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Current Operations

• IRAQ / ATTACK VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- Two American soldiers have been killed in northern Iraq, and Iraqis in Baghdad fear there will be a new wave of attacks sometime in the next few days.
• Iraq: Two Americans Killed In Mosul RFE/RL 01 Nov 2003 -- Two Americans were killed and two others were wounded today when a roadside bomb exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. It was not immediately clear whether the victims were U.S. soldiers or civilians.

Deployments

• Germany to send elite commandos to Iraq to protect aid workers IRNA 01 Nov 2003 -- Germany will send its elite anti-terror GSG-9 commandos to Iraq in an effort to protect German aid workers in Iraq following the latest series of deadly attacks against international relief organizations in the war-stricken country, DPA quoted an Interior Ministry spokeswoman as saying Saturday.

US Policy

• Bush Says Terrorists, Baathist Loyalists Will Not Shake America's Will AFPS 01 Nov 2003 -- President Bush told the world in his radio address to the nation today that terrorists and Saddam Hussein's Baathist loyalists will not weaken the country's will, and the United States will not leave Iraq until the job he set out to do is done.
• Improved Security Will Speed Iraqi Sovereignty, Bush Says Washington File 01 Nov 2003 -- Despite recent attacks in Iraq, the United States and its coalition allies are working to improve security, which in turn will speed the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi people, President George W. Bush said in his weekly radio address to the nation on November 1.
• Powell Sees Steady Economic, Political Progress in Iraq Washington File 01 Nov 2003 -- Although Baghdad and nearby areas remain dangerous, Iraq continues to make steady progress in restoring its economy and building a free and independent government, Secretary of State Colin Powell said in a television interview on October 31.
• BUSH/IRAQ VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- Six months after he declared an end to major combat in Iraq, President Bush says U-S troops will continue their mission there, despite daily attacks. The president used his weekly radio address to try to focus on the positives in Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ/BREMER VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- The U-S administrator in Iraq is promising to accelerate efforts to hand over control of Iraq to the Iraqi people. He also said he believes Saddam Hussein is alive and in Iraq, but it is unclear if the ousted leader is organizing the current spate of attacks.

Foreign Reactions

• EUROPE/POLL/MIDEAST VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- A poll to be released Monday reportedly indicates more than half of Europeans believe Israel poses a greater threat to world peace than Iran and North Korea. The findings were published early by several European newspapers.
• UK in talks with US on Iraq reconstruction contracts IRNA 01 Nov 2003 -- Foreign Office Minister Mike O`Brien is leading a British trade mission to the US on Sunday to discuss UK business involvement in Iraq`s reconstruction projects.
• Kharrazi in Damascus for foreign ministers meet of Iraq neighbors IRNA 01 Nov 2003 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi arrived in Damascus on Saturday to attend the fourth meeting of foreign ministers of Iraq`s neighbors.
• Kharrazi says US will to remain in Iraq erroneous IRNA 01 Nov 2003 -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said here on Saturday the US decision to remain in Iraq is "dangerous and erroneous".

News Reports