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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (156814)	4/30/2003 2:57:28 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 164684

Cleaning up the mess in Iraq By Conn Hallinan (Posted with permission from Foreign Policy in Focus) When the Bush administration totals up the cost of the Iraq war, it had best be prepared to tack on billions more to clean up the toxic residue of how this country wages war, specifically its widespread use of cluster weapons and Depleted Uranium (DU). While the shooting has wound down, the consequences of using these controversial weapons will be around for a long time to come, with clusters taking a steady toll on the unwary and the young, and DU poisoning the air and water. atimes.com

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (156814)	4/30/2003 2:59:51 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

<<Iraqi Groups Grab Power in Key City, Factions Fight>> Wed Apr 30,11:21 AM ET By Saul Hudson BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi exile groups have grabbed control of the government in a major northeastern city but die-hard Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) loyalists and feuding armed militia threaten to undermine the power-sharing deal. The new government's authority is already challenged by the exiled Iranian militia People's Mujahideen who control a main highway about 13 miles from the city of Baquba with mounted gun positions behind sandbags at a checkpoint. The volatile mix poses problems for the United States as it tries to stabilize Iraq (news - web sites) after toppling Saddam, especially because its soldiers only established a base last weekend in Baquba, the capital of Diala province which stretches from the fringes of Baghdad to the Iranian border. A returning exile espousing political independence sits in the mayor's office, the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group -- the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) -- occupies the local parliament and a Kurdish party with armed guards in military fatigues and sneakers has taken up residence in a state sports complex. story.news.yahoo.com