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Shooting the Messenger: US Military "Beats Up" Journalists
International Federation of Journalists March 30, 2003
Media release 28 March 2003 from the International Federation of Journalists: "IFJ Demands Inquiry Over Claim of Reporters "Beaten Up" by US Troops." The IFJ represents more than 500,000 journalists in more than 100 countries.

The Day the War Came Home
Amelia Hill Observer (UK) March 30, 2003
March 30, 2003

A military band played Handel's death march yesterday as the bodies of 10 of Britain's first servicemen to die in Iraq arrived in the green fields of Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom.

Reposted: Facts and Myths About Depleted Uranium (DU)
Dan Fahey March 30, 2003
March 30, 2003 ... Summary: Due to many requests, Veterans for Common Sense is reposting this article written by Dan Fahey about depleted uranium (DU). VCS highly suggests that reporters, veterans, and those concerned about DU read this report in order to distinguish between fact and myth ...

Bush Reportedly Shielded from Dire Forecast
Warren Strobel Charlotte Observer (NC) March 30, 2003
March 29, 2003

... Summary: When top leaders become isolated, and when subject matter experts and top advisors become fearful of presenting dissenting views, tremendous policy mistakes often result ...

Rumsfeld pressures Franks to take Baghdad quickly, sources say
Joseph Galloway The Miami Herald March 30, 2003
March 28, 2003

... Summary: This article claims US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is pressuring US generals to rush the attack against Iraq by launchin a full-scale frontal drive assault on Baghdad now, before additional US ground troops arrive ...

Military Families Unite in Protest
Nancy Cacioppo NY Journal News March 30, 2003
March 29, 2003

... Summary: This article describes the organization, Military Families Speak Out. This group strongly supports the troops AND questions why the US is invading Iraq ...

Allied Generals Draw Up New Battle Plan
Richard Wallace The Mirror (UK) March 29, 2003
March 29, 2003

... Summary: Here is a news analysis from the United Kingdom presenting an alternative view of the progress of the US and UK invasion of Iraq: "We're not going back to the drawing board completely - but it's pretty close" ...

Bush's Peril: Shifting Sand and Fickle Opinion
R. W. Apple New York Times March 29, 2003
March 30, 2003

... Summary: Here is a political analysis of the US invasion of Iraq that presents both the "worst case" and the "best case" scenario of possible events in Iraq ...

IRAQ: New Fear Dawns over Baghdad
Nasreen Al-Rafiq March 29, 2003
March 28, 2003

BAGHDAD, Iraq (IPS) - So Baghdad has been bombed again, but it seemed Friday that this is only a minor problem. People have got used to the bombardment one hears - if ever bombardment is something you can get used to.

Rumsfeld Ignored Top Generals
Reuters/Washington Post March 29, 2003
March 29, 2003

... Summary: This article descibes how the New Yorker magazine is scheduled to publish an article claiming how US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld ignored top Pentagon generals and instead insisted the military "do the war on the cheap." An additional 100,000 US troops are now on the way to Iraq ...

Ambush could have been "Friendly Fire"
Associated Press March 29, 2003
March 29, 2003

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - The U.S. Central Command said Saturday it was trying to determine if nine Marines who died the previous weekend were killed by Iraqi or American fire near the Iraqi city of Nasiriya.

US General: Misfiring Tomahawks land in Saudi Arabia
Australian Broadcast Corp. March 29, 2003
March 30, 2003

... Summary: While the US press incorrectly reports Iraq is firing missiles at Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, US Major General Victor Renuart confirms the bombs falling from the sky are actually misfires from US cruise missiles ...

US: No evidence of Al Qaeda-linked forces in southern Iraq
Australian Broadcasting Corp. March 29, 2003
March 29, 2003

... Summary: Here is a news article overlooked by the US press. Top US military commanders admit they've found no link of Iraqi government ties to Al Qaeda. The only terrorist activitiy is in US and Kurdish-occupied areas in northern Iraq ...

For Many US Vets, War is Not The Answer
Australian Broadcasting Corp March 29, 2003
March 29, 2003

... Summary: President Bush held a staged "invitation only" pep rally for few veteran leaders at the White House last week. Meanwhile, the President continues to ignore the legitimate and serious questions and concerns of war veterans about the President's lack of support for our troops ...

Iraqis Fight for Independence, Not Dictator
Seumas Milne Guardian (UK) March 29, 2003
March 27, 2003

... Summary: This editorial from the United Kindom asserts Iraqis will continue to fight the UK and United States invasion and occupation of Iraq, even if the current dictator is forcibly removed ...

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