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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 2004

Page

8

Iraqi peace mission faces delays as Najaf clashes loom

An Iraqi delegation delivered a peace proposal to Muqtada al Sadr aides in Najaf but was kept waiting three hours at the Imam Ali shrine and did not meet the cleric due to heavy U.S. shelling. The National Conference urged disarmament of the Mahdi Army, while explosions, a Baghdad mortar blast, and a Marine death underscored a tense security scene.

Baghdad Iraq Muqtada al- Sadr Najaf U.S Holy Imam Ali Shrine al-Sadr Iraqi National Conference al Sadr National Conference Hussein al- Sadr Sheik Ali Smeisim al- Sadr al-Rasheed Street Sabah Kadhim Interior Ministry Anbar 1St Marine Expeditionary Force

Rumsfeld cautions on new national intelligence director plan

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that creating a powerful intelligence director could help but must not disrupt information flow to military commanders. He noted risks if the change is misapplied amid wartime. Acting CIA director John McLaughlin endorsed giving the director control over foreign intelligence funding, while excluding purely military intelligence spending.

Washington Donald H. Rumsfeld Rumsfeld Senate Armed Services Committee Pentagon Commission CIA John McLaughlin McLaughlin

Public grows skeptical of Iraq war after nine months

Nine months into Iraq operations since Saddam's capture, public opinion shifts from a two to one pro-Bush stance to an even split on whether war was right or a mistake. Polls show older voters minorities and low income and Northeast Catholics growing skeptical amid casualties insurgency and weapons doubts. Mil Jenkinson, a 73 year old Democrat from Dickinson North Dakota, calls it a mistake.

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