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Soldier raised in Salisbury dies in Iraq
A soldier who was raised in Salisbury has died of injuries suffered in Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday. Spc. Eric T. Caldwell, 22, died Sunday in Iraq after his patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire north of Baghdad, said his uncle, Melvin "M.J."...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Roman Catholicism, Fort Hood (military base), Defense
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Saboteurs in Iraq target U.S. credibility
Times Staff WritersBAGHDAD -- The truck bomb that shattered the U.N.'s compound in Baghdad and killed its chief official leaves little doubt that a campaign of violence is overwhelming the ability of U.S.-led occupation forces to reconstruct Iraq. Since a car bombing at...Tags: Foreign Aid, Terrorism, Defense, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Military
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Bombing kills 20 at U.N. post in Baghdad
Times Staff WriterBAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber rammed a cement truck loaded with explosives into the U.N. headquarters here Tuesday, toppling a wing of the building in a thunderous, dust-choked roar and killing the top envoy and at least 19 other people. Scores more --...Tags: Walnut, Transportation Accidents, FBI, Al-Qaeda, Death
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Ex-vice president of Iraq captured, turned over to U.S.
Associated PressBAGHDAD, Iraq - Taha Yassin Ramadan, a former Iraqi vice president known as "Saddam's knuckles" for his ruthlessness against regime enemies, was captured by Kurdish fighters Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and turned over to U.S. forces....Tags: Civil Unrest, Mosul (Iraq), Holidays, Religious Conflicts, Knesset
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U.S. faces growing Mideast quandary
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The deadly truck bombing at the United Nations compound in Baghdad two days ago underscores the continued U.S. inability to pacify Iraq and appears to push President Bush's goal of a transformed Middle East further into the future. Far...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Transportation Accidents, France, Terrorism, Afghanistan
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A double setback for U.S. goals in Mideast
Times Staff WritersCRAWFORD, Texas -- The back-to-back bombings in Baghdad and Jerusalem on Tuesday shook the twin pillars of President Bush's ambitious Middle East policy: building peace and democracy in Iraq and settling the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The...Tags: White House, Terrorism, Hamas, Defense, Television
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Shiite pilgrims see promise of new Iraq on Islam's path
Sun Foreign StaffNAJAF, Iraq - Barefoot on pavement heated like coals, the young man carrying a big red flag under a red-hot sun was limping from the blisters, but a rest, or even shoes, was not an option, never mind that his destination was still a 22-mile walk ahead...Tags: Local Elections, Democracy, Defense, Iran, Death
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Iraq's swift defeat blamed on Husseins
Times Staff WriterBAGHDAD — Saddam Hussein and his son Qusai crippled the Iraqi military through a multitude of erratic orders and strategic miscalculations, while its fighting units barely communicated with one another and were paralyzed from lack of direction,...Tags: Firearms, Gaming, Somalia, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Defense
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A surprising limited strike supplants 'shock and awe'
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The war was supposed to start with about 3,000 precision-guided weapons ripping through the night sky over Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. But late yesterday, President Bush was offered targets he couldn't refuse, and everything changed -...Tags: Kuwait, George W. Bush, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Defense, Saddam Hussein
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'Dr. Germ,' military chief captured
Associated PressWASHINGTON - U.S.-led forces have captured two more important Iraqis - the scientist known as "Dr. Germ" and a top leader in President Saddam Hussein's armed forces. Dr. Rihab Rashid Taha, a scientist who helped Iraq make weapons out of anthrax,...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Defense, Saddam Hussein, Armed Forces, Tampa
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Airline decides to cancel regular flights to Baghdad
Associated PressAMMAN, Jordan - Royal Jordanian, the only commercial airline with regularly scheduled flights to Baghdad, said yesterday it was canceling the service in anticipation of a U.S.-led war on Iraq. But as more airlines canceled flights to the region, others...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Foreign Aid, Kuwait, Amman (Jordan)
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Before Bush spoke, TV viewers saw initial attack
Sun Television WriterFor most Americans, war was not announced last night by the president, or by the unmistakable trail of a major invasion, but by the televised streaks of light visible against the Baghdad skyline just shy of daybreak there. Peter Arnett, that old...Tags: David Martin, George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Television, NBC (tv network)
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