Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• Soldier killed by small-arms fire
• Marine dies from non-hostile causes
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 5 AFPN 05 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 5.
• Iraqis Take Lead Against Bombers, Militia Leader AFPS 05 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi units took the lead in capturing suspected bomb-makers and a senior militia leader, officials at Multinational Force Iraq reported today.

Deployments

US Policy

• Statement by the President on the Saddam Hussein Verdict The White House 05 Nov 2006
• Bush Calls Saddam Verdict 'Milestone,' Thanks U.S. Servicemembers AFPS 05 Nov 2006 -- Without the help of American servicemembers, today's verdict against Saddam Hussein would not have been possible, the commander in chief said today in Waco, Texas.
• Cheney: U.S. Will Continue 'Full-Speed Ahead' in Iraq AFPS 05 Nov 2006 -- The United States will go "full-speed ahead" in implementing the strategy in Iraq and won't be swayed by political pressures or "because it's hard going," Vice President Richard B. Cheney reaffirmed today.
• Statement by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Verdicts Issuedby the Iraqi High Tribunal MNF/I 05 Nov 2006

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death for Crimes Against Humanity VOA 05 Nov 2006 -- An Iraqi court has convicted Saddam Hussein of crimes against humanity and sentenced the former dictator to death by hanging
• Hussein Receives Death Sentence RFE/RL 05 Nov 2006 -- Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging for the mass killings of Iraqi civilians.
• Saddam Guilty; Iraqi Court Sentences Former Leader to Death AFPS 05 Nov 2006 -- An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein to death today for ordering the execution of 148 men in Dujail, Iraq, in 1982.

Foreign Reactions

• Death sentence, minimum penalty for Iraqi dictator: Hosseini IRNA 05 Nov 2006 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday death sentence is the minimum penalty for the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
• Russia warns against politicizing Saddam trial RIA Novosti 05 Nov 2006 -- Russia's foreign ministry said Sunday the trial over the former Iraqi president was the internal affair of Iraq and warned against politicizing the process.

News Reports

• Amnesty International Questions Fairness of Saddam's Trial VOA 05 Nov 2006 -- Amnesty International is questioning the fairness of an Iraqi court's trial of Saddam Hussein.
• US, Iraqi Officials Call Saddam Sentence Deserved VOA 05 Nov 2006 -- The White House is praising the Iraqi judicial system for the death sentence verdict handed down to Saddam Hussein