US readies Iraq UN resolution before Bush speech - 24-May-2004 UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (Reuters) - The United States plans to disclose on Monday the text of a new U.N. resolution that would call for "full sovereignty" for Iraqis, despite the presence of 130,000 U.S. troops, U.S. and U.N officials said.
Iraqi govt takes shape, but powers unclear - 24-May-2004 BAGHDAD, May 26 (Reuters) - Iraq's new government is taking shape, with U.S. officials leaking names of a prime minister and president, but confusion remained on Wednesday over what power, if any, they would have over a vast U.S. army in the country....
US faces UN misgivings on military control in Iraq - 24-May-2004 UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (Reuters) - The United States faced misgivings from other U.N. Security Council members on Tuesday, mainly over the length of stay and powers of a U.S.-led force when authority is handed over to an interim Iraqi government on J...
U.S. weighs accelerated Iraq elections - 24-May-2004 WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The Bush administration is open to moving faster toward self-rule in Iraq by bringing forward the date for its first national elections from next January to later this year, people familiar with the deliberations said o...
Sanchez to be replaced - 24-May-2004 REUTERS WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The Pentagon will replace Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez as the top U.S. military officer in Iraq, senior defense officials said on Tuesday. But they argued that the change was not triggered by the Abu Ghraib Ir...
Saudi says US colonial war aimed to grab Iraqi oil - 24-May-2004 DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a colonial war and there were some in the United States who saw it as a means of getting their hands on Iraqi oil, a senior Saudi ambassador was quoted as saying on Monday.
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Wedding film contrasts with US insistence attack was justified - 24-May-2004 By Luke Baker
BAGHDAD, May 24 (Reuters) - New video footage showing Iraqis singing and dancing at a desert wedding raised more questions on Monday about a U.S. air strike last week that killed about 40 people.
The U....
Militias seen filling security vacuum - 24-May-2004 LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - The failure of U.S.-led forces to disarm Iraqi militias poses a fateful challenge for the interim Iraqi government due to take over in five weeks' time.
"It's a sad fact of life that the coalition is not ca...
Bush tries to convince Americans of his Iraq plan - 24-May-2004 CARLISLE, Pa., May 24 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush outlined plans on Monday to hand over power to a friendly Iraqi government and promised with Iraqi approval to tear down the infamous prison where American soldiers abused inmates.
U.S. awards Iraq army contract to Nour once more - 24-May-2004 WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - A previously canceled contract to equip Iraq's army was awarded on Tuesday to its original winner, Nour USA, a company with connections to Iraq's Governing Council.
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Arm...
Falluja gunmen beat accused liquor dealers - 24-May-2004 FALLUJA, Iraq, May 24 (Reuters) - Gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stripped and beat three men accused of selling liquor in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Falluja, witnesses said on Monday.
They said guerrillas drove the three through the stre...
