[nicmarlo]

FYI: There's a new thread in the forum.....BBC cameraman killed by landmine in Iraq (he's of Iranian descent) (posted in FR at 2:19 EST.

[prairiebreeze]

David Bloom on MSN reporting that troops he's with in the field are saying (unverified by Bloom) that Iraqi's who are surrendering are reporting that ex-soviet military specialists have been advising the Iraqi's about troops movements, military tactics etc.

Also, that the Iraqi's have used night vision equip they got from France.

Surprise, surprise, surprise

Prairie

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Just back. Very sad about the BBC cameraman who died stepping on the land mine. Reuters could have improved the accuracy of their story by pointing out that American military leaders have assured the press that the coalition forces only use portable land mines for defensive purposes. We retrieve and carry each one as we move on. Saddam's regime leaves land mines for innocents to step on.