Word: saddamism
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...Signing Off U.K. banknote printer De La Rue - supplier of Iraq's Saddam-free dinars - called an end to its production of checkbooks, in response to a steep slide in the use of personal checks...
...occupation. The Samarra incident, which began when insurgents ambushed two U.S. convoys in an apparent attempt to steal new banknotes being delivered to the town's banks, is shrouded in mystery. The U.S. claimed to have killed first 46, then 54, many of them wearing the uniform of Saddam's Fedayeen. But their bodies were not found on the battlefield or in the local hospital, while locals insist that only civilian bystanders were killed. Still, by the accounts of both locals and American troops, the fighting was fierce and protracted. The idea of forces loyal to Saddam Hussein still running...
...Iraqis, Bush's message was equally clear: join Washington's program, or risk being cut out of the process altogether. "You have the opportunity to seize the moment and rebuild your great country based on dignity and freedom," Bush said. "The regime of Saddam Hussein has gone forever." Hammering home what has become his mantra in recent weeks, he said: "We will stay until the job is done...
...What that job means is yet unclear. Will the troops remain until Saddam is captured or killed? And will they leave before weapons of mass destruction are found, if ever? At least for the 2 ? golden hours that Bush was on Iraqi soil last night, those questions went unanswered in the euphoria. Instead, Bush worked the crowd, dishing up mashed potatoes and turkey to the troops and posing for photos with Iraqi politicians, and seeming to relish each moment. Leaning close to a few soldiers, he gripped one hand and said quietly: "The least I can do is come...
...numerous civil liberties—all were conceivable only after the attack, and all are deserving of media scrutiny. Yet the media fairly quickly turned its attention elsewhere (new shark attacks). Now, not only has the public forgotten about the survival of al Qaeda, the failure to locate Saddam, the entire anthrax episode, Harken, Enron, the Wilson leak, and so on and so on, but on top of the forgotten stories, there are whole new ones that are barely told except on the inside pages of newspapers. Mainstream television media scarcely acknowledged the White House’s hard work...