World News 06-12-2004 70 Iraqis Dead in Weekend of Violence who: Interim president Ghazi Yawer what: Says election must go ahead on January 30th, despite latest unrest where: Iraq when: Yesterday snippet: "Insurgents in Iraq mounted a third straight day of serious attacks yesterday, killing 17 people when they opened fire on buses delivering workers to an ordnance disposal site," says The Guardian. "At least 70 Iraqis, many of them members of the police and security forces, have been killed since Friday in attacks across central and northern Iraq." The BBC says interim president Ghazi Yawer says Iraq must hold true to the January 30th election date in spite of continuing attacks by insurgents. "We do not think that postponing elections... will solve the problem," he told NBC`s Meet the Press programme in Washington. "Actually, it will prolong the agony for Iraqis and will have more resentment in the Iraqi society." Meanwhile, British infantry from the Black Watch are returning home today not knowing whether their regiment will survive plans for military restructuring that could result in all six Scottish regiments being merged into one super regiment. The Telegraph celebrates their efforts to bring the rebel city of Fallujah under coalition control and in particular the five men who gave their lives early in the mission. "The Black Watch has not only had to deal with the nail-biting tension in Iraq," says today`s leader, "it also has had to keep up morale in an unpopular war, while being faced with an uncertain future." [... more]

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