[knighthawk]

The sudden expulsion of families from a 20-mile border strip between the autonomous Kurdish north and the rest of Iraq has led to speculation that President Saddam Hussein is clearing a buffer zone to defend against a US invasion from the north.

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[Elenya]

My guess is he stored all kinds of goodies inside the archeological sites, hoping we wouldn't dare touch it. But I suspect we have the technology to take care of that without damaging the sites, he he... :o)