Millions vote in Saddam referendum from Tikrit to Baghdad
Millions of Iraqis, including in Saddam Hussein's Tikrit, cast ballots in a one candidate referendum claiming wide support. Voters touted a "yes" while outside the city surface to air missile activity underscored defiance of the United States. Official results were promised the next morning.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
United States
America
Bush
Ahmed Jawad
White House
Ari Fleischer
Washington
Baghdad
Baath Party
Nextel
U.S
Nextel Direct Connect
Nextel Partners, Inc
Nextel Communications, Inc
Motorola
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U S official calls for removal of Iraqi leadership
A senior Bush administration official urged ousting top Iraqi officials around Saddam Hussein as part of a postwar order in Baghdad. John Bolton said the aim could resemble de Naziification, targeting the top people threatening Gulf stability. Powell discussed French ideas on UN resolutions pressuring disarmament and potential force.
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Bush Administration
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Germany
John Bolton
Saddam
Persian Gulf
Bolton
Pentagon
State Department
Colin Powell
France
U.N
Iraq
Powell
Jack Straw
Richard Boucher
United Nations
U.S
John Negroponte
Jean-David Levitte
U.N. Security Council
Tallil Air Base Targets in U S British Strikes South of Baghdad
U S led bombing since mid September has struck Tallil Air Base seven times, making it the most targeted site in southern Iraq. Officials frame strikes as self defense, while aiming to disrupt Iraq’s defense network centered near Basra Al Kut and Al Amarah. A near Al Kut command and control facility was also hit in response to hostile acts.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Tallil
U.S
Central Command
Persian Gulf
al Kut
al Amarah
Basra
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