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Fox subtite just announces that the "Shock and Awe" has begun!

The war to overthrow Saddam Hussein has begun with a cruise missile strike on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. American president George Bush has described the start of war against Iraq as the opening salvo in an operation to "disarm Iraq and to free its people".Air raid sirens and explosions were heard as dawn broke in Baghdad - at about 2.30am London time.But so far there has been no major air assault on the city, which is home to six million people.Sky's David Chater, in Baghdad, said he could hear what sounded like "heavy bombing on the outskirts of the city".The...

WARSAW -- Poland said late on Monday it would send up to 200 soldiers to join a U.S.-led campaign to disarm Saddam Hussein, maintaining its position as bedrock of Eastern European support for Washington in the Iraq crisis. "We are prepared to use the Polish military contingent to force Iraq to respect UN Security Council Resolution 1441," Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski told a news conference alongside Prime Minister Leszek Miller. Speaking ahead of a speech by President George W. Bush that set the clock ticking to war, Kwasniewski said the Polish troops would lend logistical support to U.S. forces in...

Mar 19, 2003 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- During the night, the streets of Baghdad had cleared, with little sign of military preparation as the deadline passed. The previous day, hundreds of armed members of Saddam's Baath party and security forces took up positions throughout Baghdad, behind sandbags and in foxholes. But during the night, about half of them left the streets. There was no sign during the day of regular army troops or armor in or outside Baghdad, where Saddam is widely expected to make his final stand against any invaders. Al-Shabab - the most watched station in Iraq...

ASHINGTON, March 19 -- President Bush ordered the beginning of a war on Iraq tonight, and his spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said at about 9:45 p.m. Eastern time that American forces had begun to disarm Iraq and would depose Saddam Hussein.The announcement came just 10 minutes after receiving word from Baghdad, where the American attack began, just before first light at 5:35 a.m. local time on Thursday. The first signs were an air raid siren followed by antiaircraft fire and loud explosions over the city that appeared to be bombs. The antiaircraft fire appeared to be ineffective, striking at low...

Security Strict at U.S. Borders with Mexico, Canada Wed Mar 19, 3:34 PM ET Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo! By Deborah Tedford LAREDO, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security guards searched for radioactive material at the border with Mexico and inspected trucks arriving in the United States from Canada on Wednesday, stepping up security as war with Iraq (news - web sites) looms.   Pedestrians crossing north at a border point between Mexico and Laredo, Texas, had bags searched and travel documents scrutinized more carefully than before. "We have increased our examination of all modes of traffic...

My first post...hope it's beneficial... COMBAT REPORTS - March 20 2003 0329 GMT - The U.S. military appears to be broadcasting on the main frequency of Iraqi state radio, Ha'aretz reports. 0323 GMT - Pentagon sources say that the strike involving F-117 fighters was aimed at a site where Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi leaders were believed to have been staying. 0311 GMT - U.S.-led airstrikes against Baghdad began at dawn March 19 with the sound of jets roaring through the sky and Iraqi anti-aircraft guns opening fire while air raid sirens sounded throughout the city. Reuters reported...