Nations Slow to Deliver Iraq Aid (Los Angeles Times)
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In Iraq, 'Road Warriors' Deliver the
Goods (Los Angeles Times)
In Iraq, 'Road Warriors' Deliver the
Goods (Los Angeles Times)
08/29/2004 05:15 AMLos Angeles Times - BALAD, Iraq — It is 9 p.m. on a Wednesday,
and Melvin Winter is going to war.
Bush's Agenda on Slow Track (Los Angeles
Times)
Bush's Agenda on Slow Track (Los Angeles
Times)
07/19/2004 04:51 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — After three years of getting
most of the major legislation he wanted through a cooperative
Congress, President Bush is coming up almost empty-handed this year as
he heads into the homestretch of his reelection campaign.
9/11 Panel Finds CIA Slow to See Looming
Threat From Al Qaeda (Los Angeles Times)
9/11 Panel Finds CIA Slow to See Looming
Threat From Al Qaeda (Los Angeles Times)
04/15/2004 05:08 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Despite years of escalating
attacks, the CIA was slow to understand the scale and structure of Al
Qaeda, and never produced a comprehensive report on the threat posed
by the terrorist network before the Sept. 11 strikes, according to new
findings released Wednesday by the commission investigating the
attacks.
Kurds Wonder Where They Fit in the New
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Kurds Wonder Where They Fit in the New
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
07/27/2004 05:47 AMLos Angeles Times - SULAYMANIYA, Iraq — Sitting on the top of
Azmar Mountain, looking down on the twinkling lights of this Kurdish
city with a whiskey in his plastic cup and a skewer of roasted lamb on
his plate, Bahdai Ahmad Hassan could be forgiven for thinking that
Iraq, with all its problems, might as well be another country.
Coming of Age in Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
Coming of Age in Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
08/17/2004 05:23 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Halfway up a red-carpeted stairway
inside the exclusive Baghdad Hunting Club, the rhythmic boom-boom-boom
of techno dance music is rattling windows and vibrating the floor.
Past an armed guard and into a darkened conference room, Mansour High
School's prom is in full swing.
Iraq Might Welcome a Strongman (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq Might Welcome a Strongman (Los
Angeles Times)
06/21/2004 06:08 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — On the eve of sovereignty, Iraq is
a nation in disarray, riven by bombings, assassinations and sabotage.
Yet many people here appear cautiously optimistic that a tough-talking
new government run by Iraqis can confront the withering cycle of
violence better than their U.S.-led occupiers.
One Year Later:Where Is Iraq? (Los
Angeles Times)
One Year Later:Where Is Iraq? (Los
Angeles Times)
04/09/2004 04:00 PMLos Angeles Times - John Daniszewski was in Baghdad throughout the war
and has continued reporting there during the U.S. occupation. This is
his impression of the conflict's aftermath.
Violence Escalates Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
Violence Escalates Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
09/13/2004 04:59 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A bloody and chaotic day of
violence across Iraq — including at least three suicide car
bombings and an exchange of gunfire between an Iraqi crowd and a U.S.
helicopter crew — killed dozens and injured scores of others
Sunday.
105 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
105 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
06/25/2004 05:32 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A wave of attacks that killed at
least 105 people in five Iraqi cities Thursday indicate a new level of
coordination by insurgents, days before the United States is scheduled
to hand over control to an interim government.
U.S. Toll in Iraq Reaches 1,000 (Los
Angeles Times)
U.S. Toll in Iraq Reaches 1,000 (Los
Angeles Times)
09/08/2004 05:29 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — The number of American military
deaths in Iraq reached 1,000 Tuesday as fierce fighting erupted
between U.S. forces and insurgents in Baghdad and Fallouja.
3 Turks Taken Hostage in Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
3 Turks Taken Hostage in Iraq (Los
Angeles Times)
06/27/2004 05:04 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Followers of the United States'
"No. 1 target" in Iraq announced Saturday that they had kidnapped
three Turkish contractors and threatened to behead them, even as
President Bush was flying to Turkey for a NATO summit. The abductions
came as 54 people were killed in insurgent attacks across Iraq.
Lugar Has Little Say Over U.S. Policies
on Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Lugar Has Little Say Over U.S. Policies
on Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
04/22/2004 05:23 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — For almost 20 years, as one of
the most respected internationalists in Washington and a senior member
of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Richard G. Lugar
(R-Ind.) was a man whose voice counted when it came to U.S. foreign
policy.
Back to Africa, From Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
Back to Africa, From Iraq (Los Angeles
Times)
01/17/2004 10:42 PMLos Angeles Times - BASRA, Iraq — His ebony skin, curly hair
and facial features distinguish Mohammed Abbass as a man of African
descent. But he has never set foot in Africa and knows little about
the continent and its people. As long as he can recall, his
forefathers have lived in Iraq, and his roots are deep in this Middle
Eastern country.
