Posted on 12/02/2002 9:52:20 PM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/3/02 - Baghdad, al-Karamah, Kuwait, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Sulaimaniya, London
BREAKING: Baghdad - DAY FIVE - MISSING EQUIPMENT at al-Karamah BREAKING: Near the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border - 1st Marine Expeditionary Force BREAKING: London - Imprisoned scientists expose Iraqi torture
Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan
========= Baghdad =========
DAY FIVE - MISSING EQUIPMENT
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the al-Karamah military complex, near Baghdad.
Alerted in advance by the UN WMD inspectors, Iraq removed some UN-labeled equipment
involved in rocket development for ~800-1500+ mile capability.
The Iraqi Army Brigs of Karama take docile reporters on tour
after their sweetheart visit by UN WMD inspectors.
In Baghdad, Iraq, the UN WMD inspectors reportedly went to
an alcohol factory in Khan Bani Sa'ad, 20 miles northeast of Baghdad.
Two additional "alcoholic beverage plants" were visited.
========= Kuwait =========
Somewhere near the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border, with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force,
AT-4 anti-tank rockets and 240-G machine guns are used as live fire training continues.
========= USS Abraham Lincoln =========
Heroes on the USS Abraham Lincoln enforce UN sanctions against Iraq.
========= Sulaimaniya =========
In Sulaimaniya, ~210 miles northeast of Baghdad.
In Sulaimaniya, at the Sulaimaniya University campus.
In Sulaimaniya, at the Medicine College of Sulaimaniya University.
========= Turkey =========
Turkey Is Among "Most Reliable" of U.S. Allies
by Gerry J. Gilmore
CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 2, 2002 -- A senior U.S. administration
official traveling with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D.
Wolfowitz praised Turkey as one of the "most reliable allies" of
the United States.
Wolfowitz's trip to London, Brussels, Belgium, and Turkey was
delayed because a faulty part developed in his C-17 plane's
backup communications system. The group flew here Dec. 1 from
Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to replace the part, as required by
regulation to fly overseas, an Air Force official noted.
The deputy secretary's group departed Charleston about five hours
later for London, where he is slated to meet with senior British
leaders. He then travels to Ankara, Turkey, for discussions with
top Turkish officials.
In Charleston, the U.S. official noted to reporters traveling
with Wolfowitz that Iraq would be high on discussion lists in
Great Britain, Turkey and at NATO.
The official said Turkey recently elected a new government whose
majority party, although comprised of an Islamic base, has
declared for the continuation of a democratic and secular state.
Turkey continues to provide Operation Northern Watch air bases
from which U.S. and coalition planes over fly northern Iraq, the
official noted.
Turkey has been a staunch U.S. ally since the Korean War, the
official said. Today, its assistance continues to be valuable,
the official continued, whether as another strong ally to
confront Saddam Hussein to convince him to give up his weapons of
mass destruction peaceably or as a potential partner in a
possible war with Iraq should Hussein refuse.
As U.N. inspectors traverse Iraq looking for prohibited weapons,
the official remarked that the first real test of Saddam's
sincerity comes Dec. 8, when he has to declare his entire WMD
inventory.
Following Turkey, Wolfowitz will jet to NATO Headquarters in
Brussels to meet with alliance leaders.
The trip is the first of a series over the next few weeks in
which senior U.S. leaders will travel to several regions, the
official said. The trips are intended to enhance support for
Iraqi disarmament and to sound out allies for assistance in the
event Hussein reneges.
========= Bagram, Afghanistan =========
In Bagram, heroes jog - and last longer than the dust-storm.
========= American B-52s over Afghanistan =========
B-52 reminded feuding Afghans (as is their way) that America took
the country from the Taliban because of the 911 Atrocities, and remains on the hunt.
========= Kabul, Afghanistan =========
In Kabul, the end-of-Ramadan Eid festival.
========= Kandahar, Afghanistan =========
In Kandahar, Thopbanda, an Afghan game.
========= London =========
In London, Dr Hussain Al-Sharistani described how he was imprisoned
by Saddam Hussein between 1979 and 1991 for refusing to work on Iraq's military nuclear program.
========= Antares and Rho Ophiuchi =========
Antares and Rho Ophiuchi - Blue reflection nebulae, reddish emission nebulae, backlit dust clouds
and Antares, a red supergiant. Rho Ophiuchi is at the center of the blue nebula on the right.
M4 is visible just below Antares, to the left of the red cloud engulfing Sigma Scorpii.
END OF TRANSMISSION 12/3/02 .......... K
This Marine looks like a character model for Unreal or Quake! Those guys have got to be scary in combat, especially with all the cool toys -*er*- weapons at their disposal.
Say goodmorning to the guys Sis!
Dad was a 'lifer'. He spent most of 1948 in Turkey. I am looking at a brass coffee grinder he brought back from Turkey!
Medal of Honor is a terrific game and they have new downloads available online. It runs on a Quake engine.
You are an A--hole. With this simple statement you have trivialized the tortuous death that these kids went through. That was a little kid sitting on the top step, not standing. Nerve gas make the body go through all kinds of cruel contortions. Pull your head out of rectal defilade.
I'm not sure who Radu the Handsome is, I'm sorry to say. I chose it because it's the name of my favorite vampire (I love vampire stories and movies). To add to many folks' confusion, Radu is a masculine name....and I'm a female. LOL! It's a loooong story.
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