the_test_of_will ??? Publicity_stunts... 040425 ... somebody *** * U.S. Strategy in Iraq *** U.S. Strategy in Iraq Raises Concerns 14 minutes ago The U.N. envoy to Iraq warned, meanwhile, that ordering American troops into two rebellious cities could lead to disaster. "Sending the tanks hauling into a place like this is not the right thing to do, and I think the Americans know that extremely well now," Lakhdar Brahimi said, speaking of Najaf, one of the holiest cities of Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq&cid=540&ncid=1480 040426 ... somebody *** * Italians - The kidnappers' 'blackmail' *** In a tape aired by Al Arabiya television on Monday, the kidnappers issued a statement saying they would release the men only if Italians publicly denounced Italy's involvement in the U.S.-led occupation. They gave a five-day deadline. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040427/wl_nm/iraq_italians_reaction_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480 040427 ... somebody *** * Iraqis - The M Limit from US *** "Colin Powell says Iraq will have to delegate some of its sovereignty to the US authorities" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3661871.stm 040427 ... kx21 *** * United States - Urban Warfare in Iraq *** The thunderous show of US Power / Force in Najaf & Fallujah:- A key milestone to Political_suicide & perhaps a natural strategy or step:- Maximum extrajudicial_killings / Destructions & prior to Cut_and_run... Why_not? 040428 ... ridiculous billy joel driving his car into a house while attempting to get a pizza 040428 ... ...... * Moment_of_truth * Iraqis hail Falluja "victory" - Reuters - 36 minutes ago 040501 ... ...... *** * Najaf - "victory over the Americans" *** Why_NOT? 040501 ... ...... Oops.. An Expansion of Black_Hole in Najaf:- British Troops Clash with Iraqi Shi'ite Militia 7 minutes ago Three British soldiers and an Iraqi policemen were wounded in a rare clash between British forces and the Shi'ite Mehdi Army in south Iraq... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040501/wl_nm/iraq_british_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480 040501 ... ....... *** * Bush /US -"We will not cut and run," *** 21 minutes ago President Bush's "mission_accomplished" is looking more like "mission_impossible". Aboard an aircraft carrier one year ago, the commander in chief declared that major combat in Iraq had ended. Today, Bush and his advisers are struggling with a tangled occupation that is anything but free of combat. None of the next-step options shows much hope of working, nor is there a clear strategy to end the U.S. occupation. "We will not cut and run," Bush promises. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040501/ap_on_go_ot/mission_ongoing&cid=513&ncid=1473 040501 ... ??? * Cut_and_Run * 040501 ... ....... Bush Tempers Jocular Correspondents Event 9 minutes ago Bush:- The nation is in a "period of testing and sacrifice" spearheaded by a "new generation of Americans as brave and decent as any before it." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=716&e=5&u=/ap/20040502/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_correspondents 040501 ... ......... *** * Falluja- New commander *** A new Iraqi general opposed to Saddam Hussein will take command of security forces in the city of Falluja. Mohammed Latif will replace Gen Jasim Saleh- who led his men into Falluja & took control of the city on Friday after US forces pulled back... How long can Latif survive in the Sadam City- Falluja? 040503 ... ? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3680895.stm 040503 ... kx21 * M Hint- Foreign_flies * Is Latif a M Species of Foreign_Flies in the Circle_of_concern of Falluja? 040503 ... vituperus The Woodcutter felled a Mountain Oak and split it in pieces, making wedges of its branches for dividing the trunk. The Oak said sighed, "I do not care about the blows of the axe aimed at my roots, but I do grieve at being torn in pieces by these wedges made from my own branches." 040503 ... ??? 123... 040504 ... kx21 Oops... The Twist_and_Turn of New commander- Mohammed Latif, or more precise, US "Shock_and_Awe" from Latif:- US Must Leave Falluja, Iraq General Says - Wired News - 14 hours ago 040506 ... ??? "I want the American soldier to return to his camp. What I want more is that he returns to the United States," "There are no insurgents. There are kind people," said Latif, * Paradigm_shift * 040506 ... kx21 *** * US Soldiers to "leave" Falluja... *** "Cut_and_run"... Why_NOT? 040506 ... kx21 *** * Rumsfeld Survival: abuse scandal *** Extrajudicial_Abuses 040506 ... i Congress doesn't have a lot of goodwill left for defense chief http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4916525/ 040506 ... ???????????? May 6: New photos of Iraqi prisoners’ being abused were published Thursday as calls for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation grew louder. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4855930/ 040506 ... 13 July 2004 * Beheading_Threat * The_test_of_will of National_unity / Interest versus U.S.-led Coalition / Policy in Iraq... And the Moment_of_truth:- a_'dramatic_blow'_to_United__States_led_coalition_ / Policy in Iraq 040713 ... The Graces from Heaven Manila begins withdrawal of troops from Iraq July 13, 2004 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5396761 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines said Wednesday it is withdrawing its small peacekeeping contingent from Iraq early to meet the demand of kidnappers threatening to kill a captive Filipino truck driver. ...Why_not? 040713 ... . iLink:- Live_movies 040721 what's it to you? who go blather from