O'Neill says Bush planned Iraq invasion before 9/11
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill tells CBS News that the Bush administration aimed to oust Saddam Hussein from the start. He cites a rejection of questioning at a meeting and says the administration sought a path to invade Iraq and endorsed preemption as a policy.
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Saddam POW status alarms Iraqi leaders over trial risk
Iraqi officials fear declaring Saddam Hussein a POW will block war crimes proceedings though the Red Cross says POW status does not bar prosecution. U S officials in Baghdad assure no deal blocks trial. Dan Senor says Iraq will have a substantial leadership role in pursuing justice as Saddam remains in U S custody for interrogation. Geneva Conventions protections cited by Red Cross spokesman and U S legal stance.
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Clash in Iraq Leaves Six Dead Amid Riot and Military Action
British soldiers and Iraqi police clashed with pro testers in Amarah southeastern Iraq leaving six dead and eleven wounded. A lone survivor Ibrahim Allawi described being fired upon while trying to pass a convoy. In Baghdad a U S Army medevac helicopter crash near Fallujah was likely shot down. Danish troops found mortar shells in southern Iraq with tests to confirm chemical agents.
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