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4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Gunfire: "Insurgents fired mortar rounds at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters in the city of Samarra on Thursday, killing four U.S. soldiers and one Iraqi guardsman, the military said. A fifth U.S. soldier was unaccounted for and 20 were wounded. (AP)"

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Philippine president bars contract workers from Iraq: "CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Armed Iraq insurgents threatened to kill a Filipino hostage if his country does not withdraw from Iraq, according to a video that aired Wednesday. The Philippines responded by barring Filipino workers from traveling to Iraq."

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Three Americans arrested in Kabul: "Three Americans arrested in Afghanistan were on a self-appointed counterterrorism mission that included holding eight inmates in a private jail, a senior official said Thursday."

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Top officer says police have prevented terror attacks in London in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



US Marine freed in Iraq believed back home in Lebanon, keeps out of sight: "The US embassy said it believed a Lebanese-born US Marine missing in Iraq last month and once feared beheaded by Islamist captors was now back in Lebanon, although he was keeping out of sight. (AFP)"

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Australian opposition slams "thuggish and dumb" US criticism on Iraq: "The opposition Labor Party dismissed a US attack on its pledge to withdraw troops from Iraq as "thuggish and dumb" and warned White House officials against trying to influence the looming Australian election. (AFP)"

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Violence flare in Baghdad as government unveils sweeping security measures: "Violence flared in central Baghdad as the new interim government unveiled sweeping security measures aimed at crushing a tenacious insurgency, and interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi scheduled talks with the EU next week on his country's reconstruction. (AFP)"

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U.S. Quietly Sneaks Once-Looted Uranium Out of Iraq: "Washington has spirited 1.8 tonsof enriched uranium out of Iraq for safekeeping, more than ayear after looters stole it from a U.N.-sealed facility leftunguarded by U.S. troops, U.S. and U.N. officials said onWednesday. (Reuters)"

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Real-life drama last month over capital showed limitations of air defenses in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Lebanon US Marine URGENT in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Pentagon announces new tribunal, new legal procedures for detainees in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Amid violence, Iraq unveils security law: "BAGHDAD, Iraq ? As Iraq's interim government announced its long-awaited special security law Wednesday, dozens of militants fought a gunbattle with Iraqi and American troops just blocks away."

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Abuse of prisoners in the US: "      Salon has a very in-depth article by Michelle Goldberg on the latest prisoner abuse scandal, this one in Brooklyn.  Of course, prisons in the US have long been places of abuse, as the recent Boondocks..."

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Group threatens to kill al-Zarqawi; car bomb kills 14: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An armed vigilante group threatened on Tuesday to kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for anti-insurgency attacks that have killed Iraqis, making the first internal threat against the Jordanian militant with al-Qaida ties."

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Iraq car bombing causes carnage: "A car bomb kills at least nine people and wounds dozens more near the Iraqi town of Baquba."

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Zarqawi told 'leave Iraq or die': "A masked group accuses Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi of murdering innocents."

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Bush welcomes Edwards...Campaigning together...Marine family hopeful in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



CNN: Family Reports US Marine Is Free And Safe: "CNN TV just broke with this ? has the Marine's brother on TV, saying they have a "sign" that they can't discuss, but that Sami Hassoun is "free and safe." They don't know where he is, but the family is saying "he is alive and he has been released." The brother is in Tripoli, Lebanon at the moment."

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Kerry's V-P choice...Fallujah strike...Israel's Sharon on nukes in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Iraqi Tipoff Led to U.S. Air Raid on Falluja, Allawi Says: "Iraqi security forces provided theintelligence for a U.S. air strike on a suspected Islamistmilitant target in the lawless western city of Falluja, Iraq'sinterim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said. (Reuters)"

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Fate Of U.S. Marine Unknown: "The Arab TV channel which earlier broadcast reports that kidnapped U.S. Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun was dead now says Iraqi militants claim Hassoun is alive and at a 'safe' location, after promising not to return to the military."

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Al Sadr Backtracks Again: "Updating a previous post , and from the BBC :

Anti-US cleric Moqtada Sadr will continue to lead a resistance against foreign forces in Iraq - but will not advocate violence, his spokesman says.
The statement appears to temper earlier remarks by Mr Sadr, who had reportedly said his truce with US forces was over.
The move follows the Iraqi government's decision to delay unveiling a new security law to tackle the insurgency.
Mr Sadr's spokesman said the truce was still in place but peaceful resistance to foreign forces would continue.
" We are committed to the truce but peaceful resistance will remain until the last moment that foreign troops are present on Iraqi land ," the spokesman, Mahmoud al-Soudani said.

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Report: Hostage U.S. Marine 'Safe': "An Iraqi militant group said it had not killed a U.S. Marine it was holding captive. The group said Wassef Ali Hassoun was taken to a safe location it did not identify after he promised not to return to the U.S. military."

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France and Iraq to restore ties after 13-year chill in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Arrest draws focus on Iran role in Iraq: "The arrest of two Iranians suspected of attempting to carry out a vehicle bombing in Iraq on Monday focused new attention on how Tehran is trying to protect its interests in the country it fought for eight years in a devastating war."

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CORRECTED: U.S. Airstrike in Falluja: "An Iraqi Islamist group said it hadmoved an abducted U.S. marine to "safety" on Monday after hepledged to leave the military, raising hopes for the fate of aman who had previously been reported as beheaded. (Reuters)"

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Report: Hostage U.S. Marine Safe: "An Iraqi militant group denies that it killed U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, injecting hope into his family's tense wait for news. The group says the soldier is being held at a safe location."