For Iraq, Trial Is Balancing Act (Los
Angeles Times)
For Iraq, Trial Is Balancing Act (Los
Angeles Times)
07/02/2004 05:10 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — The sheer breadth of the war
crimes case against Saddam Hussein, which involves charges dating back
30 years, would be daunting for any country.
CIA Iraq 'Failures' Condemned (Los
Angeles Times)
CIA Iraq 'Failures' Condemned (Los
Angeles Times)
07/10/2004 06:23 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The United States went to war
with Iraq on the basis of flawed intelligence assessments that "either
overstated or were not supported by" the underlying evidence on
Baghdad's weapons programs, according to a scathing report released by
the Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday.
Kerry Comes Under Fire for Stance on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Kerry Comes Under Fire for Stance on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
05/09/2004 04:34 AMLos Angeles Times - In a speech nine days ago in Missouri, Sen. John
F. Kerry laid out his case against President Bush on Iraq, saying the
administration had left America dangerously isolated from the rest of
the world.
Iraq, U.S. Differ on Prisoner Release
(Los Angeles Times)
Iraq, U.S. Differ on Prisoner Release
(Los Angeles Times)
09/23/2004 04:51 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — In a sign of confusion over who
runs post-Hussein Iraq, the United States on Wednesday contradicted an
announcement by an Iraqi government ministry that a female Iraqi
scientist in U.S. custody would soon be released.
Options for Iraq Trouble Envoy (Los
Angeles Times)
Options for Iraq Trouble Envoy (Los
Angeles Times)
02/14/2004 05:57 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A special United Nations envoy
left Iraq on Friday after signaling that swift, direct elections
sought by the nation's Shiite Muslim majority were impractical and
highly unlikely.
Premier of Iraq Calls for End to
Insurgency (Los Angeles Times)
Premier of Iraq Calls for End to
Insurgency (Los Angeles Times)
06/05/2004 05:51 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Iraq's new interim prime minister,
in his first policy address to the nation, urged insurgents Friday to
halt attacks on U.S. forces, saying it would be a "disaster" for the
country if foreign troops departed prematurely.
CIA Study on Iraq Weapons Is Off Course,
Officials Say (Los Angeles Times)
CIA Study on Iraq Weapons Is Off Course,
Officials Say (Los Angeles Times)
08/20/2004 04:35 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Having failed to find banned
weapons in Iraq, the CIA is preparing a final report on its search
that will speculate on what the deposed regime's capabilities might
have looked like years from now if left unchecked, according to
congressional and intelligence officials.
U.S. Death Toll in Iraq at Least 52 This
Month (Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Death Toll in Iraq at Least 52 This
Month (Los Angeles Times)
09/17/2004 04:53 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — Iraqi insurgents pressed their
assault on U.S. and allied forces Thursday as two Americans and a
Briton were kidnapped from their Baghdad house and three Marines were
killed, bringing the number of U.S. military deaths in the country
this month to at least 52.
NATO Balking at Iraq Mission (Los
Angeles Times)
NATO Balking at Iraq Mission (Los
Angeles Times)
05/09/2004 04:34 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's hopes
for a major NATO military presence in Iraq this year appear doomed,
interviews with allied defense officials and diplomats show.
Spy Work in Iraq Riddled by Failures
(Los Angeles Times)
Spy Work in Iraq Riddled by Failures
(Los Angeles Times)
06/17/2004 05:08 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — A pair of British-recruited
spies in Iraq, whose alarming reports of Saddam Hussein's illicit
weapons were rushed to the White House shortly before the U.S.-led
invasion last year, were never interviewed by the CIA and are now
viewed as unreliable, current and former U.S. intelligence officials
say.
59 Killed in Iraq as Insurgency Rages On
(Los Angeles Times)
59 Killed in Iraq as Insurgency Rages On
(Los Angeles Times)
09/15/2004 06:11 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — A car bomb and a mass shooting
killed 59 people in Iraq on Tuesday, many of them policemen and
unemployed young men seeking to join the country's beleaguered
security forces. More than 120 Iraqis have been killed in the last
three days as the nation's insurgency shows no sign of abating.
Iraq War Eclipses Domestic Agenda (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq War Eclipses Domestic Agenda (Los
Angeles Times)
05/16/2004 05:03 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Pity the advocates of
overhauling Social Security. They have been told for months that
President Bush would give a major speech pushing their cause as the
cornerstone of his new domestic agenda.
Iraq Deal on Airline Is Probed (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq Deal on Airline Is Probed (Los
Angeles Times)
06/23/2004 06:27 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The top U.S. transportation
official in Iraq was forced out after conducting closed-door
negotiations to create a national airline with a firm suspected of
helping Saddam Hussein's regime skirt United Nations sanctions,
according to documents and current and former U.S. officials.
