General requests removal from Abu Ghraib investigation
Washington reports that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez seeks to interview senior officers amid an Abu Ghraib probe, potentially replacing Maj. Gen. George Fay as lead investigator. Defense officials say Rumsfeld would decide, while a separate inquiry into detainee deaths is directed by Navy Inspector General Church.
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Power outages deepen Iraqi power crisis amid insurgent attacks
In Baghdad and across Iraq, pylons topple and pipelines are blown as insurgents target the fragile grid. U S efforts to rebuild conflict with soaring summer heat leave electricity at less than half prewar levels, fueling broad public anger and fears of a failed reconstruction. Generators roar to cope while officials note resumed Haditha dam operation but ongoing cuts from Musayyid and Beiji pipelines keep the national grid strained.
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Sadr says he will cooperate with government
Muqtada al Sadr, amid ongoing clashes in Kufa and Baghdad, voiced willingness to cooperate with Iraq's interim government if it ends the US occupation. His aide read a sermon urging followers to pursue security and peace while gunmen attacked a police station south of Baghdad.
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