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Boston IndyMedia Is Working for COINTELPRO
by Stephen DeVoy •
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 12:37 AM
For the past several months I've observed a pattern of abuse on Boston IndyMedia. For those of you unaware, I've been targeted by a COINTELPRO operation for more than a year now. The operation has cost me my job, forced me to move for the safety of my family, and made it difficult to run my anti-fascist and antiwar websites: Stop Fascism!, Break Your Chains, and Rational Anarchism.
Boston IndyMedia Is Working for COINTELPRO
For the past several months I've observed a
pattern of abuse on Boston IndyMedia. For those of you unaware, I've been
targeted by a
COINTELPRO operation for more than a year now. The operation has cost
me my job, forced me to move for the safety of my family, and made it difficult
to run my anti-fascist and antiwar websites:
Stop Fascism!, Break
Your Chains, and Rational
Anarchism.
The COINTELPRO group harassing me uses the
name KOBE. They
maintain a database of IP numbers of the victims they harass. They even
provide an interface to their members for looking up IP addresses. A
couple of months ago I posted a message anonymously on Boston IndyMedia.
Within minutes a comment was made in the name of one KOBE XIAN, a member of
KOBE, that from my IP address they had determined that I was Stephen DeVoy.
Note, my IP address was only visible to the system administrators of Boston
IndyMedia.
Had this been the only incident, I would
have dismissed it as an improbable guess. However, a long chain of events
confirms my suspicion. Not only does Boston IndyMedia delete posts that
are critical of Israel, but Boston IndyMedia protects posts coming from members
of the Free Republic. KOBE is associated with the Free Republic.
Even more disturbing is the fact that Boston Police Special Operations members
have been posting unimpeded on Boston Indy Media. The following is a proof
of this accusation:
Please read the following post on Boston
Indymedia:
http://boston.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=12955&group=webcast
This post starts off with a collection of
photos I took at the antiwar event in Boston on March 29. As we've all
seen, it is common practice to not blur the faces of protesters in pictures
posted to IndyMedia. Immediately following my post, you see the beginning
of a string of posts that I find very interesting. The faces of anarchists
were blurred due to police harassment documented here. The most important
comments, however, read as follows:
"Two signs from Saturday's 'Peace'
march: "This is what a Feminist looks like" and "Bush needs a
bitch slap." What's wrong with this picture?
Photos courtesy of our local phoney anachists who seemed more interested in
taking photos of hot anti-war chicks then fighting the power.
One more thing: Why do you think the gestapo , blackshirt cops were more
racially and sexually diverse then the mostly white well-to-do marchers?
Question the authority of your culture."
Is this an innocent post? Well,
no. I can prove that it was posted by a member of Boston Police Special
Operations, the same group that harassed anarchists at the march from which the
photos were taken. Here's the proof:
Check out this post made to a journal for
law enforcement professionals: http://www.guardroom.com/jjdaley/
Read the post under the heading "Cognitive
Dissonance".
"Two signs from Saturday's 'Peace'
march: "This
is what a Feminist looks like" and "Bush
needs a bitch slap." Photos courtesy of our local phoney anachists
who seemed more interested in taking photos of hot anti-war chicks then
fighting the power."
Now, note the following similarity between
the posts. They are almost identical. Who posted this? Well,
the man who posted this, John Daley, runs the following website:
http://www.yvsf.com/content/home.htm
The above link will take you to Boston
Police Special Operations.
When I noticed this, I posted the following
on Boston IndyMedia. Notice the comments:
http://www.boston.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=13440&group=webcast
Also, notice the same defamation used by the
KOBE organization. For some reason they think my middle initial is
"J." which it is not. Here's another post:
http://www.boston.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=13463&group=webcast
An import thing I can't show you, because
Boston IndyMedia deleted it, is a post I made demonstrating who KOBE is.
However, I can show you the original information about KOBE that I posted.
Here is an article authored by KOBE explaining their organization:
http://dcregistry.com/forums/politics/messages/689.html
The above link is to an article by KOBE
entitled: "Subversive/Dissident groups provide
inroads for terrorists and spying within the United States of
America." In this article, KOBE specifically targets my
websites. Why did Boston IndyMedia delete this?
Please do not remove this
article. People need to see this. Boston IndyMedia has not grown
into the kind of outlet that other IndyMedias in cities with vibrant antiwar
movements have grown into specifically because it is in the hands of the wrong
people. For the sake of Bostonians, we need to increase awareness of this.
