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• U.S. Report May Cite Whereabouts of Saddam's WMDs AFPS 10 Sept 2003-- Questions about the whereabouts of weapons of mass destruction possessed by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein may be answered within a much-anticipated report, the U.S. national security adviser said here Sept. 9.

Deployments

US Policy

• Iraq: U.S. Senators Question Top Officials Over Bush's Plans RFE/RL 10 Sep 2003 -- U.S. President George W. Bush says he needs an additional $87 billion this year for Iraq. Members of the U.S. Congress say he is likely to get it -- but not without close scrutiny of how this money would be spent.
• U-S Iraq Policy VOA 10 Sept 2003-- In a public address to the nation, President Bush has warned the American people to expect a long U-S involvement in Iraq. He said the post-war effort will take more time, money and sacrifice

United Nations

• IRAQ: WFP preparing to hand over distribution IRIN 10 Sep 2003 -- Every month, Hikmat al Bashir goes to his neighbourhood food distribution outlet in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, shows a ration card and picks up basic necessities as part of the food distribution process run by the World Food Programme (WFP).
• IRAQ: HRW calls for justice and human rights in resolution IRIN 10 Sep 2003 -- Justice for victims of the Saddam Hussein regime should be at the top of the agenda as part of Iraq's political transition, says Human Rights Watch (HRW), which has called, in a recent statement, for the UN Security Council to make reference to justice and human rights in a new resolution currently under debate.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Museum Investigation 10 Sep 2003 -- "In mid-April of this year, it was widely reported that over 170,000 ancient artifacts had been stolen or looted from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. (...) The U.S. government then dispatched a 13-member team from U.S. Central Command, consisting of selected military personnel from the Joint Inter-Agency Coordination Group and agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to investigate the theft and to begin the recovery of the missing artifacts. On 16 May, this team issued a preliminary report on the extent of the losses and the status of the investigation. Issued less than one month into the investigation, it necessarily raised as many questions as it posed answers. The goal of this report is to attempt to answer as many of those questions as possible." [PDF 60Kb]
• Transcript: Briefing on the Investigation of Antiquity Loss from the Baghdad Museum 10 Sep 2003 -- "From the outset, the primary goal of this investigation has been the recovery of the items, the missing and stolen antiquities, and not necessarily criminal prosecution. The methodology was tailored accordingly, and it comprised four components."
• Thousands of Missing Artifacts from Iraqi Museum Recovered Washington File 10 Sept 2003-- The U.S. government, working with archeologists and museum specialists from the United States, Britain and Italy, has recovered nearly 3,500 artifacts that were stolen or looted from the Iraqi museum in Baghdad in the chaos that erupted after the invasion.
• IRAQ: Palestinian community in need of shelter IRIN 10 Sep 2003 -- Several months after being forced out of rented accommodation, Palestinians in Baghdad say conditions are becoming increasingly unbearable.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraq: Kurds Under Scrutiny As Turkey, U.S. Negotiate Possible Troop Deployment RFE/RL 10 Sep 2003 -- Turkey is coming under increasing pressure to contribute troops in Iraq as the United States seeks international help to stabilize the country. Ankara, in return, is demanding that American forces take action against Kurdish separatist rebels based in northern Iraq.
• Bush Says a Free and Peaceful Iraq is in the World's Interest Washington File 10 Sept 2003-- President Bush called upon the international community to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq, saying that a free and peaceful Iraq is "in everybody's interest."
• Kelly`s Baha`i mentor `denies being US spy` IRNA 10 Sep 2003 -- An American woman, serving in the US Air Force, is expected to make a statement Thursday about her relationship with David Kelly in which she is likely about whether she had her own theory about the former Iraq arms inspector`s death.
• IRAQ: Mine clearance worker shot dead as more NGOs downsize IRIN 10 Sep 2003 -- An international bomb disposal expert for the UK-based Mines Advisory Group (MAG) was shot dead and his colleague seriously injured while driving along a main road towards Mosul in northern Iraq last Thursday.