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...hunt for Saddam remained furious in the cities of Baghdad and Tikrit, American commanders told TIME they had picked up a rush of new intelligence that suggested Saddam was moving through the arid plains outside the northwestern city of Mosul, seeking sanctuary with Bedouin loyalists he hoped would defend him to the death. Locals have approached U.S. troops with so many unsubstantiated reports of Saddam's presence in the area that commanders refer to them as Elvis sightings. "He's out there in the desert," a powerful sheik in the town of Sinjar, 60 miles west of Mosul, told Lieut...
...late Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, who is revered by Iraq's Shi'ites for his struggle against Saddam. Two weeks ago at Friday prayers, al-Sadr declared his opposition to the American-appointed governing council and the American occupation and announced the formation of a "peaceful" army to defend Iraqi dignity, culture and sovereignty. He has since softened his rhetoric, saying the force will be armed only with "faith" and that it will restrict itself to public works...
...agree that it was due to my interference that the window was broken, but I was reacting to his actions,” he said. “If he had not taken his course of action, I would not be in the position to defend the honor of my female colleague and to defend my male colleague...
...though, the few U.S. soldiers stationed in Monrovia to defend the embassy are greeted not with cheers but with shaking fists. "To a certain degree, the Americans have already blown it," says a Western aid worker in Liberia. If the U.S. intervenes, he says, "rather than saying thank you, Liberians will be saying, 'It's about time.'" Unless, as many in the international community fear, they're saying it's too late. --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi and Eric Roston/Washington
...identity should by no means be released without her permission. However, I know that if the media were saying things about me that simply weren't true, I would have to stand up and defend myself. However, the release of such information, true or not, taints the pool in which possible jurors can be found for a trial. She's been made to look like a gold digger and attention getter, and she may not be at all. She may just be a victim of a horrible crime. Only time will tell. Stephanie Crawford Virginia...