Thursday, July 03, 2003

West Africa's Wars: A Region in Flames 03 Jul 03 ABIDJAN, FREETOWN AND MONROVIA. Taken as a whole, West Africa's crisis is one of the world's worst. The regional war has claimed perhaps half a million lives, and continues to blight millions more. This is why it is not only hysterical crowds outside the American embassy who are begging Mr Bush to send troops. France, Britain and the UN are demanding the same. [The Economist] 11:47:42 PM  Google It!

Iraqis Call For Self-Rule by Zaki Yahya in Najaf 03 Jul 03 A conference of 900 Iraqi notables have demanded the quick establishment of an Iraqi government to combat the lawlessness and insecurity that reign three months after the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein and his Ba'athist regime. The group said the transitional government should have a six-month mandate, renewable once only, to draw up a constitution for the new Iraq. The move puts new pressure on the occupying forces to agree to some form of Iraqi government, rather than the interim political council which the United States now favours. [Institute for War & Peace Reporting] 10:23:10 PM  Google It!