Week of July 8, 2004
A scathing report released by the senate Intelligence Committee says the U.S.
went to war with Iraq on the basis of flawed intelligence assessments that “either
overstated or were not supported by” the underlying evidence on Iraq’s weapons
programs.
A car bombing at the Green Zone entrance in Baghdad kills at least seven and
injures 23.
Following a senate report that was critical of intelligence agencies, President
Bush say his decision to wage war against Iraq was justified because it had
removed a threat to the nation’s security and that the U.S. would continue to
confront terrorism even when the dangers had not fully developed.
Countries have provided only a small fraction of the reconstruction aid they
promised or only a small portion of the $13 billion in non-America aid. The
shortfall is a source of growing frustration for Iraq’s new interim government.
Sen. John F. Kerry plans to aggressively court more conservative voters with a
message that emphasizes traditional values of service, faith and family.
Adelphia Communications founder John Rigas and his Son Timothy are
convicted of looting the insolvent cable TV company and lying to investors about
its finances.
Ken Lay
- former head of Enron is
indicted by a federal grand jury in
Houston.
Technology -
Google says that it plans to lists its IPO
on the Nasdaq board. Google earned
$106 million last year on revenue of
nearly $962 million.
Music news
- Singer/actress Brandy is
now seeing basketball star Quentin
Richardson. She was divorced last year.
David Bowie is recovering from
emergency heart surgery after an acutely
blocked artery was found. He had the
surgery a few weeks ago.
