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The Daily Star talks of our "brave heroes" - the SAS. The paper claims that members of the elite group of troops are already on the streets of Baghdad. Oh and there is a picture of a girl in a bikini.The Sun shows a British tank poised to attck Baghdad with the Allied army set to do battle with Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard. It uses the headline: "Saddam's Last Stand."The Daily Express is also looking at the main push towards Baghdad. It uses a picture of allied troops ready to go over the top.US and British warplanes, guided by...

The Daily Star claims Iraq executed a number of American prisoners of war in "cold blood". It also advertises its "Oscars Special" with a picture of Carmen Elektra."God Help Them" is the headline on the front of the Daily Express. It refers to the American prisoners of war that Iraq paraded on TV. It also claims a number of prisoners who were killed were shot in the head.The Sun also looks at the plight of the US prisoners of war being held in Iraq. It says they are being "Held At The Mercy Of Savages".The Daily Mirror continues with its...

Dramatic pictures have been coming out of Iraq since the bombing campaign began. The Sun carries perhaps the most dramatic yet - capturing the moment the "shock and awe" campaign began.The anti-war Mirror puts it another way. It describes last night's attack, which was beamed across the world as it happened, as "America's night of shame".The cruise missile blitz is captured in the two detailed pictures by the Daily Mail, which shows smoke pouring out of one large building.The Daily Express opts to carry a picture of Iraqi troops surrendering in southern Iraq, although the paper's picture desk has ignored...

The Sun reports on what it calls the "Battle For Basra". It says 10,000 British troops stormed into action to seize the key city in southern Iraq.The Mirror carries a full-page picture of smoke rising from a missile strike in Baghdad with the headline "Mass Destruction".The Star also leads with a picture of a burning Baghdad and says allies have blitzed Saddam's palaces and troops have warned: "You ain't seen nothing yet".The Express says 10,000 British troops have spearheaded a full-blown invasion of Iraq and says they have come under fire from "the missiles Saddam the liar said he never...

No order yet to start Iraq ground war-UK spokesman KUWAIT CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. and British forces have not yet received orders to launch a ground attack on Iraq but are ready to go, British military spokesman Colonel Chris Vernon told Reuters on Thursday. U.S. military spokesman Major David Andersen said he was unable to confirm any ground activity at the moment. Witnesses said the Kuwait-Iraq border area, where thousands of U.S. and British troops have massed, was quiet. Explosions rocked Baghdad at dawn on Thursday as the United States launched a war to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam...

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Air Raid Sirens, Planes Heard in Baghdad By DAVID ESPO .c The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard across Baghdad after air raid sirens went off in the capital at dawn Thursday. An American-led invasion force of 300,000 troops awaited the order to strike. U.S. and British forces massed in the Kuwaiti desert close to the Iraqi border, giant B-52 warplanes were loaded with bombs and Tomahawk missile-carrying ships were in position, all awaiting an attack order from Bush. The deadline came at 8 p.m. EST, which was 4 a.m. Thursday in Baghdad, its...

Campbel Brown Announced that the White House said all the decisions have been made and the go codes given. The President has turned the operation over to the Generals and they will decide when to start.

The Sun leads with the words of an army commander who told British troops to "Show Them No Pity... They Have Stains On Their Souls".The Mirror carries a nightime picture of a RAF Harrier over Iraqi oilfields.The Star claims that British SAS troops have already exchanged fire with Iraqi troops in what were the first shots of the "war against evil tyrant Sadddam Hussein".The Mail quotes from speech from a British commander to his troops - it says the impassioned speech brought tough infantrymen to tears and prepared them for the horror and the tragedy of war.The Express reports that...

We know that Free Republic is monitored at the White House. I am asking all of you to post your good wishes and support for the Commander-in-Chief on this thread, in the hope that one of our friends on the White House staff will select the best of the best of them and put them on the President's desk in the next few days. George W. Bush is an incredibly talented man, with great capacities. But he is human, and needs encouragement in trying times, like all of us do. This period of history is about as tryng as it...

