Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• Soldier Dies in Roadside Bomb Explosion; Terrorists Killed in Firefight AFPS 20 Aug 2005 -- A 42nd Military Police Brigade soldier died today after his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, military officials reported.
• Officials in Iraq Report on Past Week's Successes AFPS 20 Aug 2005 -- The rebuilding effort continues in Iraq, and coalition military officials here today provided a summary of the past week's progress.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Says War in Iraq Makes America More Secure VOA 20 Aug 2005 -- President Bush is hoping to revive falling public support for the war in Iraq by convincing Americans that U.S. troops fighting abroad are making them safer at home

United Nations

• UN Asks Iraq To Rethink Death Penalty Decision RFE/RL 20 Aug 2005 -- The United Nations' special envoy today urged Iraqi authorities to reconsider carrying out the first executions since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

Reconstruction Issues

• Reports Say Iraq Talks Stalled Over Role Of Islam, Oil RFE/RL 20 Aug 2005 -- Reports today suggested that talks to draft a new Iraqi constitution have stalled over the role of Islam and the distribution of the country's oil wealth.

Foreign Reactions

• Asefi: US claim on Iran's meddling in Iraq mere hallucination IRNA 20 Aug 2005 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Saturday said that the claims of US administrators on Iran's interference in Iraq are mere hallucinations.

News Reports