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| Iraq |
| Baghdad warns people not to leave city |
| 2003-03-25 |
| The ruling Ba'ath Party of Iraq has warned its people not to evacuate the city or their houses and property or these would be confiscated by the government. According to IRNA correspondents, the Baghdad government has announced that those who leave the city will not be allowed to return. It further referred to the increasing number of bunkers that are being dug out all over the city including in streets, schools, governmental and non-governmental buildings and medical centers. But the IRNA correspondents quoted a foreign reporter as saying the US-led coalition forces have set a number of days for civilians to leave Baghdad after which they will announce the city as a military region. That says Sammy's determined to keep the civilians as human shields. No surprise there, just confirmation... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 The people should leave anyway. The "government" that will confiscate their houses and/or property isn't going to be legit once Baghdad is taken, so they really don't have anything to lose. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-25 16:10:22 |
| #3 So, where's our tanks? They're not in Germany. And it seems to me the Desert Rats got there a lot sooner than I thought. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-25 12:32:34 |
| #2 Sammy's gettin' squirrely - he's really startin' to feel the heat. A couple of days lull is good. We need rest, to secure our supply lines and get more troops into the theatre of operations. Then, turn off the lights. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-03-25 12:11:35 |
| #1 "But the IRNA correspondents quoted a foreign reporter as saying the US-led coalition forces have set a number of days for civilians to leave Baghdad after which they will announce the city as a military region." Sounds like Tommy is going to let his troops have a couple of days' rest before we start dismantling Baghdad. Good - those guys need and deserve it! Just don't wait too long, and let Sadsack dig in too much. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-25 12:00:07 |