[Rastus]

"Saddam Hussein and sons are dead. The war is already over." Well, it'd be nice.

[kcvl]

IT'S WAR!
20/03/2003 04:48 - (SA)

Cape Town - White House spokesperson Ari Fleischer announced at 04:50 on Thursday morning that the disarmament of the Iraq regime had begun.

Explosions were heard in Baghdad at about 04:46 on Thursday morning. This follows Saddam Hussein's refusal to leave Iraq.

It seems that Iraq might be setting fire to it's own fuel reserves. A journalist in Baghdad said that there was a heavy smell of burning fuel hanging over the city.

President Bush is to make a statement at 05:15.


http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraque/0,6119,2-10-1460_1335866,00.html

[Timeout]

Reuters reporting: Iraqi radio off the air. Taken out in the first strike.

(Maybe they'll get the president's remarks piped in real-time).