U.S. warns Iraqis to bar Shiite militias from security services
The United States pressed Iraqi officials to keep Shiite militias out of security forces after reports of torture in the Interior Ministry. Iraqi Interior Minister Baya Jabr rejected abuse claims, calling them exaggerated and pledging to punish torturers. He insisted no executions occur at the ministry and criticized opponents tied to terrorism.
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Baghdad
Iraq
United States
Interior Ministry
Jadriyah
Tariq al-Hashimi
Sharqiyah Television
Baya Jabr
al-Hashimi
Jabr
al- Qaida
Interior Minster
Murtha calls for immediate U S withdrawal from Iraq
Rep John Murtha a veteran Democrat who formerly supported the war urged an immediate pullout of U S troops within six months saying the military is strained and the current course harms the United States and the Iraqi people Republicans blasted the move as surrender while Bush Cheney and others rebutted critics as reckless.
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Iraq
Congress
John Murtha
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Persian Gulf
Murtha
Dennis Hastert
R-Ill
Vietnam
Senate
Bush
Dick Cheney
Martha
Cheney
Appropriations
Saddam Hussein
Bush Administration
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