iraq: secret detention, no recourse

Iraq's new government, and Kurdistan Regional Government should make combatting enforced disappearances and investigating past incidents priority, their commitment to respect and protect the rights of all populations Iraq. ..

cia chief takes blame for error in bush speech

Tenet took the blame last night for failing to block disputed section President Bush's 2003 State of Union speech that claimed Iraq had tried to buy nuclear-weapons Africa... ... From what we know now, agency officials in the end concurred that the in the speech was correct, i.e., that British..

u.s. to limit power of new iraqi government

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's plans for a new caretaker government in Iraq would place severe limits on its sovereignty, including only partial command over its armed forces and no authority to enact new laws, administration officials said yesterday. . ... Several European and U.N...

bush keeping hussein for now

WASHINGTON -- President Bush said yesterday that he was not ready to set date for handing custody of Saddam Hussein over to Iraq's government, saying he wants firm assurances that Hussein would not somehow be freed or avoid criminal trial.. ..

iii. iraq and the war on terrorism

Influentials are divided on whether to keep troops in Iraq, but most think that the U.S. will ultimately fail in its effort to create a stable democratic government there. ... A small majority of the public believes that the U.S. will ultimately succeed in establishing a democratic..

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