17 posted on
04/14/2003 8:51:05 AM PDT by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
This hasn't been verified yet by anyone (press or military) on the ground in Baghdad. It might be printed in the Australian, but the source is an Arab TV network, in a world where rumor, fantasy and conspiracy are given the same weight as facts.
India's Hindu Newspaper is reporting that Abu Dhabi is "quoting Iraqi defence sources," which makes the story even more bizarre.