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| Iraq |
| Allied forces take more than 3,500 Iraqis captive |
| 2003-03-25 |
| U.S. and allied forces have now taken in "excess of 3,500 Iraqi prisoners," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday. At a Pentagon briefing, Rumsfeld said humanitarian assistance in the form of "food, water and medicine" is already being delivered. Still, after five days of ground combat, he sought to minimize expectations of a swift end to the war. "We're still, needless to say, much closer to the beginning than the end," Rumsfeld said. Good thing we don't put them on the teevee. I don't think 3500 EPWs would fit on my 21" screen... In addition to the prisoners in custody, Rumsfeld said that thousands of other Iraqi fighters have abandoned their units. He said the United States was treating prisoners in accordance with the Geneva Convention and is giving the International Red Cross access to them. He urged the Iraqis to do the same with coalition prisoners. As opposed to shariah or whatever the hell else they're doing... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |