 05 Sept 2003-- A multinational force of some 9,500 troops is now operating in south central Iraq under Polish command. But the United States has for now delayed the handover to the Polish-led division of security patrols in the turbulent city of Al-Najaf.

Deployments

• BRITAIN / FORCES VOA 04 Sept 2003-- British cabinet members indicate more troops could be heading to Iraq to cope with the growing number of attacks on coalition forces

US Policy

• Secretary Colin L. Powell Special Briefing on Financing Reconstruction in Iraq and Donors Conference Held in Brussels US Dept. of State 04 Sep 2003
• Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld En Route to Iraq 04 Sep 2003 -- "We're going to make multiple, a number of stops in the region and the purpose is . there's several. One is to visit the troops and make sure they understand how important what they're doing is to the people of Iraq, to the region, and to the world. Second is to meet with the senior military leadership and get their assessment, and to meet with the senior civilian leadership and get their assessment."
• Transcript: Assistant Secretary Moore Media Availability with Members of Congress 04 Sep 2003 -- Media availability with members of Congress. Participating were Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Powell Moore and Representatives Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.)

United Nations

• U-N / IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- The U-N Security Council is set to hold an informal meeting (Friday) on a new U-S draft resolution to attract nations to contribute troops and provide financial support for Iraq
• U-S / IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- U-S diplomats are circulating a new resolution before members of the U-N Security Council they hope will convince countries to help with Iraq's post-war reconstruction by providing financial and military assistance. While analysts are generally supportive of the Bush administration's decision to propose the resolution, some are questioning why it took months after the war to ask the United Nations to authorize a multinational force.
• Iraq: Powell Says U.S. Seeking Greater UN Role In Iraq RFE/RL 05 Sept 2003-- Signaling a possible major policy shift, the United States yesterday announced plans to attract more international troops and aid contributions to Iraq through a United Nations Security Council resolution giving the world body broader powers in that country.

Reconstruction Issues

• Transcript: Briefing on the Progress of Iraqi Health Care System Reconstruction 04 Sep 2003 -- Briefing on the progress of Iraqi healthcare system reconstruction. Participating were Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, and Jim Haveman, Coalition Provisional Authority senior advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Health
• Iraq: Use Of Depleted Uranium Ammunition Again Raises Concerns RFE/RL 05 Sept 2003-- Is the use of weapons reinforced with depleted uranium a health hazard in Iraq? The U.S. government and others say depleted uranium is safe, but questions persist.
• Iraq: A Different Pattern Sought For Reconstruction RFE/RL 05 Sept 2003-- International donors say they are ready to commit millions of dollars to aid Iraq's reconstruction once the security situation has been brought under control. But many of them believe Iraq requires a different approach than other rebuilding efforts in places like Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan. Unlike those countries, Iraq has vast oil resources, a skilled labor force, and an existing, albeit decrepit, infrastructure. So how can Iraq contribute to its own reconstruction? And what more needs to be done to lure outside donors?
• JENNINGS-IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- Is there progress in Iraq? How do the citizens there feel about an increase in international peacekeepers? Ray Jennings, a Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, has just returned from a fact-finding trip to Iraq and shares his observations on the reconstruction of the country's infrastructure, but more importantly, the sense of security felt by the public
• International Community Helps Rebuild Iraqi Health Care System Washington File 04 Sept 2003-- The Coalition Provisional Authority's senior adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Health, Jim Haveman, said many countries are contributing to rebuilding Iraq's health care system.
• U.S. Welcomes Japanese Transfer of Frozen Iraqi Assets Washington File 04 Sept 2003-- The United States welcomes Japan's transfer of more than $98 million dollars in Iraqi frozen assets to the Development Fund for Iraq in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said September 4.
• BUSH IRAQ ECON VOA 04 Sept 2003-- President Bush says the U-S economy is showing signs of recovery as he prepares to ask Congress for billions of dollars more to pay for the U-S occupation of Iraq.
• CONGRESS / IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- Reports that the Bush administration plans to ask Congress for tens of billions more dollars to pay for the cost of reconstruction in Iraq are reverberating on Capitol Hill
• IRAQ CABINET VOA 04 Sept 2003-- The Iraqi Governing Council that is to act as an interim administrator for the country has named the first Cabinet since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
• IRAN-IRAN: Iraqi refugees waiting for repatriation IRIN 04 Sep 2003 -- The first convoy of 100 Iraqi refugees to be repatriated from southwest Iran to their homeland are still waiting for the green light, as many prepare themselves for the journey to the country they left behind more than a decade ago.

Foreign Reactions

• Berlin rules out troop deployment in Iraq even with UN mandate IRNA 04 Sep 2003 -- The German government will not provide troops for a multi-national peacekeeping force in Iraq even with a United Nations mandate, DPA cited a foreign ministry spokesman as saying Thursday.
• Iraq: Blair Says Security Situation Is 'Serious' RFE/RL 05 Sept 2003-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair today said the situation in Iraq has deteriorated in recent weeks and is "serious."
• RUSSIA/IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- Russia's Defense Minister says his country would consider sending troops to Iraq to take part in peacekeeping operations, but only under certain conditions
• EGYPT / ARAB LEAGUE VOA 04 Sept 2003-- Arab foreign ministers are preparing to meet in Cairo next week
• POWELL-ITALY-IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- Secretary of State Colin Powell is defending the Bush administration's new draft U-N Security Council resolution on Iraq in the face of French and German concerns that it would not transfer political power to Iraqis quickly enough
• EUROPE /IRAQ VOA 04 Sept 2003-- The leaders of Germany and France say a U-S draft resolution before the U-N Security Council seeking money and troops from all nations to help rebuild Iraq does not do enough to put the United Nations at the center of Iraq's reconstruction

News Reports

• Rumsfeld Touts Coalition Progress in Iraq AFPS 04 Sept 2003-- The progress the coalition is making in Iraq is "amazing," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
• Congressional Delegations Say U.S. Making Progress in Iraq Washington File 04 Sept 2003-- Two members of Congress who recently led congressional delegations on fact finding missions to Iraq say much of the country appears to be functioning normally and the United States is doing the right things there.