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Is this story the latest or the same story from last week? If it's last week's story, I heard it was a false report. Hmmm?

He was reporting live, and said he was reporting based on direct interviews with defecters. Of course, it's always your own call whether to trust the press or not, but I personally have never considered Fred Francis to be unreliable or overtly biased.

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I think a lot of Iraqi regulars are ready to 'surrender'. They are probably good people put in difficult positions. Serve or be executed.

The Republican Guards will be our only challenge - except for burning oil wells and chemical weapons (that they of course don't have), and other Saddam trickery. We're ready. Let's roll.