U.S. Outlines Post-War Administration in Iraq

By Michele Kelemen

Published March 20, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

If the Iraqi regime is toppled, the United States plans to take control until an interim government emerges. U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jay Garner leads the transition effort and will be charged with feeding Iraqis, providing security and locating weapons of mass destruction. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

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Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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