13 July 2003 COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY

13 July 2003 COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY CPA DAILY The Road Ahead in Iraq — and How to Navigate It By L. Iraqis are speaking out and demonstrating with a vigor borne of 35 years of imposed silence. This is not yet a full democracy, but freedom is on the march, from north to south. Sadly, this progress is despised by a narrow band of opponents. A smallying to sabotage the fr democracy. agile infrastructure. The attacks have drawn concern worldwide. My coalition colleagues and Iraqi friends have noticed that the attacks are often aimed at successes in the renewal of this nation. A week ago, an American soldier was mixing with students at Baghdad University, which reopened on May 17. Their presence i cers. Before the war, women had to travel miles for propane. Now, local councils are establishing distribution centers that make the gas readily available to households. On June 18, one American soldier was killed while guarding a center. The June 24th explosion at an oil refinery in Barwanah is another example of political sabotage on Iraq's energy supply. With these attacks on America has no designs on Iraq 5nd its wealth. W0 will finish our job here and stay not one day longer than necessary. W0 have a plan to support the establishment of this government of, by and for Iraqis. After months of consultations with Iraqis, we have taken the first step in establishing an s from a trust www.cpa-iraq.org