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• IG Agents Break 100 Billion Dinar Counterfeit Ring in Iraq 01 Oct 2003 -- Agents from the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) and the 812th Military Police Company assisted by Iraqi police and the Ministry of Finance have broken a counterfeit printing operation in Baghdad and seized counterfeit currency worth 100 billion dinars.
• Iraq: Security Forces Open Fire At Two Separate Protests RFE/RL 01 Oct 2003 -- Iraqi security forces today opened fire during two separate protests by jobless Iraqis, in Baghdad and in Mosul.

Deployments

US Policy

• American Resolve Critical in Iraq, Says Representative Jim Marshall Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- This column by Jim Marshall, Democratic Representative from Georgia, was published in the Washington Post October 1 and is in the public domain. No republication restrictions
• CONGRESS / IRAQ FUNDING VOA 01 Oct 2003--The U-S Senate has opened formal debate on President Bush's 87 billion dollar funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 01 Oct 2003 [PDF]
• EU: 200 Million Euros Proposed For Iraqi Reconstruction In 2004 RFE/RL 01 Oct 2003 -- Chris Patten, the European Union's external relations commissioner, today said the European Commission is prepared to pledge 200 million euros for the reconstruction of Iraq in 2004.
• IRAQ/SCHOOLS VOA 01 Oct 2003-- Iraqi students began returning to school Wednesday, hoping for better times after years of war and economic hardship
• Near-term International Aid Called Very Important for Iraq Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- The reconstruction of Iraq presents a strategic and unique opportunity for the international community to contribute to a new start for that country, says Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne.
• Iraqi Schools Reopen Their Doors Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- Some 5.5 million Iraqi primary and secondary age students returned to school October 1 for registration and orientation in preparation for the new academic year. The opening of school follows months of cleaning and refurbishing school facilities.
• IRAQ: Protestors demand jobs IRIN 01 Oct 2003 -- Two police cars were destroyed on Monday when unsuccessful job-seekers threw molotov cocktails at them during a demonstration in front of a police station in downtown Baghdad.

Foreign Reactions

• O-I-C / IRAQ VOA 01 Oct 2003-- The Organization of Islamic Conference has welcomed the formation of an Iraqi Governing Council and called for members of Saddam Hussein's regime to be brought to justice

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