Powell irked at some allies for declining to train Iraqi troops
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Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed irritation Thursday with six NATO members that have barred their military officers from an alliance-approved program to train Iraqi forces.
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. The Government confirmed Australia had turned down an approach by the United Nations to send troops to help protect UN officials in Iraq.
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BEHIND THE scenes, Secretary of State Colin Powell was reported to have been a voice for restraint as plans for an invasion of Iraq picked up steam.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell defends Bush administration on Iraq and cites successes from China to Russia.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium | Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday accused France, Germany and four other European allies of &quot;hurting the credibility and cohesion&quot; of NATO by refusing to
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Kofi Annan's reluctance to commit staff members to Iraq in large numbers and a series of comments he has made about the war have strained relations with the Bush administration.
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More and more Sunni fighters want to be allied  -  and paid  -  by the U.S. military. But they don't want to join the Shi'ite government's security forces
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RABAT, Morocco -- A U.S. delegation seeking a home for a new military command in Africa got a chilly reception during a tour of the northern half of the continent this month, running into opposition even in countries that enjoy friendly relations with the Pentagon.
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THE Howard Government&#39;s refusal to provide troops to a United Nations protection force in Baghdad was &quot;repugnant&quot; and made a mockery of its claim to be committed to Iraq, Labor said yesterday.
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A U.S. plan to base a missile defense system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks with Washington over its possible participation.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell yesterday expressed strong disapproval of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s description of the US-led war in Iraq as illegal, saying the comment was &quot;not a very useful statement to make at this point.
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WASHINGTON - The resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell sends a bad signal to the rest of the world. It means that right-wing ideologues who believe in pre-emptive war and who ignore international
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Australia says they have rejected an informal request from the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect the world body&#39;s staff there.
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For many Americans, Secretary of State Colin Powell eased their doubts and legitimized the decision to wage war with Iraq. But the old soldier with a sterling reputation wound up embarrassed &#151; and wrong about the facts &#151; when the case he presented to the United Nations and to the world collapsed.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed assertions Thursday by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry that failed diplomacy by the Bush administration deprived the United States of Arab and European support in the Iraq war.
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The United States rejected an Israeli  newspaper report on Wednesday that its troops were currently  being trained by the Israeli army in counter-insurgency tactics  for use in Iraq.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed Europe to overcome its differences on the 2003 US-led invasion and rebuild Iraq, as the Pentagon revealed that elite US troops abused Iraqi prisoners with stun guns.