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U.S. Isolates Hussein's Birthplace
Washington Post ^
| November 17, 2003
| Vernon Loeb
Posted on 11/17/2003 3:04:53 AM PST by Ispy4u
AUJA, Iraq -- Frustrated by a persistent insurgency, the U.S. military has surrounded ousted president Saddam Hussein's birthplace with concertina wire, issued identification cards to all male residents and begun controlling access to this wealthy enclave of Hussein relatives on the outskirts of Tikrit.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: auja; gwot; hussein; iraq; oif
Finally.
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posted on
11/17/2003 3:04:53 AM PST
by
Ispy4u
To: Ispy4u
One of the more interesting articles on what's actually going on the ground.
There are dozens of these facinating cross cultural stories being written now.
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posted on
11/17/2003 3:20:00 AM PST
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
To: Ispy4u
Excellent article. Thanks for posting.
(Are you SURE it's from the WashPost???) ;-)
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posted on
11/17/2003 3:41:58 AM PST
by
petuniasevan
(It'll be cloudy here on the AM of Nov 19, so no meteor shower for me. Wouldn't ya know it?)
To: Ispy4u
bttt
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posted on
11/17/2003 4:17:43 AM PST
by
Ispy4u
To: Ispy4u
Are the human shields lining up yet?
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posted on
11/17/2003 4:25:47 AM PST
by
metalboy
(Room for 19 Muslim mass murderers, but no room for an innocent little Cuban boy.)
To: metalboy
bttt
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posted on
11/17/2003 5:12:07 AM PST
by
Ispy4u
To: Ispy4u
At all major intersections they should hang large photographs of the Saddam's unearthed death pits and torture chambers.
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