*IRAQ: latest news and developments

[Catpain Choas]

joe dick


This coming carnage is not for the consumption of the weak stomached Western constituents!

 

[flypanam]

According to the Irish Times website. The US marines have suffered some fatalities in heavy fighting in nasasriah(sp)

 

[Balbi]

Did anyone catch the UK Briefing by Col. Chris Vernon?

Fucking hell it gave me hope for some small time there.

Just the plain facts of it, he is the on site commander at the Basra front who had been flown in from Kuwait.

He did not speculate and put down the press in a style and manner that seems quite lost in the hype of the previous briefings.

He has announced that any crews attempting to film POW's will have their cameras destroyed, thats as the field commander he refuses to fire into central Basra and that despite the human shields used by the Iraqi troops occupying they will not fight until they are certain of who is who.

It was just the reply to someone asking for a timescale.

"We are not like journalists, we do not work to deadlines. We are a professional army. If it takes X amount of time, great If it takes Y amount, fine, we can deal with that"

 

[Idris2002]

Yahoo says that the Saudi foreign minister has offered a peace proposal to the two sides, but that he won't say what the proposal consists of:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030325/ap_on_re_mi_ea/war_saudi_iraq_7

 

[Slash]

Widespread US boycotts under way in Europe:

Reuters

 

[the scouser]

British miltary 'Intelligence' (contradiction i know) have stated there ia a popular uprising in Basra and Iraqi forces are firing on the crowds of civilians.

British army say they'll go in at first light.

Could be propaganda...........

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Russia worries me....have they sold the Iraqis something they don't want us to know about?

 

[grasshopper]

Scouser - I just heard about the possible "popular uprising" in Basra on the BBC radio news.

The military (UK) commander in the area stated something to the effect that they were glad it had started happening, because otherwise they would have had to enter the city.

Strange that, considering it was reported yesterday that Basra had been taken.



I sniff bullshit somewhere

 

[Wookey]

I sniff bullshit somewhere

Just somewhere???

 

[joe dick]

as opposed to behind and all around

Rumsfeld: 'Brutal' battles may lie ahead in Iraq

Pentagon maintains war plan is on target


http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/25/sprj.irq.pentagon/index.html

feel free to share this unnews with family and loved ones

 

[Gumbert]

Originally posted by grasshopper
Scouser - I just heard about the possible "popular uprising" in Basra on the BBC radio news.

The military (UK) commander in the area stated something to the effect that they were glad it had started happening, because otherwise they would have had to enter the city.

Strange that, considering it was reported yesterday that Basra had been taken.



I sniff bullshit somewhere

Interesting one this. C4 news said the same thing about this uprising in Basra. Half way through the programme Jon Snow announced breaking news that " British Forces are engaging in a full front attack on Basra to support the uprising"...

 

[joe dick]

Russia Denying Charges of Iraq Arms Sales

http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm?id=0...&objectid=47BD2119-2F0C-4BF9-A9489D5109DBE97E

 

[joe dick]

perhaps they need some surrender lessons

Powell Urges France Help in Post-War Iraq

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0303/80432.html

 

[joe dick]

read: heads WILL roll

Powell concedes problems in Iraq campaign but defends strategy

http://news.nasdaq.com/news/newsSto...CQCOM200303251455AFXNEWS_EN_COM_F_5078_25.htm

 

[Jessiedog]

Two soldiers from Queens Royal Lancers killed in "friendly" fire last night!

Source: BBC World - Live.

PEEPS! I recognise the impulsion to post "commentary", but there is a whole forum directed to the War in Iraq.

Let's keep this thread free for "breaking news", eh?

(Big up to joe dick.)

Blessings all.

Keep yer heads down and I'll see you in the UK in April.



Woof

 

[joe dick]

why, just tell them they have a new big brother!

WOOF

better than expected - with just a few clinkers

Talking to your kids about war

http://www.msnbc.com/news/890442.asp?0cv=HA00

 

[the scouser]

2 brits killed by 'freindly' fire basra

Two British soldiers have been killed in a 'friendly fire' incident during fierce fighting outside the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
The pair from the Queen's Royal Lancers were killed when their Challenger II tank came under fire early on Tuesday morning. Two others were seriously injured.

bbc link

2 serously injured, and, no, it wasn't USA freindly fire either!

 

[joe dick]

now we see the violence inherent in the system

war is good for the economy.


Iraq conflict showcases weapons' effectiveness

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=245022

 

[DJ Squelch]

The Washington Times
"Head of the Iran-based Iraqi Shiite Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq, Ayatollah Mohammad-Baqer Hakim, Tuesday warned coalition forces to leave Iraq as soon as Saddam Hussein is toppled or face the military resistance of the Iraqi opposition."

and ??????? "Vice President Dick Cheney will soon head to Jordan to urge his daughter, who is in the capital, Amman, not to go to Baghdad with "human shields," newsmax . & middle east gateway I dont think so.. denied at UPI

 

[joe dick]

nope, not a conspiracy

new iraq govenor visits israel

http://www.borsaitalia.it/fwa-cgi-bin/news.pl?id=1048629034nN25390334&tit=Iraq

 

[joe dick]

unfortunately not complete nor final

List of casualties in war in Iraq http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=245048

 

[joe dick]

U.S. Finds Nothing at Iraq Chemical Plant

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...ap/20030325/ap_on_re_mi_ea/war_chemical_plant

 

[grasshopper]

Boding well for the prospect of a benign civilian administrator (US appointed of course) for Iraq

http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters03-25-135112.asp?reg=MIDEAST

 

[joe dick]

but we like arabs

where we can see them

Army's man behind the scenes in Iraq war is Arabic speaker, Middle Eastern scholar

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=24&ID=91247&r=0

 

[joe dick]

IRAQ WAR British commander confirms uprising in Basra

http://news.nasdaq.com/news/newsSto...CQCOM200303251707AFXNEWS_EN_COM_F_5328_25.htm

this may be an old one - not sure if it is confirmation of previous reports

 

[grasshopper]

Canadian activists reach Baghdad, apparently because pacifists should be prepared to die for their beliefs along with the soldiers who are prepared to die for the belief in the job they are doing.

Fuck that IMO (even tho I know I shouldn't be making comment here)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030325.wactiv0325/BNStory/National/

 

[grasshopper]

US working on the assumption that Saddam is still alive.

Does the US admin not watch TV then? Doh!!

http://www.wokr13.tv/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=EE1D5CE0-6B60-41E6-B6BB-E3458B3F1DE0

 

[joe dick]

globaltv in canada just aired a report that concluded that the arab press was heavily censored and not as reliable for war reportage as the ''free, western press''.

 

[joe dick]

Boycott of 'Brand America’ over Iraq war gains pace

http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=28149

 

[Jingo Daigoji]

Keep an eye out for the following slogans around Iraq, in various tv reports, which are getting painted out;

“Down USA”
“Death To America”

Although only the “USA”, and “America” bits are getting painted out, which is indicative of the paint being a short commodity, or slogans being too many!