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10/18/2005 Archived Entry: "Iraq"

Bush to Blair: First Iraq, then Saudi
George Bush told the Prime Minister two months before the invasion of Iraq
that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and North Korea may also be dealt with
over weapons of mass destruction, a top secret Downing Street memo shows.

Iraq vote counts 'point to fraud'

18 Grandmothers Arrested at Iraq War Protest
Grandmothers against the War joined the New York City Raging Grannies
and the Gray Panthers to form a coalition called the Anti-War Grandmothers,
which organized the protest. The group said about 100 people attended.
Grandmothers for Peace International - New York: Grandmothers Against the War

Two U.S. Marines Killed in Western Iraq
At least 1,978 members of the U.S. military have died
since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003.

Are British troops at breaking point in Iraq?

Agency charged with spending oversight in Iraq left country in 2004

GIs reportedly kill 4 Afghan policemen by mistake
Earlier this month U.S. troops mistook some policemen
for militants during a hunt in the adjacent province
of Helmand, again killing four and wounding another.