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* [[2003 occupation of Iraq timeline|Occupation of Iraq]]: [[United Nations]] [[UN Security Council|Security council]] members are split on the issue of [[Iraq]]. [[France]], [[Russia]], [[People's Republic of China]], and [[Germany]] are proposing differing ways to expand the United Nations mandate in Iraq beyond humanitarian aid and reconstruction. [[Secretary of State of the United States]] [[Colin Powell]] states that there is no plan to cede authority to the United Nations from the Coalition forces. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3172819.stm] Powell also sought a new Security Council resolution that would involve other nations to contribute troops and aid in securing and rebuilding Iraq. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/22/international/worldspecial/22NATI.html?ex=1062129600&en=fbcb6dd5ee328053&ei=5062&amp]

* [[War on Terrorism]] - [[Canal Hotel bombing|Canal Hotel]]: Investigators focus on the possibility that former [[Iraq]]i [[intelligence agent]]s working as [[security guard]]s may have assisted the attack. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-08-22-us-soldiers-killed_x.htm]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: [[Palestinian]] militants and the [[Israel]]i Government vow to continue attacks on each other after the [[terrorist]] attacks and bloodshed. [[Hamas]] and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad|Islamic Jihad]] release an official joint statement on their participation ending in the peace plan. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3173107.stm] They urge militant cells in Palestine to strike. Israeli security officials state this is "''only the beginning''" of responses to Palestinian attacks. [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/22/1061529339585.html] [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D0E6F572-0ECB-4153-AF76EE7434694F8E]

* [[War on Terrorism]]: [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]] announces a freeze on the assets of the [[Palestinian]] militant leaders of [[Hamas]] and organizations financially supporting the "terrorist organization". The action is taken due to the fact that Hamas officially claims responsibility for the act of terror on [[August 19]]. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20030822/ts_nm/mideast_usa_hamas_dc] [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3323243]

* Efforts by US broadcaster [[Fox News]] to seek an injunction preventing [[satire|satirist]] [[Al Franken]] from publishing a book backfire as the judge not merely refuses their request but ridicules it. Judge Denny Chin told ''Fox'', which had claimed that the subtitle of the book, which included the words "fair and balanced", infringed on their [[trademark]] of the term, "this is an easy case. This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally". Chin added "It is ironic that a media company, which should be protecting the First Amendment (guaranteeing free speech), is seeking to undermine it." Franken, who as a result of the Fox case had received massive media exposure, commented "I'd like to thank Fox's lawyers for filing one of the stupidest briefs I've ever seen in my life." [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/12/entertainment/main567800.shtml]