Newsmax Wires Thursday, March 20, 2003 WASHINGTON -- All speculation about whether Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would flee and whether he would be tried for his crimes or forgiven if he did ended Wednesday as the time for the dictator and his two sons to leave expired. Saddam hasn't left Baghdad. But since Monday evening, when U.S. President George W. Bush gave him two days to surrender if he wants to avoid war, his possible departure was sought and discussed intensely around the world. At least two Arab states -- Saudi Arabia and Bahrain -- who have been asking him...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a U.S. deadline passed for President Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face war, the White House said the invasion of Baghdad would start at a time of President Bush's choosing. "The disarmament of the Iraqi regime will begin at a time of the president's choosing," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters as the 8 p.m. deadline passed.

I just heard an ABC radio news report that said Iraqi troops are indicating a desire to surrender via e-mail to allied forces across the Kuwaiti border. My question: How does one find the e-mail address of an allied soldier? Was a web address printed on the flyers that were dropped?Of course I know this doesn't matter a hill of beans, but I was just curious. Thanks

Filed at 7:39 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is intensifying his efforts to hide in Baghdad before the onset of war, U.S. officials said. Saddam went on television Tuesday, appearing in military fatigues for the first time in years. After that, American officials said, he took steps to lower his profile in the city to an even greater degree than normal. Saddam, whom officials describe as obsessed with his personal security, keeps a network of bunkers and other hiding places in and around the capital. He moves between them frequently, surrounded by security forces. Any U.S.-led...

By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of armed members of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s Baath party and security forces deployed Wednesday throughout Baghdad, taking positions behind sandbags and in foxholes ahead of the U.S. ultimatum for the Iraqi leader to leave or face war. AP Photo (AP Video) Latest news: · Many Iraqi Loyalists Leave Posts AP - 14 minutes ago · Air Force: U.S. Assault Will Stun Iraqis AP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago · Poll Shows Sermons on Iraq Influence Few AP - Wed Mar 19, 3:39 PM ET Special Coverage  ...

  Tony Blair leaves Downing Street Anger Over Short's Absence THE FINAL STEPS TO WAR Tony Blair spoke to President Bush on the phone and met key ministers at Downing Street as the deadline for Saddam to leave Iraq approached. Tim Marshall, Sky's foreign affairs editor, said that in all but name the meeting was a War Cabinet.Following Prime Minister's Question time in the House of Commons, Mr Blair spoke to President Bush for 20 minutes.Mr Blair met his Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and the Labour Party Chairman, John Reid at Number 10He was then locked in talks with the...

The first line of tanks made its way past soon after dawn, helmeted figures poking out of turrets giving the thumbs-up to watching soldiers as the massed might of the American army began its slow move to the border. The winds had come again, but there was none of the despondency that accompanied the sandstorms last week, with people marooned in their tents to escape the howling wind. Then talk was of wives, girlfriends and family back home. Now conversation focused only on the task ahead. Tents were packed into kit bags. Fires were lit across the plain as the...

Given that it's 5 minutes till the Iraq war deadline ends I thought it would be timely to recall the following quote: "I have just signed a bill that will outlaw Russia forever. The bombing starts in 5 minutes." - Ronald Reagan (Doing microphone check at 1984 GOP Convention) Here's an audio of it

30 Minutes Left -- God Bless Our Troops (Post Final Prayers Here)

With the formal rejection of U.S. President George W. Bush's offer to accept a peaceful surrender on al-Shahab (the Iraqi equivalent to the CBC), Saddam Hussein and his sons have given signal for the U.S. and allied invasion to begin. Mr. Bush will probably still wait the full 48 hours, which expire this evening. Time is being granted for non-combatants to get out of Iraq; the invasion becomes more likely to begin with each passing hour after 8 p.m. EST.Would that it were possible to temporarily remove the entire Iraqi civilian population, but Mr. Saddam won't let them go.For the...