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Iraqi villagers welcome U.S. troops
CNN ^ | 3/21/2003

Posted on 03/21/2003 9:27:39 PM PST by Utah Girl

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:16 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SAFWAN, Iraq (CNN) --Videotape shot by Kuwaiti TV crews Friday showed about a dozen villagers, most of them adult men, warmly welcoming American soldiers who arrived and briefly took up positions in the village of Safwan.

The men, a few children, and one woman spoke to at least three soldiers who got out of their vehicles. Many shook the soldiers' hands or embraced them, and some kissed the soldiers' cheeks.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: embeddedreport; liberators; safwan

1 posted on 03/21/2003 9:27:39 PM PST by Utah Girl
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To: Utah Girl
"One villager took off his sandal and repeatedly hit what remained of the painting of Saddam's face"

That was the best part!!!
2 posted on 03/21/2003 10:40:17 PM PST by wolficatZ
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