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To: unclewest who wrote (146643)	11/11/2005 2:24:38 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793955

There's Kleenex at the door... 'Key fugitive Saddam aide dead' One of Saddam Hussein's closest aides, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has died, Iraq's former ruling Baath party says. "The leader of the resistance... died on 11 November, at 0220 [Thursday 2320 GMT]," the statement said. There is no independent confirmation. Mr Douri, 63, was the most senior figure in the former regime still at large. The US had offered a $10m reward for information leading to his capture. In recent years he was accused of financing insurgent groups in Iraq. Kurdish threat Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was number six on the US list of 55 most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime. The top five have all been captured. It is not clear what the cause of Douri's reported death was. He was diagnosed with leukaemia several years ago - but his subsequent recovery enabled him to pursue a challenging domestic and foreign work schedule. He often represented Iraq at foreign gatherings - most markedly in the run-up to the US-led invasion of April 2003. If you have forgotten Halabja, we are ready to repeat the operation Izzat Ibrahim to the Kurds, reminding them of chemical attacks they suffered There have been persistent reports that he was unwell ever since he went into hiding following the invasion. Born in Tikrit, the former Iraqi leader's home town, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was considered to have been Saddam Hussein's daily right-hand man. Douri was deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and held a senior post on the committee responsible for northern Iraq when chemical weapons were used in 1988, killing thousands of Kurds. He served as vice-chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council and was a key commander in the suppression of the failed Shia uprising in 1991. War crimes charges have been issued against him in Austria. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2005/11/11 18:29:59 GMT © BBC MMV

To: unclewest who wrote (146643)	11/11/2005 11:48:45 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

The astonishing thing about this story Irish Pennants is not the facts, but that Reuters reported them: WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army, in its first recruiting month since missing its fiscal 2005 goal, topped its target for October, and the Army National Guard beat its goal for the first time in 13 months, officials said on Thursday. The Army sent 4,925 recruits into boot camp in October, beating the goal of 4,700 by 5 percent, the Pentagon said. That means the Army has achieved five consecutive monthly recruiting goals dating back to June after a difficult spring.Army Recruiting Command spokesman Douglas Smith said the recent positive trend may be attributable to steps taken by the Army to add recruiters and increase enlistment incentives.