Loco
by Del Mundo
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 5:56 AM
sdevoy@aol.com
Up the dose, man.
carolinanavy.com/fleet2/f2/zreligion/Islamhall/cas/3118.html
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Idiots...
by Eric
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 5:58 AM
"I've been targeted by a COINTELPRO operation for more than a year now. The operation has cost me my job, forced me to move for the safety of my family, and made it difficult to run my anti-fascist and antiwar websites: Stop Fascism!, Break Your Chains, and Rational Anarchism."
Idiocy is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Nothing to see here....
by Move along
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 6:02 AM
Of course not. The FBI/CIA would NEVER target a group or individual. For political reasons. That would be un american.
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unsubstantiated allegations
by Eric
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 6:07 AM
should be backed up with facts. Oh, and evidence. Preferably enough to go to trial with.
Truth is that this idiot is just a buffoon with too much free time. An idle mind is the devil's workshop. He needs to be spending time basking in the light of reality instead of battling poltergeists like he's a card carrying member of The Ghost Busters.
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Bzzzzzz Bzzzzzz. NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!
by J. Ashcroft
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 7:05 AM
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You WILL not read the above post. The CRT is watching you watching it. We know when you've been sleeping, we know when you're awake, we know if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake. DO NOT BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE BEING TRACKED DOWN. It will only get you upset. We want to help you.
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COINTELPRO was the government
by Eric
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 10:03 AM
You've got your panties all in a bind over some group of 12 year old script kiddie hackers that are giving you fits.
Get real bozo.
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It would not surprise...
by Diogenes
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 11:22 AM
...to see an Indymedia site infiltrated and run by COINTELPRO types. It is just the type of operation that they specialize in. Disinformation, subversion of the opposition, and promotion of false alternatives. While I would not accept the main author's thesis without more substantiation I would not dismiss it out of hand either. For more on the history of COINTELPRO read the following: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/COINTELPRO/cointelpro.html
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It's always interesting...
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 12:02 PM
...to see capital-P Paranoia in action.
Their mating call?
"They're out to get me!"
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Notice the reply...
by Diogenes
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 12:22 PM
...of the Shills. "Don't look behind the Curtain". Don't think for yourself.
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You mean...
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 12:35 PM
..."think for yourself" like you do, Diogenes?
"Bush is evil! No blood for oil!" Is that the way I should think?
I don't hear a lot of original thought coming from the left. Just the same old tired ranting.
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GMAFB
by To: daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 12:54 PM
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daveman
by doctor
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:01 PM
>GO AWAY
It is said that waking someone out of sleepwalking is dangerous. It seems, daveman, they want to remain in their perputual naptime.
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Ouch!
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:05 PM
Wow, I guess you told me.
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Now, I'm done ranting
by Now, I'm done ranting
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:12 PM
Now, I'm done ranting. daveman. This isn't exactly a rant. It's more like refried spam.
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here you go
by Diogenes
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:14 PM
Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad.
Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad.
Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad.
Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad. Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said.
Discovery of Chemical Weapons Reported
Press reports today said U.S. chemical weapons experts may have found Sarin gas at a chemical storage site in a central Iraqi town - that town not named. U.S. military planners would not confirm those reports at today's briefing.
"We continue to find information that leads us to different sites," said Brooks. "With each one of these reports - that there might be some potential presence of weapons of mass destruction or some potential means of using weapons of mass destruction - we do a thorough search."
Brooks said excavations were going on right now at suspected WMD sites, but he added, "We don't have any extraordinary finds at this point."
'Cautious Optimism'
The fact that coalition forces have moved into Baghdad "increases the optimism," Brooks said, but "it also reminds us that there's a good deal of hazard out there."
He said each military operation creates new "opportunities," which lead to new military operations, and that's what military planners expect to see in the coming days - "not just in Baghdad, but in areas throughout the country."
Brooks said the thrust into Baghdad "reinforces the reality that we will ... continue to conduct operations at a time and place of our choosing, and the regime does not have the means of preventing that."
Brooks reminded reporters that there are still pockets of resistance in Baghdad and in towns that coalition forces already have passed through. "The regime does still have some military capability. It also has some limited command and control capability over small units in certain areas," he said.
