JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Bush faces Iraq critics, calls for unity
President Bush dismissed the rift with Europe over Iraq as a "passing disagreement of governments" on Monday and urged greater trans-Atlantic cooperation, including more support for the fledgling Iraqi government.

U.S. and Iraqi forces continue offensive
U.S. Marines broke down doors and raided houses Monday on the second day of an offensive aimed at cracking down on insurgent activity in several troubled cities west of Baghdad.

Opposition urges ouster of Lebanon gov't
Thousands of opposition supporters shouted insults at Syria and demanded the resignation of Lebanon's pro-Syrian government in a central Beirut demonstration Monday, marking a week since the assassination of Rafik Hariri, Lebanon's most prominent politician.


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israel starts releasing held Palestinian
Israel on Monday began to release a first wave of 500 Palestinian security prisoners, fulfilling a promise it made at an Israeli-Palestinian summit meeting in Egypt earlier this month, where leaders declared an end to four years of bloodshed. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq


Ananova: War In Iraq
Talks on IRA money-laundering probe
Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy and Irish Justice Minister Michael McDowell will meet to discuss the cross border battle to smash a massive IRA money laundering racket. Ananova: War In Iraq


The US News: Iraq News
Indonesian journalists freed in Iraq
Two Indonesian journalists taken hostage in Iraq have been freed by their abductors, a member of the Sunni Muslim authorities in the Iraqi city of Ramadi said today. [in ABC Australia] The US News: Iraq News

Louisiana soldier dies in Iraq bombing
A 20-year-old soldier with Louisiana's 256th Brigade Combat Team was killed in Iraq by an improvised explosive device, the Louisiana National Guard said on Sunday. [in WBRZ] The US News: Iraq News

Sunnis seek voice in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. Marines and Iraqi security forces launched an offensive Sunday against insurgents in troubled cities west of Baghdad after two days of carnage that left nearly 100 people dead. S... [in WBRZ] The US News: Iraq News

Now is the time to help Iraq: Bush to Europe
Brussels, February 21: US President George W. Bush was to urge Europe in a speech today to provide "tangible political, economic and security assistance" to Iraq in the wake of the January 30 election... [in Express India] The US News: Iraq News

Baghdad soldiers bring music home
Corrine Campbell of Superior, Wis., front, plays the bass and John Simon of Alta, Iowa, plays lead guitar while the Army band Amber Tight rehearses in studios at Fort Meade, Md., this week.FORT MEADE,... [in Casper Star Tribune] The US News: Iraq News

Militants kidnap Iraqi TV presenter in Mosul
BAGHDAD - Gunmen in Iraq abducted a female Iraqi television presenter in the northern city of Mosul, an official from her local television network said on Monday. [in Khaleej Times] The US News: Iraq News


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Tape Appears to Show Freed Reporters
A video delivered anonymously to Associated Press Television News on Monday appeared to show the release of two Indonesian journalists that went missing in Ramadi last week. Yahoo! News: War with Iraq


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From Fox News
Israel Releases Prisoners
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New Zawahiri Tape Reported
Schools Not Ready for Terror
Holy Day Blasts Leave 55 Dead in Iraq
Sen. Clinton: Iraq Insurgency Failing
Italians March for Abducted Journo
Tight Security for Shiite Holy Day
Deadly Blasts Target Shiites in Baghdad
NATO Hopes All Members Will Help Train Iraqi Forces
Fast Facts: Deadly Attacks in Iraq
Video Shows Kidnapped Reporters


From the Department of Defense
Abizaid Discusses Afghan Progress
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2005 — U.S. and coalition forces have made significant progress against the al Qaeda terrorist group and remnants of the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan, but the coalition must remain vigilant because the threat has not been completely eliminated, the U.S. general in charge of forces in the region said. Story

Coalition Leader: Tide Turning in Afghanistan
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2005 — The tide is turning against anti- coalition fighters in Afghanistan, British Army Maj. Gen. Peter Gilchrist, deputy commanding general of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan, said Feb. 19. Story

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