Month: February 2005

BEIJING – There is a reason why China reacted calmly to U.S. President George W. Bush’s pledges to "oppose tyranny" and "spread freedom" around the world. Beijing is confident that the country is becoming indispensable to the United States, regardless of Bush’s rhetoric in his second inaugural speech – which critics have claimed as bordering … Continue reading “China Unfazed by Bush Rhetoric”

MOSUL – Election day in Iraq’s violence-prone, third-largest city Mosul ended as it began, with a spate of bomb attacks. But in between a fair number of people voted. Iraqi and U.S. troops remained on high alert Monday after returning to their units. But authorities were looking back on a relatively successful vote. Mosul, a … Continue reading “In Mosul, Many Pleasantly Surprised by Election”

BAGHDAD – Voting in Baghdad was linked with receipt of food rations, several voters said after the Sunday poll. Many Iraqis said Monday that their names were marked on a list provided by the government agency that provides monthly food rations before they were allowed to vote. "I went to the voting center and gave … Continue reading “Will Vote for Food?”