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Old Monday, June 19, 2006
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4) Sen. Pat Roberts said Sunday that setting a timetable to pull U.S. troops from Iraq would show American resolve to be "very shaky," but Sen. Dianne Feinstein said the U.S. commitment is unsustainable. (CNN.com)


5) The dumping and burning of "black oil" is a potential environmental disaster and has exposed major gaps in Iraq's reconstruction plan. (New York Times)


6) Top Japanese officials delayed a decision Monday on when to withdraw the country's troops from southern Iraq, Kyodo News agency reported. (AP via Yahoo! News)


June 19, 2006:


1) A group linked to Iraq's al Qaeda said on Monday it had abducted two American soldiers near Yusufiya, according to a statement posted on the Internet. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


2) President Bush understands there is growing U.S. concern over his handling of the Iraq war but will not rely on polls to determine when to withdraw troops, his spokesman said Sunday. (AP via Yahoo! News)


3) Japan has pledged to keep supporting Iraq after it ends its historic troop mission and offered loans to build bridges and roads in the area where its forces have been working. (AFP via Yahoo! News)




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