"We continue with our efforts to find those, remove those, and proceed to a condition where the regime is gone and there's no longer any threats to us or to the Iraqi people."
In other developments, military planners said today that Iraqi workers were helping coalition forces establish control at the Baghdad airport. "This is a very important step as we continue to progress toward getting the airport back into operation for the Iraqi people when the conflict has ended," Brooks said.
He said coalition forces now had a "degree of victory" over 900 of the 940 oil wells in the south of Baghdad.
Baghdad and Basra Falling, but 'War's Not Over Yet' Susan Jones, CNSNews.com Monday, April 7, 2003 The fighting continued in Baghdad today as U.S. troops fanned out across the city and took over one of Saddam's main palaces and other regime buildings. But the job isn't over yet, U.S. military planners cautioned. "We're a long way from being able to celebrate victory," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said at a military briefing in Qatar today. "We certainly continue to say that the outcome is not in doubt. But there is still work for us to do at this point, and that's where we will remain focused."
Is 'Chemical Ali' Toast?
"Reliable sources" told British officials in Basra that a notorious Iraqi leader nicknamed "Chemical Ali," Saddam Hussein's cousin, was killed in a coalition attack on a home near Basra on Saturday night.
"We identified the body of his bodyguard, a man very close to Chemical Ali, and we are now working our way through the rubble of this building, trying to find out who else was in there," said British Central Command spokesman Captain Al Lockwood today.
The U.S. says Ali Hassan al-Majid gassed Kurdish villages in 1988, thus earning his "chemical" nickname. Wire reports say U.S. forces believe Ali also worked out of the Naseriyah hospital where American POW Jessica Lynch was held captive.
'No Illusions'
According to Brooks, the air and ground attacks are continuing, and they will continue as long as pockets of resistance remain. "We're not finished," he said. "And we have no illusions about the fact that there's still work ahead and that there will continue to be combat action."
Brooks said a declaration of victory in this war would not come from military planners.
"We're going to continue to conduct operations until we accomplish the objectives that have been set up for us," he said.
He said the focus remained not on individuals such as Saddam Hussein, but on the "regime and its capabilities." While the coalition has disrupted "much of the regime's control and command ability, as well as its ability to wage war, "The regime retains some capability," Brooks said.
Basra Falls
There are still "some pockets" of resistance in Basra, Brook said, but they are "far fewer."
Indeed, as Brooks spoke in Qatar, live video from Basra today showed British convoys moving into the city. Residents of Basra were said to be looting the city, including a hotel, waving to British troops and giving "thumbs-up" signals to American television reporters as they passed by on vehicles piled high with carpets and furniture.
Coalition forces continue to discover more and more weapons and ammunition stores in Basra, Brooks said
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And what's so bad...
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:14 PM
...about refried Spam?
You people seem to live on it around here. Except your is really kind of bitter.
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Diogenes!
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:16 PM
Dude! Way to soak up the bandwidth!
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Except your is really kind of bitter.
by Except your is really kind of bitter.
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:17 PM
Except your is really kind of bitter. Just a hazard of the trade, when you deal with the enemy.
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Oooooooooh....wadda come back.......NOT
by To: doctor
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:20 PM
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Physician, go hearl thyself, k?
Your post was soooooooo dumb.
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Hey! You hear that?
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:20 PM
It's the sound of the left being marginalized!
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spam
by spam
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:24 PM
Oooooooooo!! X-tra spam. When the US is mopping up and your hero Saddam is losing his shirt, you guys get awful edgy.
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Don't they though?
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:32 PM
You don't think...no, couldn't be, could it?
Were they...dare I say it...WRONG?
GASP! Say it isn't so!
But they blocked traffic! They barfed on the street!
What about all the drums and chanting?
You mean they didn't work?
Fooey. Next thing you know, it'll be about some stupid thing like liberating the Iraqis.
Uhhh..."Bush is bad! It's all about the oil!"
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Try again, Asshole.....
by To: The Neocon Nazi Posters
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 1:50 PM
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Just answer one fucking question, since it's not about oil <roll eyes>, then........
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They'll be found...
by daveman
Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 2:01 PM
...but you'll probably insist the coalition put them there.
And thanks for the profanity; I was wondering if IndyMedia had cleaned up its act.
Oh, and next time you see an Iraqi child...maybe the ones we released from Saddam's prison, even...be sure to tell him you don't think he's worth saving.
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