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Bomb Kills Head of Iraqi Governing Council
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For debate.
1. How will this set us back, if at all, in our efforts in Iraq?
2. WIll this somehow change the June 30th transfer deadline?
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The head of the Iraqi Governing Council was killed in a suicide car bombing near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad on Monday, dealing a blow to U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq ahead of a handover of sovereignty on June 30.
A roadside bomb containing sarin nerve agent also exploded recently near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt confirmed Monday, saying two explosives experts were treated for "minor exposure" but no serious injuries were reported.
It was believed to be the first confirmed finding of any of the banned weapons upon which the United States based its case for the war against Saddam Hussein.
Abdel-Zahraa Othman, also known as Izzadine Saleem, was the second and highest-ranking member of the U.S.-appointed council to be assassinated. He was among nine Iraqis, including the bomber, who were killed, Iraqi officials said.
A suicide bomber was responsible, the military said.
A previously unknown group, the Arab Resistance Movement, said in a Web site posting that two of its fighters carried out the operation against "the traitor and mercenary" Saleem.
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A roadside bomb containing sarin nerve agent also exploded recently near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt confirmed Monday, saying two explosives experts were treated for "minor exposure" but no serious injuries were reported.
It was believed to be the first confirmed finding of any of the banned weapons upon which the United States based its case for the war against Saddam Hussein.
Abdel-Zahraa Othman, also known as Izzadine Saleem, was the second and highest-ranking member of the U.S.-appointed council to be assassinated. He was among nine Iraqis, including the bomber, who were killed, Iraqi officials said.
A suicide bomber was responsible, the military said.
A previously unknown group, the Arab Resistance Movement, said in a Web site posting that two of its fighters carried out the operation against "the traitor and mercenary" Saleem.
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For debate.
1. How will this set us back, if at all, in our efforts in Iraq?
2. WIll this somehow change the June 30th transfer deadline?
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