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But then top sergeant Robert Lee (Scott Glenn) arrives and lays down some new laws. He intends to clean up the base and he immediately pegs Elwood as a source of the problem. Elwood thinks he can simply "work a deal" with Lee but he underestimates his new opponent. When Elwood finally realizes that Lee won't play along, he decides to take a different tact-he throws down the gauntlet and seduces Lee's rebellious daughter Robyn (Anna Paquin). The two men are now heading for a showdown that's more serious than Elwood anticipated. The situation grows more complicated when Elwood decides to sell $5 million in stolen arms to a Turkish drug dealer and then discovers that he really loves Lee's daughter.

Tens of thousands of Muslims begin a three-day march to mourn Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, a revered Iraqi Shiite cleric killed by a car-bomb attack Friday. Al-Hakim, a long-time opponent of Saddam Hussein, was one of more than 100 people killed in the bombing of the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Who is behind the violent opposition to the American occupation of Iraq and the deadly bombing at the U.N. compound in Baghdad? U.S. military leaders blame terrorists. Some analysts are less certain. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer, Rashid Khalidi, director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, and Loren Thompson, military affairs specialist at the Lexington Insitute.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the United Nations will remain in Iraq, despite an attack on its headquarters in Baghdad that killed its top envoy and at least 20 others. Analysts say the bombing may signal a shift in tactics by groups opposed to the American occupation of Iraq, with attackers now targeting civilians. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson and NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Some Iraqis remain nostalgic for Saddam Hussein. NPR's Anne Garrels profiles an army officer, a widow and a tribal family who lived privileged lives under the ousted regime and are now fierce opponents of the U.S. occupation.

Baghdad's continuing electricity shortage creates growing frustration in the restive postwar atmosphere. Summer temperatures reaching 120 degrees contribute to the distress. And consumers violently oppose a plan to equalize distribution of electricity across the country. Restoring 24-hour service to the Iraqi capital may take two years. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

The Bush administration is considering wide-ranging changes in the U.S. approach to reconstruction in Afghanistan. American postwar policy has come under attack as a nation and a people struggle amid postwar turmoil. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports.

The Dutch parliament agrees to send 1,100 soldiers to an Iraqi province. The Green and Socialist parties oppose the deployment, as did a part of the Labor party, which said the war in Iraq is still ongoing and the Netherlands should stay out of it. Gregory Crouch reports.

Another U.S. soldier is shot and killed in Baghdad. More than 30 American troops have died since major combat actions ended in May. Opposition to the U.S. presence appears to be more organized than before, and is fueled by media images of "aggressive" American troops. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Guy Raz.

The window of opportunity to control the security situation in Iraq is closing, according to a report from an independent assessment team dispatched to the country by the Pentagon. The report comes as morale among U.S. troops in Iraq is declining, and cultural and language misunderstandings between Iraqis and Americans are heightening tensions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.