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CIA approved speech claiming Iraq seeking Africa uranium: Bush ENTEBBE, Uganda (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 President George W. Bush said Friday US intelligence agencies had cleared his State of the Union address, which included a claim, since discredited, that Iraq tried to procure uranium from Niger. Mongolia to send 200 peacekeeping troops to Iraq BEIJING (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Mongolia is to send 200 soldiers to Iraq for peacekeeping and restoration duties, an official at the Mongolian army headquarters said Friday. Germany ratifies EU, NATO enlargement BERLIN (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 The German parliament Friday ratified the European Union's historic enlargement to 25 members as well as NATO's invitation to seven countries from central and eastern Europe to join the defence body. |
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Japan's top military officer holds talks with Vietnamese PM HANOI (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 The head of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces has met with top Vietnamese leaders for talks on closer bilateral cooperation, the Japanese embassy here said Friday. Iraqi chemical weapons "posed no risk", expert says LONDON (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Iraqi chemical weapons posed no significant risk to the world in the run-up to the US-led war to oust Saddam Hussein, the former head of an international arms non-proliferation agency said Friday. Indian police arrest three for stealing fighter jet spares NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Police here have arrested three people on charges of stealing crucial spare parts of French-built Mirage-2000 fighter jets of the Indian airforce, an official said on Friday. Retired Iraq war commander says US is there to stay for years WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 A retired US general who led US and British forces into Iraq has made clear US troops could stay in Iraq as long as four years, quashing hopes for a quick US exit from the Gulf state. Israeli army chief flies to US JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon left Israel Friday overnight for a trip to the United States, Israeli military sources said. Indian army says troops for Iraq preferably under UN flag: report NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 The Indian army has told the government that it would prefer to send around 17,000 troops to Iraq under the UN flag, but was prepared to go ahead even if they served under a different command, the Hindu daily said Friday. |
Democratic hopeful Dean wants resignations over Iraq intelligence WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 Former Vermont governor Howard Dean called Thursday for senior Bush administration officials to step down, after White House admissions to using bogus intelligence to justify war on Iraq. Retired Iraq war commander confident in reliability of US intelligence WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 General Tommy Franks, the recently-retired commander of US forces in Iraq, expressed confidence Thursday in the reliability of US intelligence, and insisted weapons of mass destruction would be found. Cook attacks Blair's "palpably absurd" justification for Iraq war LONDON (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair's justification for war has begun to appear "palpably absurd", former British foreign minister Robin Cook said Friday. US seizes 400,000 dollars of Chinese arms en route to El Salvador SEATTLE, Washington (AFP) Jul 11, 2003 US authorities on Thursday announced the seizure of nearly half a million dollars worth of arms that were being shipped from China to the Central American state of El Salvador. Report blames wrong turns, jammed weapons for capture of US heroine Lynch WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 A US army report blamed jammed weapons, wrong turns, fatigue and the harsh environment for a March 23 ambush in Iraq in which 11 soldiers died and six, including Private Jessica Lynch, were captured. Eighteen US firms suspected of selling war materiel to Iran WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Eighteen US companies are under investigation for allegedly selling hi-tech military equipment to Iran through a London-based front company, the Bureau of Customs and Immigration Enforcement (CIE) said Thursday. |
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