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24th November 2003, 01:47
A renowned intelligence analyst sees several possible scenarios for the future of Iraq, but none has the United States making a quick success.
Anthony Cordesman, former senior official in the US departments of defence, state and energy, said no-one could yet predict how well - or how badly - things would go.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/americas/3272333.stm
UK firms could secure a "significant proportion" of new contracts to help rebuild Iraq, a government minister has told company bosses.
This followed pressure from UK firms for prime minister Tony Blair to use his sway as Bush's closest international ally to help companies secure Iraqi construction deals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/business/3227276.stm
A Hungarian man has been shot dead by US troops west of Baghdad, the Hungarian foreign ministry has said.
The victim had been working in Iraq for a firm of US subcontractors, the statement said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/3227470.stm
WASHINGTON - Facing a bloody insurgency by guerrillas who label it an "occupier," the U.S. military has quietly turned to an ally experienced with occupation and uprisings: Israel.
In the last six months, U.S. Army commanders, Pentagon officials and military trainers have sought advice from Israeli intelligence and security officials on everything from how to set up roadblocks to the best way to bomb suspected guerrilla hide-outs in an urban area.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/ir...-home-headlines (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-usisrael22nov22,1,7715171.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
Iraqi teenagers dragged two bloodied U.S. soldiers from a wrecked vehicle and pummeled them with concrete blocks Sunday, witnesses said, describing the killings as a burst of savagery in a city once safe for Americans.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...1744EST0529.DTL (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/11/23/international1744EST0529.DTL)
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Anthony Cordesman, former senior official in the US departments of defence, state and energy, said no-one could yet predict how well - or how badly - things would go.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/americas/3272333.stm
UK firms could secure a "significant proportion" of new contracts to help rebuild Iraq, a government minister has told company bosses.
This followed pressure from UK firms for prime minister Tony Blair to use his sway as Bush's closest international ally to help companies secure Iraqi construction deals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/business/3227276.stm
A Hungarian man has been shot dead by US troops west of Baghdad, the Hungarian foreign ministry has said.
The victim had been working in Iraq for a firm of US subcontractors, the statement said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/3227470.stm
WASHINGTON - Facing a bloody insurgency by guerrillas who label it an "occupier," the U.S. military has quietly turned to an ally experienced with occupation and uprisings: Israel.
In the last six months, U.S. Army commanders, Pentagon officials and military trainers have sought advice from Israeli intelligence and security officials on everything from how to set up roadblocks to the best way to bomb suspected guerrilla hide-outs in an urban area.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/ir...-home-headlines (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-usisrael22nov22,1,7715171.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
Iraqi teenagers dragged two bloodied U.S. soldiers from a wrecked vehicle and pummeled them with concrete blocks Sunday, witnesses said, describing the killings as a burst of savagery in a city once safe for Americans.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...1744EST0529.DTL (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/11/23/international1744EST0529.DTL)
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