August 12, 2003
War With The World
Iraqis living with the uncertain legacy of depleted uranium weapons, which the US military is pretty sure has absolutely nothing to do with skyrocketing rates of cancer and birth defects in that country.
Two senior Iraqis captured, another soldier killed, and rioting in Basra quieted down when the British ponied up some of their own fuel supplies.
Kos notes that the third soldier in a week has died in their sleep.
And of course, the British are very keen to keep Basra calm. British Airways is planning to resume flight service to the city in short order, along with five other carriers.
Condoleeza Rice compares Iraq war to the Civil Rights movement.
Jerry Bremer urges Iraqis to look past the blackouts, shortages, and shootouts, and focus on new rights and freedoms.
Kurds skeptical of Turkey's pending decision about whether to send peacekeepers into Iraq.
Taliban leaders distributing leaflets urging US troops to leave Afghanistan.
The German press agonizes over expansion of Kabul mission. Now that formal control has been handed over to NATO, Hamid Karzai has requested that the security zone be extended past the capital.
A reasonable desire indeed, as Taliban loyalists have been responsible for the murder of pro-government clerics and continuing attacks on aid and construction workers. Also, they continue to top the world in heroin production, a likely source of funding for anti-government, and possibily Al-Qaida, forces.
The Memory Hole preserves information on a US nuclear program watchdog group recently disbanded by the Bush administration, as well as a collection of quotes about whether or not 9-11 could have been prevented, and the Phoenix memo that warned about the possibility that terrorists sent by Bin Laden might be training in US flight schools.
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