Allawi Chosen Prime Minister for Iraqi Interim Government
The Iraqi Governing Council selects Iyad Allawi a longtime exile and former army officer as prime minister despite UN concerns over his ties to the United States and the CIA. The U.S. endorses the choice as the country prepares to take power on June 30 with a president two vice presidents and 26 cabinet posts yet to be named.
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Council nominates Iyad Allawi for Iraqi prime minister post
Iyad Allawi a Shiite member of the Governing Council was nominated Friday to lead the new government taking power June 30. An experienced neurologist and businessman, he founded the Iraqi National Accord after opposing Saddam. He survived a 1978 assassination attempt in London while exiled and drew support from CIA State Department and British intelligence as he organized opposition.
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Intelligence role in abuses probed at Abu Ghraib linked to Afghan and Guantanamo cases
Army investigators expand scrutiny beyond low level prison abuses at Abu Ghraib to military intelligence. Officials examine if interrogators and officers from the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion and other units ordered or condoned mistreatment, with ties to Bagram in Afghanistan and ongoing questions about the policy and leverage of intelligence in the war on terror.
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Assaults threaten Najaf peace as clashes flare
In Najaf and Kufa, attackers wounded two U S soldiers and mortars struck the main base amid renewed fighting around the Shiite city. Militia fighters loyal to Muqtada al Sadr roamed streets with bandoliered ammo and knives, while al Sadr supporters gathered at the gold domed mosque despite security concerns.
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POW returns to Vietnam in Vintaged Hanoi Taxi flight
Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Edward Mechenbier flies the C-141 to rejoin comrades in Vietnam aboard the same aircraft that rescued him in 1973 after six years in Hoa Lo prison. He salutes two cases draped with flags as the historic plane carries home remains of fallen comrades.
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