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...Jolie’s gliding voice is as complex as the woman herself. With the faintest hint of a British accent occasionally peeking out in her words, it’s easy to regard Jolie as the real-life personification of Lara Croft, the British video game vixen from Tomb Raider...
...upcoming film Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life enjoys as much success as the first installment of the franchise—which grossed nearly $300 million worldwide in summer 2001—Jolie looks to preserve her star appeal, shorts...
...most unusual directive of Gulf War II. "Soldiers of 2nd Battalion," ordered Lieut. Colonel Chris Hughes. "Smile!" With that, infantrymen of the 101st Airborne Division, armed to the teeth, began flashing their choppers at a crowd that had grown restless as the soldiers approached the mosque at the Tomb of Ali in Najaf, one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites. The tactic helped win over a crowd that had more questions than answers. Were the soldiers going to storm the mosque, as some agitators were shouting? Were they liberators? Or conquerors? Were they really going to kill Saddam Hussein...
...Even before the 1st Battalion had won its battle, Colonel Hodges had departed to oversee the attack of 2nd Battalion. Unable to hit an enemy that was using the Tomb of Ali for sanctuary the battalion commander, LTC Hughes, was trying to impress them with the hopelessness of the situation by using his own version of shock and awe. For two hours he called in artillery and Air Force fire all around the suspected enemy areas, as his troops moved through tough terrain to recon approach routes for tomorrow's full attack...
...Hughes admits that he may have to enter the cemetery to get the Iraqis out of there, though he clearly hopes that will not be necessary. As for the Tomb of Ali itself he says, "We will not go in there. If it comes to it, I have snipers that will kill them without doing any damage to the building...