Who Will Take the Lead in Post-War Iraq?

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In Northern Ireland this morning, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorsed what they called -a vital role- for the UN in rebuilding Iraq. The two leaders outlined a three-stage process for giving Iraq back to the Iraqis. Meantime, the Pentagon is installing long-time exile Ahmed Chalabi in Nasiriyah, even though the State Department says he-s unreliable and unwelcome to other Arab states. We get an update on the Bush-Blair meeting, hear who might lead post-war Iraq, and learn what role the United Nations might, or might not be playing from journalists, the executive director of the Iraqi National Congress, and the director of programs for the United Nations Foundation. Making News: Civilian Casualties in Iraq So far, 114 American soldiers and 31 British troops have died in Iraq. Many thousands of Iraqi soldiers also appear to have been killed. What about the toll on Iraqi civilians? Amanda Williamson of the International Committee of the Red Cross says hospitals throughout Iraq, overwhelmed with the flood of civilian and military casualties, have stopped taking count. Reporter's Notebook: Targeted Killings as American Policy Last night, the US tried for the second time to kill Saddam Hussein. Four bombs struck a residential neighborhood, leaving an enormous crater where four houses once stood. The Pentagon says it will take time to determine whether the Iraqi President is dead. Author David Wise and former Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staffer Danielle Pletka discuss the banned policy of presidential assassinations.
In Northern Ireland this morning, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorsed what they called -a vital role- for the UN in rebuilding Iraq. The two leaders outlined a three-stage process for giving Iraq back to the Iraqis. Meantime, the Pentagon is installing long-time exile Ahmed Chalabi in Nasiriyah, even though the State Department says he-s unreliable and unwelcome to other Arab states. We get an update on the Bush-Blair meeting, hear who might lead post-war Iraq, and learn what role the United Nations might, or might not be playing from journalists, the executive director of the Iraqi National Congress, and the director of programs for the United Nations Foundation.
  • Making News: Civilian Casualties in Iraq
    So far, 114 American soldiers and 31 British troops have died in Iraq. Many thousands of Iraqi soldiers also appear to have been killed. What about the toll on Iraqi civilians? Amanda Williamson of the International Committee of the Red Cross says hospitals throughout Iraq, overwhelmed with the flood of civilian and military casualties, have stopped taking count.
  • Reporter's Notebook: Targeted Killings as American Policy
    Last night, the US tried for the second time to kill Saddam Hussein. Four bombs struck a residential neighborhood, leaving an enormous crater where four houses once stood. The Pentagon says it will take time to determine whether the Iraqi President is dead. Author David Wise and former Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staffer Danielle Pletka discuss the banned policy of presidential assassinations.

Blair-Bush Joint Statement on Future of Iraq

Blair-Bush meeting

Condoleezza Rice on the Iraqi Interim Authority

David Wise article, --Hit List- is Bad Policy-

President Ford's Executive Order banning political assassination

President Reagan's Executive Order prohibiting political assassination

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