IRAQ

News24: Tension simmers in Iraq
Baghdad - Tensions between US-led occupation authorities and Iraq's
residents came to the fore on Sunday as the government in the country's
second- largest city was dismissed amid rising popular discontent. But
the top US civilian administrator, Paul Bremer, struck a more hopeful note
on a visit to Iraq's only deep-water port at Umm Qasr, where he examined
reconstruction efforts, and some public service workers were paid.
Bremer declared Iraq "open for business" as he watched ships unloading food
aid just a few days after the lifting of UN sanctions. "I think this is
really a wonderful indication of how things are getting better in Iraq," he
said.

"Open for Business. Open for American Business"