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December 30, 2004

100,000 troops to police election

Topics: Middle East News and Perspectives

-news.com.au (Australia) Dec 31.

IRAQI officials have unveiled plans to deploy 100,000 police and soldiers to stave off a bloodbath on election day, as US President George W. Bush said polls would go on as scheduled on January 30.

The deadly violence came as 26 people, including a US soldier, died in battles between US troops and Iraqi insurgents in the northern city of Mosul, and 30 people died when a booby-trapped house in Baghdad exploded.

A dozen Iraqi deaths yesterdar brought the three-day toll to well over 100.

And the grim business of hostage-taking resurfaced, with two Lebanese businessmen kidnapped in an upmarket neighborhood of Baghdad. Continue reading...

Also read election information from previous Hyscience post...

Posted by Hyscience at December 30, 2004 11:07 PM

Dear,

I am Mrs. ANNE Koffi from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost my
husband a couple of months ago. My husband was a serving director of
the Cocoa exporting board until his death . He was assassinated last january
by the rebels following the political uprising.

Before his death he had a foreign account here in Cote d' Ivoire up to the
tune of $14.5M which he told the bank was for the importation of cocoa
processing
machine.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in
your country or any safer place as the beneficiary . I have plans to do
investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.
This is my reason for writing to you.

Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son
Franceur, indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Thanks
Best regards .

Mrs. Anne Koffi.