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MUST SEE PICTURES FROM 4/8/03
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(1) Iraqi children step on a portrait of Saddam Hussein after it was taken down in the town center of Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, April 8, 2003. Residents later threw the portrait in the river. British troops claimed control of Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, on Monday. (AP Photo/Tony Nicoletti, Pool)
(2) Two unidentified US Army soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division take a look at one of the many bathrooms at a presidential palace near the international airport, southwest of Baghdad(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)
(3) U.S. Army Spc. Gary Techur, 22, from Palau admires a ping-pong paddle fellow soldiers gave him from one of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s palaces in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Tuesday, April 8, 2003. The palace was the second that troops had secured in as many days, both lavish buildings heavily damaged by previous Air Force bombing. The bust on top of the palace is of Saddam. (AP Photo/John Moore)
(4) Soldiers from 51 Squadron from the British Royal Air Force Regiment patrol past grafatti that says 'No Saddam' in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan Tuesady April 8, 2003. The British forces are helping the local people with humanitarian aid. (AP Photo/Russell Boyce, Pool)
(5) A soldier from 51 Squadron from the British Royal Air Force Regiment patrols near graffiti that reads 'No Saddam' in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan Tueadsy April 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Russell Boyce,Pool)
(6) A soldier from 51 Squadron from the British Royal Air Force Regiment patrols past grafatti that says
'Yes to Bush'
in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan Tuesday April 8, 2003. The British forces are helping the local people with humanitarian aid. (AP Photo/Russell Boyce/ Pool)
(7) U.S. Marines with the Fox Company 'Raiders' lift sandbags to fortify their positions in the city of Nassiriya, southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. U.S. forces tightened their hold on central Baghdad on Tuesday, advancing street by street and blitzing targets with planes and tanks as Iraqi defenders fought an unequal battle with anti-tank weapons and assault rifles. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan
(8) U.S. Army soldiers pry off the presidential seal from the front door of one of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s palaces in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Tuesday, April 8, 2003. The palace was the second they had secured in as many days, both lavish buildings heavily damaged by previous U.S. Air Force bombing. (AP Photo/John Moore)
(9) A US marine from the 2nd Batailion 8th Regiment talks with Iraqi children as he patrols in the town of Shumali, 100 kilometers (52 miles) south of Baghdad(AFP/Eric Feferberg)
(10)
Samantha
Sheppard, 28, from Plymouth in Britain and a member of the 2nd Light Tank Regiment, is given a pink flower by an Iraqi man during a patrol on the streets of east Basra, April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness. REUTERS/POOL/Jon Mills
(11) A British soldier from the Royal Fusiliers gestures to local Iraqi children during patrols in Basra, southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province of Iraq, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness. REUTERS/POOL/Mark Richards
(12) A local Iraqi boy offers a flower to a British soldier from the Royal Fusiliers during patrols in Basra, southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province of Iraq, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness. REUTERS/POOL/Mark Richards
(13) An Iraqi man gestures as British troops carry out patrols in Basra, southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province of Iraq, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness. REUTERS/POOL/Bruce Adams
(14) An Iraqi suspected by residents of being a Fedayeen paramilitary loyal to Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) is beaten by local Iraqis on a street in the city of Basra, southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's loyalists complained of lawlessness. REUTERS/POOL/Jon Mills
(16) Local Iraqi men cheer as British troops from the Household Guards and the Royal Irish Regiment carry out patrols in Medina, near Basra in southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province of Iraq, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness and want. REUTERS/POOL/Bruce Adams - Daily Mail
(17) British soldiers remove a huge portrait of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in the southern Iraqi town of Basra(AFP POOL/Toni Nicoletti)
(18) U.S. Army PFC Derek Whitehead, from Moore Haven, Fla., takes down an piece of anti-American artwork from the wall of a presidential palace in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Tuesday, April 8, 2003. The palace was the second that soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment had secured in as many days, both lavish buildings heavily damaged by previous Air Force bombing. (AP Photo/John Moore)
(19) Iraqi children cheer as British troops from the Household Guards and the Royal Irish Regiment carry out patrols in Medina, near Basra in southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province of Iraq, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness and want. REUTERS/POOL/Bruce Adams - Daily Mail
(20) Local residents remove a painting of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in the Iraqi town of Basra, Tuesday April 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Toni Nicoletti/Daily Record, Pool)
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04/08/2003 10:17:11 PM PDT
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stlnative
(Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
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REF TO POST #290
Sorry I missed a number (#15) so here it is
Children in the Iraqi town of Basra, step on a portrait of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) Tuesday April 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Toni Nicoletti/Daily Record, Pool)
and here is the working link to (picture #16)
(16) Local Iraqi men cheer as British troops from the Household Guards and the Royal Irish Regiment carry out patrols in Medina, near Basra in southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. British officials said a local 'Sheikh' would form the leadership in Basra province of Iraq, as residents no longer under the yoke of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s loyalists complained of lawlessness and want. REUTERS/POOL/Bruce Adams - Daily Mail
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04/08/2003 10:30:49 PM PDT
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stlnative
(Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
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Thanks for all those photos! I appreciate the info..
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04/08/2003 10:36:19 PM PDT
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