U.S. May Delay Iraq Power Transfer (Los
Angeles Times)
U.S. May Delay Iraq Power Transfer (Los
Angeles Times)
02/12/2004 05:51 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Colin L.
Powell signaled Wednesday that the administration might delay plans to
return sovereignty to Iraqis by June 30, telling a congressional
oversight panel that violence continued to vex U.S. and Iraqi
officials.
Looking Past Means, Focusing on Ends in
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Looking Past Means, Focusing on Ends in
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
04/14/2004 05:11 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — For all the attention President
Bush devoted to the war in Iraq at his news conference Tuesday night,
his message boiled down to three words: Stay the course.
Oil Sabotage Threatens Iraq Economy,
Rebuilding (Los Angeles Times)
Oil Sabotage Threatens Iraq Economy,
Rebuilding (Los Angeles Times)
09/18/2004 05:45 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The sharp rise in attacks on
Iraq's oil pipelines in recent weeks has substantially impaired the
country's production, dealing a blow to the economy and threatening
the struggling reconstruction effort, U.S. and Iraqi officials say.
Iraq Power Grid Shows U.S. Flaws (Los
Angeles Times)
Iraq Power Grid Shows U.S. Flaws (Los
Angeles Times)
09/12/2004 05:14 AMLos Angeles Times - BAIJI, Iraq — During the 1991 Persian Gulf
War, two Tomahawk cruise missiles slammed into the hulking power
complex here, leaving dumpster-sized transformers crumpled like balls
of tissue paper.
Iraq Funds Are Focus of 27 Criminal
Inquiries (Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Funds Are Focus of 27 Criminal
Inquiries (Los Angeles Times)
07/30/2004 05:13 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — A comprehensive examination of
the U.S.-led agency that oversaw the rebuilding of Iraq has triggered
at least 27 criminal investigations and produced evidence of millions
of dollars' worth of fraud, waste and abuse, according to a report by
the Coalition Provisional Authority's inspector general.
Iraq Issues Ultimatum as Militia Stays
Put (Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Issues Ultimatum as Militia Stays
Put (Los Angeles Times)
08/20/2004 04:35 AMLos Angeles Times - NAJAF, Iraq — Cleric Muqtada Sadr and his
militia refused to budge from the Imam Ali Mosque here Thursday after
the Iraqi government issued tough new demands on the conditions under
which they would disarm and depart.
Report Singles Out Halliburton in Iraq
Mismanagement (Los Angeles Times)
Report Singles Out Halliburton in Iraq
Mismanagement (Los Angeles Times)
06/16/2004 05:26 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon may have wasted
billions of dollars in Iraq because of a lack of planning and poor
oversight, top congressional and Defense Department investigators said
Tuesday.
Iraq Insurgency Showing Signs of
Momentum (Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Insurgency Showing Signs of
Momentum (Los Angeles Times)
06/26/2004 04:32 AMLos Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — As this week's coordinated
violence demonstrates, Iraq's insurgent movement is increasingly
potent, riding a wave of anti-U.S. nationalism and religious
extremism. Just days before an Iraqi government takes control of the
country, experts and some commanders fear it may be too late to turn
back the militant tide.
Kerry Feels Squeeze on Iraq Policy (Los
Angeles Times)
Kerry Feels Squeeze on Iraq Policy (Los
Angeles Times)
05/27/2004 01:48 PMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Sen. John F. Kerry faces a
stark new challenge in the campaign skirmishing over Iraq: As
President Bush has moved toward his position, the Democratic Party is
moving away from it.
Iraq Cellular Project Leads to U.S.
Inquiry (Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Cellular Project Leads to U.S.
Inquiry (Los Angeles Times)
04/29/2004 04:47 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — A senior Defense Department
official is under investigation by the Pentagon inspector general for
allegations that he attempted to alter a contract proposal in Iraq to
benefit a mobile phone consortium that includes friends and
colleagues, according to documents obtained by The Times and sources
with direct knowledge of the process.
Flaws Cited in Powell's U.N. Speech on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Flaws Cited in Powell's U.N. Speech on
Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
07/15/2004 05:31 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Days before Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell was to present the case for war with Iraq to the
United Nations, State Department analysts found dozens of factual
problems in drafts of his speech, according to new documents contained
in the Senate report on intelligence failures released last week.
Iraq Setbacks Change Mood in Washington
(Los Angeles Times)
Iraq Setbacks Change Mood in Washington
(Los Angeles Times)
05/23/2004 04:47 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — President Bush is hearing
increasingly bleak warnings that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is
heading for failure — from Republican and Democratic members of
Congress, current and former officials and even some military officers
still on active duty.
Events in Iraq Test President as Leader
(Los Angeles Times)
Events in Iraq Test President as Leader
(Los Angeles Times)
05/07/2004 04:50 AMLos Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The cascade of troubling
developments in Iraq has posed an extraordinary test of President
Bush's leadership, forcing him to do several things that do not come
easily to him.
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