Funds for Iraq reconstruction may shift to security work
State Department officials discuss reallocating 3.34 billion of an 18.4 billion Iraq aid package from water and power projects to security needs. Ambassador Negroponte proposes bolstering police and border guards and adding National Guard battalions to improve stability and oil revenue potential. Such a move would require White House and Congress approval amid election-year debates over prewar planning.
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Bush
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L. Bremer
Suspect detained after Afghan bombing near Kabul airport
Investigators questioned a man detained at Kabul airport with traces of explosives on his hands after a deadly car bombing at DynCorp offices in Kabul. Ten killed including three Americans. Taliban claimed responsibility. officials cautious about linking the suspect to the attack. NATO turned the man over to Afghan authorities as security officials warn of possible further attacks ahead of the presidential election.
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Hamid Karzai
Iraq
Sadr urges end to uprising as he weighs political path
Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on his Mahdi Army to halt firing and considers forming a political movement. The cease-fire aims to ease Najaf clashes and normalize governance under Ayad Allawi while U.S. forces report a soldier killed near Mosul amid continuing violence.
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Najaf
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Sadr
Mahdi Army
Soldier testifies England enjoyed abuse at Abu Ghraib
At a Fort Bragg hearing Pfc Lynndie England is described by Pvt Jeremy Smits as stomping on detainees fingers and toes and smiling as others photographed naked prisoners. Smits testified a sergeant ordered the abuse to stop and that Graner seemed to be enjoying it while England laughed. Smits did not report the acts, believing them sanctioned by military intelligence.
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Rick Hernandez
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Mili
Tary Police Company
Smts
Four generals’ careers put at risk by Abu Ghraib probe
Four Army generals face career peril linked to Abu Ghraib abuses. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez and Maj. Gen. Walter Wojdakowski are singled out for oversight failures at Abu Ghraib. Investigations fault senior staff yet find no criminal charges likely, though Sanchez’s promotion prospects are already dimmed.
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Germany
5Th Corps
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Army
George Fay
French hostages urge end to headscarf ban in Iraq video
French journalists Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot, held in Iraq, urge President Chirac to rescind the school headscarf ban to save their lives. The Al Jazeera broadcast notes the militants extended a 48 hour deadline but made no direct life threat.
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Iraq oil exports halted amid pipeline attacks in Basra
Senior Iraqi oil officials said southern pipeline exports were stopped by attacks, with Basra Gov confirming shutdown and losses estimated at 70 million dollars daily. Some reports noted continued loading briefly, while others claimed ongoing flows through northern routes and storage tanks limited by Sunday’s damage.
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