Articles 2.14.2004

The Washington, PA, Observer-Reporter has an article on a memorial tribute to Staff Sgt. Sean P. Huey, of the 1-506th, who was killed in Habbaniyah on 11.11.2004. Staff Sgt. Huey was buried at Ft. Bragg, NC, on 11.19.2004. A local American Legion Post organized the memorial in Staff Sgt. Huey's hometown, and "Members of at least 30 area veterans groups formed the color guard that paraded passed the Fredericktown and Community War Memorial adjacent to the American Legion post, where the soldier's parents, Robert and Kathleen Huey, sat surrounded by friends and family."
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Islam Online has an article following up on a 11.4.2004 article that argues "the unabated resistance in the western Baghdad city [of Ramadi] was a direct result of the barbarian practices of the US occupation forces." The November article give several reasons for the strong resistance: "the tribal nature of the city fabric", "the combat experience of the former Iraqi army soldiers" in the province, and "harassments" by U.S. forces that began with a large search and arrest operation conducted shortly after U.S. Forces entered the city in 2003.
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Other articles from the region:
- USA Today: What's next.
- Associated Press: Shiites, Kurds Emerge As Winners in Iraq
- Reuters: Iraq Shi'ites Ponder PM Choice, Allies After Poll
- AFP: Shiites reach out to Sunnis after vote triumph
- Christian Science Monitor: Shiite Islamists to shape new Iraq
- LA Times (reg req'd): Iraqi Election Catapults Critic of U.S. to Power
- LA Times (reg req'd): News Analysis: Shiites Walk Softly in New Landscape
- NY Times (reg req'd): News" Analysis: Verdict Is Split in Iraqi Vote; Sweeping Changes Are Unlikely
- Washington Post (via Yahoo News): News Analysis: Iraq Winners Allied With Iran Are the Opposite of U.S. Vision