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...just a few miles away from the home of Ali Hassan al-Majid, a.k.a. 'Chemical Ali,' the Saddam confidant who was killed in Basra a few weeks ago. The villages around here are peopled by tribes that have close ties to the Saddam regime, but nearly all of them seem to be sending out word to the Peshmerga that they want to talk - not fight...
...Majesty’s troops fare little better in the art of propaganda, judging by the thousands of flyers they handed out in Basra. These flyers depict two cartoon characters—one British and the other Iraqi—shaking hands vigorously. The text reads, “This time we won’t abandon you. Be patient, together we will win.” Again, a sincere message ruined by a simplistic and patronizing presentation...
That proved a futile hope for the crew of a British Challenger 2 tank fighting outside Basra in pitch darkness last week. The crew blasted another Challenger, killing two compatriots inside. Among other friendly-fire episodes of the war so far: a U.S. Patriot missile shot down a British Tornado aircraft, killing two servicemen. Another soldier died after two British armored vehicles came under fire, possibly from a U.S. A-10 aircraft. U.S. officials are investigating another incident near Nasiriyah, in which one Marine unit fired on another, wounding more than...
Republican Guard 60,000-100,000 Controlled by Saddam's younger son and heir, Qusay, the Guard includes three divisions deployed around Baghdad and one near Saddam's hometown of Tikrit. Guard forces crushed a Shi'ite uprising in Basra in 1991. Though the Guard's heavy weaponry is outdated, U.S. officials believe Saddam may have deployed chemical weapons to the Medina Division...
Apart from Iraq, Earthviewer can show Baghdad-level detail for most major U.S. and European cities. For now, the rest of the globe is a little more fuzzy. Still, it's pretty cool to fly from a street in San Diego to Basra in 10 seconds. Even the Air Force can't do that. --By Chris Taylor