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U.S. Troops Nab High-Ranking Iraqi Officer
My Way ^ | Aug 13th, 2003 | By D'ARCY DORAN

Posted on 08/13/2003 3:48:19 AM PDT by Gabrielle Reilly

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops identified Saddam Hussein loyalists in custody Wednesday as two key members of the ousted dictator's Republican Guard and a paymaster for his Fedayeen Saddam militia.

Officials at the 4th Infantry Division said they released 10 other men taken in a sweep through the outskirts of Saddam's hometown, Tikrit, on Tuesday, keeping four in custody.

The military still had not released names but said the four included a Republican Guard corps-level chief of staff, a guard division commander and a paymaster for the militia. A fourth man kept in custody was not identified at all.

All those detained in the sweep were members of a family described as a pillar of support for the ousted regime, said U.S. Lt. Col. Steve Russell.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: captured; fedayeen; iraq; iraqiofficer; iraqisoldier; rebuildingiraq; republicanguard

1 posted on 08/13/2003 3:48:20 AM PDT by Gabrielle Reilly
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To: Gabrielle Reilly

2 posted on 08/13/2003 3:55:10 AM PDT by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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To: Diogenesis
Is that blood splattering or fireworks?



(Please ignore link).
http://www.gabriellereillyweekly.com/full/statedepartment.html
3 posted on 08/13/2003 4:02:52 AM PDT by Gabrielle Reilly
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To: Diogenesis
If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)

A Bonanza fan?

4 posted on 08/13/2003 4:10:10 AM PDT by Jemian (We're getting close to being close!)
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To: Jemian; hchutch; Poohbah; Miss Marple; Grampa Dave
. A fourth man kept in custody was not identified at all.

Wonder who is the mystery fourth man??

5 posted on 08/13/2003 4:27:31 AM PDT by Dog (: "And good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing 'This'll be the day Saddam dies...'")
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To: Dog
I wish it is *you know who*.
6 posted on 08/13/2003 4:29:48 AM PDT by mystery-ak (The War is not over for me until my hubby's boots hit U.S. soil.)
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Can't be Saddam's wizard said he will be found dead....:-)
7 posted on 08/13/2003 4:33:02 AM PDT by Dog (: "And good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing 'This'll be the day Saddam dies...'")
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To: Gabrielle Reilly
It's amazing what a few thumb screws will reveal.
8 posted on 08/13/2003 4:37:59 AM PDT by zarf (Dan Rather is god.)
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To: Dog
LOL..that's right, I forgot about the wizard.
9 posted on 08/13/2003 4:41:53 AM PDT by mystery-ak (The War is not over for me until my hubby's boots hit U.S. soil.)
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To: mystery-ak; Gabrielle Reilly; Dog
Amb. Bremer is not one to boast. This is good:
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On Tuesday, Iraq's U.S. administrator urged Iraqis and the world to look beyond the daily shootouts and power cuts to newly found freedoms in Iraq.

"I don't accept the definition of a country in chaos. Most of this country is at peace," L. Paul Bremer told reporters.

"We have a problem with attacks against coalition forces in a small area of the country by a small group of bitter-end people who are resisting the new Iraq. We will deal with them and we will dominate them. They will either be killed or they will be captured."

..."I think it's important to ... look beyond the shootouts and blackouts and remind ourselves of a range of rights that Iraqis enjoy today because of the coalition's military victory," he said.


10 posted on 08/13/2003 9:01:19 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl (149,998 US troops won hearts and kicked butt w/ their 2 lost brothers yesterday: www.centcom.mil)
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