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Occupation authority bidding Iraq a bittersweet farewell
As the Coalition Provisional Authority ends its 13 month rule in Baghdad, about 600 staff prepare to depart before the June 30 handover to Iraq’s interim regime. They recall hardships, praise, and failures from a tumultuous reconstruction era, with many leaving behind a nation still rebuilding.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Coalition Provisional Authority
Saddam Hussein
CPA
L. Paul Bremer
Nick Horne
Electricity Ministry
Department of Defense
State Department
U.S
Saddam
Ocean Cliffs
Mounter Fatfat
Hilary White
Hillah
Fern Holland
Holland
Bob Zangas
Salwa Oumashi
White
Fatfat
U.N
United States
Pentagon
Reconstruction
Stock Exchange
Horne
Jordan
Bremer
Faifat
Greece