The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 23, 2004
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi domnplays the insurrection in his country as he addresses the U.S. Congress …in Baghdad, U.S. troops battle members of Moqtada Al Sadr’s militia
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The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 22, 2004
A British hostage pleads for his life, while the body of a second U.S. hostage is recovered. ..an Islamic group in Iraq says it killed two Italian aid workers — but that claim is in doubt U.S. aircraft and tanks attack Baghdad’s Sadr City — killing at least ten and wounding 100.. .two more car … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 21, 2004
A lukewarm reception at the United Nations for President Bush who declares that Iraq and Afghanistan are on the road to democracy and stability and will serve as prototypes for reshaping the entire Middle East. In Iraq …militants say they-beheaded a second U.S. hostage in as many days.-..insurgents detonate car bombs and explosive devices in … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 20, 2004
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry delivers a blistering attack on president Bush’s Iraq policy, saying he ”misled., miscalculated, and mismanaged” every aspect of it A militant group in Iraq beheads a U.S hostage and posts a video of the killing on the internet CBS admits it was deliberately misled over the authenticity of documents it … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 18, 2004
A militant Islamic group threatens to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carry out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers. . . . On National Women’s Election Action Day, hundreds of volunteers join forces in swing states to make sure that … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 17, 2004
Baghdad is the scene of another deadly car bombing today ..this one targeted a U.S. and Iraqi security operation… in.Fallujah, dozens are dead ad wounded in fresh U.S.aerial assaults Democratic presidential candidate john Kerry accused president Bush of Hiding plans to call up more members of the National Guard and Reserve after the November election… … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 16, 2004
A new Bush Administration intelligence report on Iraq paints several grim scenarios with the worst being deterioration into civil war….Independent analysts say the situation is even worse than presented by the- new report Speaking to National Guard veterans, John Kerry accuses President Bush of failing to tell the truth about the situation in Iraq. ..Bush … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 15, 2004
Car bombs and clashes claim another 10 Iraqi lives today. . .on Capitol Hill, the Bush Administration defends its conduct of the war at a hearing on its request to divert Iraqi reconstruction funds to the Iraqi police and security. It’s one of the bloodiest single days for Palestinians in the West Bank in two … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – September 14, 2004
A huge car bomb rips through a market near a Baghdad police headquarters. ..dozens are dead and more than 100 wounded in the deadliest single attack in Iraq’s capital in six months. President Bush and John Kerry trade charges on Iraq…bush again slams Kerry for shifting views on Iraq.. while Kerry says Bush is using … Continued