Day May 17, 2004

Rumsfeld says it wasn’t necessarily…

Rumsfeld says it wasn’t necessarily sarin Don’t jump to any conclusions just yet. That warning comes from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, after the U-S military in Iraq announced that a roadside bomb containing sarin nerve gas had exploded near a…

Some Iraqis held outside purview…

Some Iraqis held outside purview of U.S. command Some Iraq prisoners are being held outside of any normal chain of command. About 100 high-ranking Iraqi prisoners held for months at a time in spartan conditions on the outskirts of Baghdad…

Iraq prisoner abuse : Climbing…

Iraq prisoner abuse : Climbing up the food chain “We need to take this up as far as it goes, and we need to do it quickly,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Rumsfeld Knew: Iraq…

World Bank corruption may exceed…

World Bank corruption may exceed $100 billion Corrupt use of World Bank funds may exceed $100 billion and while the institution has moved to combat the problem, more must be done, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee…