2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq; Relief Agency Pulls Out: "Two American soldiers were killed in Iraq today and the international relief agency Oxfam said it had pulled its non-Iraqi personnel out of the country because of the worsening violence there.
An Oxfam spokesman cited 'a growing deterioration of the security situation' in Iraq, including the recent attacks on the United Nations headquarters there and the Jordanian Embassy, in explaining the agency's decision.
...The agency spokesman said the organization was urging the United Nations to take over the lead political role in Iraq. "We think that if the U.N. is given a lead role, it will be easier for the United Nations to demonstrate that sovereignty is coming back to the Iraqi people," said Mr. Cox, the Oxfam GB spokesman."
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