Iraqi Politics and American Withdrawal

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Senior US officers in Iraq now say there will be no military solution to the bloody insurgency and only Iraq-s political process can end the guerilla war. With Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis struggling to get their government under way, another suicide bomb today killed 23 of Iraq-s new soldiers. The Bush Administration is taking heat for failing to plan for an extended post-war occupation and even some Republicans who supported invasion say it-s time to start bringing the troops back home. Six in ten Americans say they agree. Will the US have the patience to stay the course? Would early withdrawal be a moral victory for the likes of Osama bin Laden? We hear from pollsters, experts on the Middle East and conflict prevention, Iraq's representative to the UN, and a journalist who has reported on pre-war briefing papers recently leaked to the press in Great Britain. Making News: Bin Laden Alive and Well According to Taliban Leader On a private TV channel in Pakistan, a Taliban militia commander said today that Osama bin Laden is alive and in good health along with Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader who sheltered bin Laden in Pakistan before September 11. Najam Sethi edits the Friday Times, a national weekly in Pakistan. Reporter's Notebook: EPCOT Death Raises Questions of Amusement Park Safety DisneyWorld's Mission: Space ride simulates a rocket trip to Mars. Some riders suffer motion sickness or chest pains, 8.6 million people have survived the experience. On Monday, though, a 4 year-old rider became rigid and died. An autopsy showed no evidence of trauma, and a medical examiner says it-ll take weeks to determine what killed him. Kathy Fackler of Saferparks, a California nonprofit designed to prevent such incidents, says the death raises questions about safety and regulation.
Senior US officers in Iraq now say there will be no military solution to the bloody insurgency and only Iraq-s political process can end the guerilla war. With Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis struggling to get their government under way, another suicide bomb today killed 23 of Iraq-s new soldiers. The Bush Administration is taking heat for failing to plan for an extended post-war occupation and even some Republicans who supported invasion say it-s time to start bringing the troops back home. Six in ten Americans say they agree. Will the US have the patience to stay the course? Would early withdrawal be a moral victory for the likes of Osama bin Laden? We hear from pollsters, experts on the Middle East and conflict prevention, Iraq's representative to the UN, and a journalist who has reported on pre-war briefing papers recently leaked to the press in Great Britain.
  • Making News: Bin Laden Alive and Well According to Taliban Leader
    On a private TV channel in Pakistan, a Taliban militia commander said today that Osama bin Laden is alive and in good health along with Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader who sheltered bin Laden in Pakistan before September 11. Najam Sethi edits the Friday Times, a national weekly in Pakistan.
  • Reporter's Notebook: EPCOT Death Raises Questions of Amusement Park Safety
    DisneyWorld's Mission: Space ride simulates a rocket trip to Mars. Some riders suffer motion sickness or chest pains, 8.6 million people have survived the experience. On Monday, though, a 4 year-old rider became rigid and died. An autopsy showed no evidence of trauma, and a medical examiner says it-ll take weeks to determine what killed him. Kathy Fackler of Saferparks, a California nonprofit designed to prevent such incidents, says the death raises questions about safety and regulation.

Pincus' article on America's lack of post-war Iraq plan

Pew Research survey on US calls for troop withdrawal

Mission: SPACE

National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act (HR 2500)

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Warren Olney