(Al-Bayyna is a weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in Iraq, 25 July, 2004)-
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Waiting for Allawi's return, Iraq's iron fist will crush terrorists at home and track them down in neighbouring countries
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Bush: US military has failed [to win the hearts and minds of Iraqi] and we have been treated as occupiers
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Will the US succeed in annexing Kuwait to Iraq after all of Iraq's unsuccessful attempts to do so
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Iraq gets US arms
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Whose interests are served by this rabid campaign?: Leaflets smearing Shi'ism circulated at Jordan's mosques
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In futile attempt to silence Shi'is mouthpieces: Al-Bayyinah editor-in-chief's house shot at for the second time.
(Al-Nahdhah, Baghdad, by Independent Democrats Movement, 25 July, 2004)-
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Elections to be held on schedule
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Russia ready to participate in reconstruction, but will not contribute troops
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Iraqi expatriates will be issued passports
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Bratha Mosque attacked during Friday prayers
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Japan funds project to revive Iraqi marshes
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Iraqi oil production back to 2m b/d
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Ministerial commission set up to mark borders with Iran.
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Al-Bayyna Warns Neigbouring Countries against Interference in Iraq's Affairs
(Al-Bayyna is a weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in Iraq, 25 July, 2004)-
From editorial]: "We have a clear warning for neighbouring countries: Beware playing with Iraq's domestic security and stability, and stop trading in Iraqi blood, for your evil plots are due to boomerang. We would also like to urge them to be honest enough to put into practice the letter of the final communique they issued in Cairo without trying to sell us honey mixed with poison. They must understand that we, Iraqis, have taken an irrevocable decision to launch a relentless counter attack on terrorism and shall never let out until we have wiped it all out and defeated the forces of evil sustaining it out of the grudge they bear our country and our countrymen."
Al-Nahdah: Iraqi Shi'is are not Iran's Loyal Puppets
(Al-Nahdhah, Baghdad, by Independent Democrats Movement, 25 July, 2004)-
[From commentary by Safi al-Yasiri]: "Mr Rafsanjani, a key figure in the Iranian regime, says that Iran is capable of aggravating the crisis in Iraq whenever it chooses. This shows the extent to which Mr Rafsanjani and some other Iranian officials are still being deluded by the false assumption that the Shi'is of Iraq are their loyal puppets who will always be there as a handy card for them to play at will. This probably explains why they offered to send a delegation to help defuse tension at the peak of the standoff in Al-Najaf. What they seem to have forgotten, however, is that their delegation was turned down by every single cleric and notable in Al-Najaf, a frustrating rebuff that was, at the same time, a very clear message to the effect that, for Iraqi Shi'is, national allegiance has priority over sectarian allegiance."
Al-Mada: Arabs and America's Faces
(Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture, and Arts, 25 July, 2004)-
[From commentary by Shakir al-Nabulsi]: "Why is it that, when it comes to America, Arabs normally fail to see anything except what some of them would describe as an ugly face? Isn't it a fantastically unique paradox that Arab viewers should watch such Arabic satellite TV programmes as 'Star Academy' or 'Super Star', featuring young men and women joyfully singing and dancing in praise of love and life, when others tune in to other channels to watch footage of masked 'contractors', mercenaries who make a living out of kidnapping and decapitating innocent people, criminals who have no qualms about advertising their heinous trade on TV, only to disappear again into the darkness of the bleakest recesses of the Arab world, where sowing death and destruction is considered a virtue?"
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat: ``You are well as long as your neighbour is''
(Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London-based, Baghdad edition independent daily, Saudi-owned, 25 July, 2004)-
From commentary by Iyad Abu-Shaqrah]: "We have a wonderful old popular saying, which goes: 'You are well as long as your neighbour is.' It is really unfortunate that the humanistic philosophy implied in simple saying is beyond those who are incapable of conceiving of politics except as coercion, those who see cohabitation as repression, cultural interaction as imposition and for whom the only possible form of dialogue is the dialogue of the deaf." Source: As listed
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Updates from Iraqi Kurdish Press
From UNAMI - Erbil
Maa'soum: National Conference After Tomorrow
(www.peyamner.com <http://www.peyamner.com>, 26 July 2004) - The chairman of the preparatory committee for the Iraqi national conference confirmed the conference would be held Wednesday without any delay. The UN proposed a one-month postponement but we insisted on the announced deadline to preserve our credibility, committee chairman Dr. Fouad Maa'soum said. 1,000 delegates from All over Iraq will participate in the conference that would elect a 100-member national assembly that will watch the performance of the Iraqi interim government until the election of a parliament.
Mosul Governor Assassins Arrested
(www.peyamner.com <http://www.peyamner.com>, 26 July 2004) - A senior commander at Mosul Police Department announced the arrest of a number of murderers of Mosul Governor Dr. Usama Kashmula while he was heading to Baghdad. Brgadier Khairy Al-Barhawi stated he is chairing a special board investigation into the assassination that took place on 14 July. The investigations results would be made public, Al-Barahawi said.
Mosul Security Arrest 3 Al-Qaeda Foreign Terrorists, Ezidian Chieftain Survive Assassination
(Khabat daily, Erbil 26 July 2004) - A source from Mosul Security department announced the arrest of 3 terrorists from Syria, Iran and Turkey who managed to infiltrate into Mosul with large quantities of weapons and explosives. . The arrestees are thought to be members of Al-Qaeda terrorist network. They were holding fake ID cards and sketches locating official and classified departments in Mosul. In another location of the city, a joint US-Iraqi force raided a residence in New Mosul neighborhood and abducted a very large quantity of TNT explosives. On the other hand, an Ezidian Kurdish chieftain survived an assassination attempt when insurgents shot at his car in Talaa'far district west of Mosul.
Kirkluk Rep's Selection Through Bottleneck
(Khabat daily, Erbil 26 July 2004) - The preparations of Kirkuk governorate for participation in the proposed conference of the Iraqi national assembly is passing through a bottleneck due to the dissatisfaction of the Arabic and Turkman groups at Kirkuk Governorate municipal council. The council rescinded its preparatory committee that will select representatives for participation in conference. Arabs, Turkmans, Kurd and Chaldo-Assyrians were equally represented in the 20-member committee that was voided in yesterday's council meeting. The selection process was postponed until further notice.
Joint Raid Kill 13 Terrorists In Baquba
(Khabat daily, Erbil 26 July 2004) - A joint raid of US forces and the Iraqi police on a hideout of terrorists in Behruz sub-district south of Baquba and killed 13 of them. The raiders did not sustain any losses. An Iraqi police force combed the area after the raid and confiscated a large quantity of weapons and ammunitions in a Baquba suburb.
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www.pukmedia.com <http://www.pukmedia.com>: Sulaymanya Governorate selected 25 men and 9 women as its representatives to the conference of Iraqi national assembly.
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