Chalabi defends Iraq-WMD intelligence as accurate
Exile leader Ahmed Chalabi told reporters in the United States that Iraq's weapons information given to the United States was accurate. He defended INC allies amid scrutiny of flawed data used to justify the 2003 invasion, noting defectors and sources he provided to U S agencies. The CIA had distanced itself from Chalabi after a failed coup, while Pentagon officials relied on INC intelligence to argue Saddam Hussein posed WMD threats.
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Civilian toll in war cited at over three thousand
A Civilian toll in the war tops 3,240 with many deaths in inaccessible areas and hospitals reporting incomplete or no civilian-military casualty split. US and UK officials say they do not count civilian deaths while Iraqi and local witnesses note civilians killed by bombs, misused munitions, and bombs dropped into residential areas. Dr Hameed Hussein al Aaraji cites Saddam placing weapons in schools and mosques.
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Campaign hunts Saddam loyalists near Balad amid Peninsula Strike
U S led operation Peninsula Strike targets Baath Party loyalists and paramilitary groups along the Tigris northeast of Balad. About 397 suspects and numerous weapons seized. one paratrooper killed and another critically wounded in Baghdad rocket attack. Operation to stamp out insurgent attacks continues.
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Saddam paying bounties for killings of American soldiers
Ahmed Chalabi of the Iraqi National Congress says Saddam Hussein is north of Baghdad and offering bounties for every American soldier killed in Iraq. Chalabi cites Saddam’s $1.3 billion cash seized March 18 and claims the exiled leader buys suicide vests, moves between Diyala Tikrit and Dulaimi areas, and seeks to trigger U.S. troop adjustments by building an Iraqi security force under U.S. command within six weeks.
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