Day June 5, 2004

UN says U.S. Soldiers could face war crimes charges The United Nations’ top human rights official said on Friday abuses by U.S. soldiers of Iraqi prisoners at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison could amount to war crimes.

The kingdom is crumbling. Part 3. Bush knew about leak of CIA operative’s name Witnesses told a federal grand jury President George W. Bush knew about, and took no action to stop, the release of a covert CIA operative’s name…

Blair view on Iraq dismissed by Powell The US is now offending its last ally America again slapped down Tony Blair yesterday when it insisted that the new Iraqi government would have no veto over US and other coalition troops.…

Bush’s comments against troop withdrawal ignites storm in Australia Australian media expressed shock Friday over U.S. President George W. Bush’s condemnation of an opposition party’s plan to pull Australia’s troops out of Iraq if it wins election.