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Plan C - or is it plan D? - for Fallujah involves the Marines withdrawing from their siege lines around the insurgent-held town and allowing one of Saddam Hussein's top former generals to lead a newly constituted Iraqi military unit to go in and restore calm. The new initiative, announced Thursday by local Marine commander Lt. Col. Brennan Byrne, follows days of negotiation with former Iraqi generals and local politicians. It comes three weeks after the Marines first went in to punish those responsible for killing and mutilating four U.S. private security men, and 10 days after the first attempt...
...There was some confusion surrounding the new plan Thursday, with at least one senior U.S. official insisting to CNN that no such deal had been struck. Even if it does go through, the proposal to send in a unit cobbled together from recalled elements of Saddam's army (and one that may be more inclined to enforce a cease-fire rather than to actually destroy the insurgents) highlights the strategic dilemma posed by Fallujah...
Harvard’s secondary surrendered more yards passing per game, 299.4, than any other unit in the Ancient Eight last year—and that was with two first-team All-Ivy defensive backs...
...attempt to divert resources away from what is expected to be his strongest unit on paper come opening kickoff, the wide receiving corps, Murphy has shifted junior wideout James Harvey across the line of scrimmage, where he will eventually challenge for the free safety slot left vacant by Raftery’s graduation. Harvey had long requested the opportunity to switch to defense, a desire which became more pronounced when his snaps at wide receiver dwindled last season, and his solid performance when called upon for special teams duty cemented the move...
...Three agents in the New York office read the memo but are not asked to take follow-up action. The terrorism unit in New York knows that bin Laden sent employees to U.S. flight schools in the past but believes he just wanted them to fly his private planes...