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CAIRO, Egypt, Mar 30, 2003 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- A former CNN journalist told state-run Iraqi TV that U.S. war planners had misjudged Iraq's determination to stand up to the American-led coalition's invasion force. "Clearly, the American war plans misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces," Peter Arnett said during the interview aired Sunday by Iraq's satellite television station and monitored by The Associated Press in Egypt. Arnett, who won a Pulitzer Prize reporting in Vietnam for The Associated Press, garnered much of his prominence from covering the 1991 Gulf War in Baghdad. He is now reporting from the...

A little bit of verse for everyone's entertainment! Courtesy of yours truly. --------------------------------------------------------- What if All the Soldiers Went On Strike? WHAT if all the soldiers of the world went on strike? "Hey politicians! shoot it out 'mongst yourselves, if you like! But as for myself, I've better things to do. Tell me, why should I go out and die for YOU? You've got your global agenda; but what do I care? I've no quarrel with those poor saps over there. Yes, I've realized that they're men just like me. They don't really want war either--they'd rather be free. "They're...