U S troops arrest Saddam loyalists in Tikrit raid
U S troops stormed homes in Saddam Hussein s Tikrit early today arresting four men accused of financing or coordinating attacks on coalition forces. The bloodless raid used three companies from the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tikrit
Raq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
22Nd Infantry Regiment
4Th Infantry Division
Steve Russell
Saddam
James Hickey
4Th Infantry
Saddam Fedayeen
Iraq
Bush seeks billions for Mideast push amid Iraq criticism
President Bush defended a multibillion dollar plan for the Middle East and said Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. Democrats accused the administration of misusing information and urged fuller allied burden sharing as Abbas resignations rattled regional stability. He pegged the next fiscal year at 66 billion of 87 billion for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Iraq
Dick Gephardt
DMO
Dean
U.S
Middle East
Mideast
Mahmoud Abbas
Britain
Poland
United States
U.N
Colin Powell
Security Council
U.N. General Assembly
France
Germany
Russia
Saddam Hussein
Congress
Afghanistan
Palestinians name new prime minister amid mounting Israeli strikes
Palestinians appoint a political operator as prime minister after seven years as speaker, signaling a shift from Yasser Arafat and complicating the U.S. backed road map. Powell stressed the PM must control security and crack down on Hamas and Islamic Jihad, while Abbas hesitates to demand militant disarmament. Israel escalates action against Hamas with missile strikes linked to past attacks, including a Jerusalem bus bombing that killed 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbas
Israel
United States
Arafat
U.S
Colin Powell
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
Powell
ABC
Ariel Sharon
Musa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Dean
Vietnam
George Bush
The
Nation
Jerusalem
Haider al- Qedra
Nasser Hospital
Sheik Ahmed Yassin
Khan Younis
WNL
PAU Amas
Lawrence Hearing Aid Center
Sulte E
AUS RC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!