Postwar talks begin over Iraqi interim authority
IRAO report from Ur under a white and gold tent describes U S officials saying they have no interest in ruling Iraq while Iraqi factions meet to form an interim authority. About 80 delegates from Kurds Sunnis and Shiites discuss a 13 point framework including democracy and dissolution of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party.
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Abraham
United States
Iraq
America
Saddam
Euphrates River
Saddam Hussein
Baath Party
Nasiriyah
Sheik Sami Azer al Majnoon
Jay Garner
Garner
Canaan
Isaac
Ibrahim
Ismail
White House
Zalmay Khalilzad
U.S
Abdul Aziz Hakim
Iran
Said Hakim
Supreme Council For Islamic Revolution
U S warnings to Syria spark Arab concern and debate
Mideast powers including U S allies voice alarm over possible action against Syria for sheltering Iraqi leaders and backing terrorism. Iran vows nonmilitary defense, Gulf states urge dialogue as Iraq’s neighbors plan talks in Saudi Arabia. Damascus protests, noting Syria aided the war on terror and backed U N Resolution 1441.
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Saudi Arabia
Mideast
United States
U.S
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Washington
Damascus
Bush
U.N
Saddam Hussein
Maggie Mitchell
Middle East Institute
al-Qaida
Gulf Cooperation Council
Britain
Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al Thani
Council
United Kingdom
Colin Powell
Soviet Union
Kuwait
Bashar Assad
Assad
Baghdad’s National Library Burned as Looters Run Rampant
Looters and arsonists gutted Iraq’s National Library in Baghdad while Islamic library and National Museum were ransacked. Witness Hakthem Aziz blamed “the modern Mongols” and Americans. locals described Iraqi looters, including one Mohamed Salman, taking or destroying priceless Qurans, manuscripts, and doctoral theses. U.S. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks and UNESCO urged restoration teams as Mosul also suffered damage. The catastrophe ignited global condemnation and spurred calls to curb stolen antiquities trade.
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National Museum
Hakthem Aziz
National Library
Aziz
Genghis Khan
Husegu
Baghdad
U.S
Vincent Brooks
U.S. Central Command
Qatar
United Nation
Cultural Agency
British Museum
Koichiro Matsuura
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Mosul
Saddam Hussein
Ur spared as war rages near ancient cradle of civilization
In Iraq near Nasiriyah, Ur’s 4000 year old temple and ruins survive heavy fighting, guarded by two families. Capt. Stanton Trotter and an Iraqi interpreter discuss Ur and Abraham in Bible and Koran amid interfaith tensions.
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U.S
Nasiriyah
Abraham
Heaven
Nanna
Ur- Nammu
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Isaac
Canaan
Temple
Stanton Trotter
la Palma
Calif
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Nassar Hussein Musawi
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Kennedy
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Religious Affairs Ministry
Mohamed Salman
Ishmael
Arabian Peninsula
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