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Loco

by Del Mundo Tuesday, Apr. 08, 2003 at 5:56 AM
sdevoy@aol.com

Up the dose, man.
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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

Bzzzzzz Bzzzzzz. NOT...
swarm.jpg, image/jpeg, 612x490

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

GMAFB...
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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

Oooooooooh....wadda ...
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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

Try again, Asshole.....
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Just answer one fucking question, since it's not about oil , 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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