U.S. Soldier Killed, 4 Hurt Near Tikrit

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29264-2003Jun7.html

From News Services and Staff Reports

Sunday, June 8, 2003; Page A23

"Dozens of U.S. soldiers have been killed or injured in a spate of attacks in central Iraq since the war ended nearly two months ago. Fallujah, a Sunni Muslim town about 35 miles west of Baghdad, is especially volatile."

Ex-official: Evidence distorted for war

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1152&slug=Iraq%20US%20Intelligence

By JOHN J. LUMPKIN

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

"The Bush administration distorted intelligence and presented conjecture as evidence to justify a U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a retired intelligence official who served during the months before the war."



U.S. Lists Cost of Civilian Team

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14792-2003Jun4.html

By Dan Morgan

Washington Post Staff Writer

Thursday, June 5, 2003; Page A29

"In addition to those funds, the Defense Department has distributed $158.5 million to Iraqi "state employees, pensioners and specialized workers," and has committed $175 million for oil field restoration, the report said. An informed administration source said most of the $175 million will go to Halliburton Corp., which received a contract to make emergency repairs, conduct environmental assessments and upgrade oil production facilities."