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An Iraqi soldier opened fire on American troops and killed two on Tuesday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. *snip* The Americans were among a group of U.S. soldiers meeting with Iraqi security forces at an Iraqi army compound near the city of Tuz Khormato, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad. The assailant was shot and killed.

  Al-Bazoni BY MICHAEL VIGH and STEPHEN HUNT(c) 2002, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE     Forty-eight hours before tonight's ceremony opening the 2002 Winter Olympics, federal agents arrested a former Iraqi soldier who last July was cited for trespassing at Mountain Dell Reservoir, an important source of drinking water for Salt Lake City residents.     U.S. Magistrate Judge Samuel Alba will hear testimony today from prosecutors contending that Hani Salem al-Bazoni made threats against the United States when he was arrested, that he poses a possible terrorist threat and that he should remain jailed until trial on a new charge ...

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops identified Saddam Hussein loyalists in custody Wednesday as two key members of the ousted dictator's Republican Guard and a paymaster for his Fedayeen Saddam militia. Officials at the 4th Infantry Division said they released 10 other men taken in a sweep through the outskirts of Saddam's hometown, Tikrit, on Tuesday, keeping four in custody. The military still had not released names but said the four included a Republican Guard corps-level chief of staff, a guard division commander and a paymaster for the militia. A fourth man kept in custody was not identified at all....