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Daily Archives: November 20, 2005

Terrorist al-Zarqawi Believed Dead

by admin • NOV 20, 2005

US forces and forensic experts are examining the bodies of eight high-ranking al Qaeda leaders in Mosul to find out if their chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is among them.

Iraq President Willing to Talk to Insurgents

by admin • NOV 20, 2005

Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani has said he is willing to speak to insurgents if they want to talk to him. Addressing a national reconciliation conference in Cairo, he said he was “responsible for all Iraqis” and wanted to “listen… even to criminals”.

Germany Remembering Nuremberg

by admin • NOV 20, 2005

Germany is holding a series of events marking the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials, where Nazi leaders were convicted of war crimes.

FBI/CIA Misrepresented Defector’s Data?

by admin • NOV 20, 2005

The Los Angeles Times breaks the news that German intelligence officials are claiming the and misrepresented pre-war intelligence provided by “an Iraqi defector code-named Curveball,” regarding Iraqi WMD programs.