Bridge Recalled Battle as U S Officer Returns to Hindiyah
Capt Chris Carter of Evaniry Regiment retraced the Hindiyah bridge assault 56 miles south of Baghdad after saving a woman during the 31 March operation. He described calm scenes with civilians and children, while locals named Baath Party militia and Republican Guard fighters on opposite bridge approaches.
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Ith Evaniry Regiment
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Baath Party
Saddam Hussein
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Baghdad University Allows Faculty Vote for Acting President
Baghdad University conducted its first postwar faculty vote to select an acting president, with more than 500 professors voting by secret ballot. Sami Al-Mudhaffar, a 63 year old biochemistry professor, won but awaits ORHA approval to take office as de-Baathification and security efforts continue.
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Drew Erdmann
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Erdmann
Al-Mustansiya University
U.S. banker to help ailing Iraqi economy
Former Reagan era official Peter McPherson arrives in Baghdad as financial coordinator to stabilize a volatile Iraqi economy crippled by sanctions and war. He aims to stabilize currency, draft a government budget, and repair a devastated banking system amid an economy reliant on oil.
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