Security Worries in Baghdad, U.S. Debates Vote
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The ability of Iraqi insurgents to  snatch foreigners from their guarded Baghdad offices  highlighted the country's poor security as U.S. officials  argued whether elections could be held in towns under rebel  control.
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Iraqi authorities fear that the country's security crisis will discourage international monitors from coming here for the January election &#151; a development that could cast doubt on the legitimacy of the crucial vote.
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The U.S. military moved Iraqi security forces to polling sites throughout Iraq, ramping up preparations for Sunday's elections, in the face of insurgent violence that left five American soldiers and 10 Iraqis dead on Friday.
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The U.S. ambassador to Iraq acknowledged serious problems ahead of next weekend's election but gave assurance Sunday that "great efforts" were being made so every Iraqi can vote. In an audiotape posted on the Web, a speaker claiming to be Iraq's most feared terrorist declared "fierce war" on democracy, raising the stakes in the vote.
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The Iraqi political campaign officially kicked off yesterday, colored by hope but tempered by violence that highlighted security concerns
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TIKRIT, Iraq  - Iraqi and U.S. forces are planning  elaborate tactics to protect polling stations from suicide car  bombers expected to launch a wave of attacks on the Jan. 30  elections.
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U.S. diplomats in Iraq, increasingly fearful over their personal safety after recent mortar attacks inside the Green Zone, are pointing to new delays and mistakes in the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad as signs that their vulnerability could grow in the months ahead.
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In a rush to chart a new course for the Iraq war, President Bush's national security team is debating whether additional troops are needed to secure Baghdad &#151; a short-term force increase that could be made up of all Americans, a combination of U.S. and Iraqi forces, or all Iraqis, a senior administration official said Saturday.
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Iraqis vote on Sunday in a landmark  election overshadowed by massive security to protect them  against insurgents who killed 20 people on Saturday and have  threatened a polling day bloodbath.
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Secretary of Defense tempers comments with concern about continued attacks and need to build up Iraqi forces. Deadly attacks: Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs within 15 minutes of each other in Baghdad
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U.S. officials hoping to stop a possible al Qaeda attack before the November election face the difficult task of providing enough security without scaring voters away from the polling stations.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 -- Seven out of 10 Iraqis believe the U.S. troop buildup in Baghdad and Anbar province has made security worse in those areas, and nearly as many say their own lives are going badly, according to a new poll conducted by ABC News, the British Broadcasting Corp., and the Japanese...
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President George W. Bush fought   back against political critics of the Iraq war on Thursday,   with an election-year warning that Americans could be battling   Islamic militants on their own city streets if the United   States gave up in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed a reducing tensions in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and U.S...
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WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...
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As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on  Thursday raised the possibility that some areas of Iraq might  be excluded from elections scheduled for January if security  could not be guaranteed.