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Israelis say Sharon is expanding outposts: "In a display likely to increase U.S. displeasure with Israel, an opposition lawmaker and former general Monday showed photos of four West Bank outposts he said proves the government is deceiving Washington by expanding the enclaves instead of taking them down."

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Terror suspect accused over 9-11: "A Moroccan terror suspect will appear in court next week accused of plotting the September 11 atrocities."

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Iraqis seek balance in postwar nation: "Ibrahim al-Idrissi lost seven family members and was jailed 11 times during Saddam Hussein's rule. Like many Iraqis, al-Idrissi - now head of an agency helping Iraqis who suffered under Saddam - is torn between hatred for the former regime and respect for human rights and due process in postwar Iraq."

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U.S. to release 300 Abu Ghraib prisoners: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - About 300 detainees will be released from Abu Ghraib prison this week, the latest group to be freed from the detention facility west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday."

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Iraqi militants claim to behead Marine: "Iraqi militants claimed on a Web site Saturday that they beheaded a captive U.S. Marine, in what would be the fourth decapitation of a foreign hostage in the region since May."

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Iraq may give amnesty to insurgents: "Iraq's prime minister, less than a week after taking power, may offer amnesty to insurgents and could extend it to those who killed American troops in an apparent bid to lure Saddam Hussein loyalists from their campaign of violence."

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Iran prepares complaint against Saddam: "Iran said Sunday it has prepared a criminal complaint against former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for his 1980 invasion of Iran and for using chemical weapons against Iranians during the neighboring nations' eight-year war."

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Illegals' jet forced down: "IMMIGRANT smuggling operation is smashed in a dramatic air chase"

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Government 'to allow mild smacks': "Parents would be restricted to giving their children mild smacks under plans to prevent excessive punishment."

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Airlines 'must pay for damage': "Government plans for airport expansion are in direct conflict with targets to reduce greenhouse gases, the chief cause of climate change, according to a major new report."

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Saddam 'very likely' to be hanged: "Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is "very likely" to be hanged if convicted on charges of war crimes and genocide, Britain's former special envoy to Iraq said."

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Authorities detain six militants in Iraq: "U.S. and Iraqi forces have detained six members of a militant group suspected of carrying out a series of assassinations in the country's northern region, Iraqi police said Sunday."

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Lebanese government condemns killing of American Marine in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



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Heavily armed security contractors to increase presence in Iraq: "Heavily armed foreign security contractors immune from Iraqi law are likely to increase their presence in the country as violent attacks continue and international forces begin to scale back. (AFP)"

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Iraq rebuilding tally...Marine dead in Iraq...Meat plant killings in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Troops raid Iraq 'bomb factory': "Four car bombs and other weapons have been discovered in southern Baghdad, US troops say."

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U.S. Has Spent $366M of $18.4B on Iraq: "Its own figures show just 2 percent of the $18.4 billion Congress provided last fall for Iraqi reconstruction has been spent, but the Bush administration says significant work there is under way. (AP)"

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U-S finds bomb facility, detains dozens in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Britons seek Guantanamo release: "The father of a Briton being held at Guantanamo Bay has welcomed a legal challenge to his son's detention along with eight other terror suspects."

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Saddam rejects court 'theatre': "A defiant Saddam Hussein rejected charges of war crimes and genocide in a court appearance in Baghdad, telling a judge "this is all theatre, the real criminal is Bush"."

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Saddam 'entitled to defence': "A British lawyer who is part of Saddam Hussein's legal team has insisted the former Iraqi dictator had a fundamental right to a defence."

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An unbowed Saddam appears in court: "In court, he was clear-eyed, calm and most of all - unbowed."

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Sudan villagers recount harrowing ordeal: "First come the airplanes. Then the horsemen who burn, rape and kill."

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U.S. GIs see Iraq security force changes: "Not much has changed for U.S. troops since the handover of power to an Iraqi government. The blowing dust, searing heat and guerrilla war still make life miserable, and the daily routine remains eat, patrol, raid, guard and sleep."

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IMF says recognition of Iraq 'imminent': "The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that its formal recognition of the new Iraq interim government is "imminent," a step that will clear the way for badly needed financial support for Baghdad's rebuilding effort."

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Marine dies in action west of Baghdad: "A U.S. Marine was killed in action Thursday west of the capital, the U.S. military said."

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Israel gov't scrambles to reroute barrier: "Israeli army planners were scrambling to reroute a key section of the West Bank separation barrier Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled that the original path would have caused too much hardship for Palestinians and violated international law."

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Kuwaiti minister seeks Saddam execution: "Kuwait's information minister slammed Saddam Hussein for defending Iraq's 1990 invasion of the neighboring Gulf country during his Thursday court appearance in Baghdad and said the former Iraqi leader should be executed."

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Administration Changing Review at Guantánamo Bay: "Bush administration officials said that they were trying to comply with the Supreme Court's decision limiting their ability to imprison people indefinitely at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba."

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Pentagon to Expand Its Anthrax Vaccinations: "Anthrax and smallpox vaccine will be administered to all soldiers and essential civilians in the Middle East and to troops in South Korea."

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First Public Appearance by Former Dictator in 7 Months: "The seven charges included the invasion of Kuwait, the suppression of the Shiite uprising, and the gassing of the Kurds."

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Iraq War News
Ashcroft says Supreme Court has given "more rights" to terrorists in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Saddam changes hands...Soldiers getting calls...Deadly highway in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Iraqi-American group thanks U-S for its support in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Custody transferred...Security is the key...Stocks advance in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



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