Why the Army shouldn’t be so surprised by Saddam’s moves.
By Fred Kaplan
Posted Friday, March 28, 2003, at 1:55 PM PT
Much has been made of Thursday’s remark by Lt. Gen. William Wallace, commander of U.S. Army forces in the Persian Gulf. Talking about the fierce and guerrilla-style resistance of Iraqi militia groups, Wallace said, “The [...]
The Sunday Times - World
March 30, 2003
US Marines turn fire on civilians at the bridge of death
Mark Franchetti, Nasiriya
THE light was a strange yellowy grey and the wind was coming up, the beginnings of a sandstorm. The silence felt almost eerie after a night of shooting so intense it hurt the eardrums and shattered the [...]
The World Health Organization calls Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, a new communicable disease that is a global health threat. More than 480 people have recently fallen ill from the potentially fatal disease, which has spread around the globe by air travel.
Currently sporting a 3-4% fatality rate and requiring about 10-15% of victims to [...]
Washington, D.C. - In what is believed to be its strongest travel advisory ever, the U.S. State Department today warned Americans abroad not to act like Americans.
The advisory was issued simultaneously in Washington by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, and in The Hague by a man who, in halting Dutch, denied he was U.S. [...]