posted by Reverend Chuck0 on Sunday March 23 2003 @ 03:27PM PST
Despite the billions spent on military hardware and imperialist diplomacy, the invasion of Iraq is not going according to plan.
Commander of Iraqi division reported surrendered vows to fight on DOHA (AFP) Mar 23, 2003
An Iraqi commander near the southern city of Basra said Sunday that his division, which Washington earlier said had surrendered, would continue to resist US and British forces.
"I am with my men in Basra, we continue to defend the people and riches" of the town, Colonel Khaled al-Hashemi, commander of the 51st Mechanized Division, told the satellite television channel Al-Jazeera.
Ominous signs for coalition in battle for Umm Qasr
US and British marines, backed by tanks and air strikes, fought for the third day on Sunday to secure full control of the Iraqi frontier town of Umm Qasr, in a small but politically significant battle that has become an embarrassment for the invasion force.
Umm Qasr, the port at the head of the Gulf through which the coalition has announced it will bring urgent humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq, is home to just 4,000 people and lies within sight of the Kuwaiti border.
The sound of machine gun exchanges and bombing raids by Royal Air Force Harriers was clearly audible on Sunday from Kuwaiti territory, in spite of repeated official assurances in recent days that control of the port had been or was about to be secured.
'Liberated' Iraqis Question US Motives
They were unforgettable images: Residents of this southern Iraqi town openly welcoming coalition forces. They danced in the streets as a picture of Saddam Hussein was torn down.
That was yesterday.
Traveling unescorted into Safwan today, I got a far different picture. Rather than affection and appreciation, I saw a lot of hostility toward the coalition forces, the United States and President Bush.
Some were even directed towards the media. (It was the first time I heard somebody refer to me as a "Satan.")
Iranians take pot shots at US-British forces in Iraq FAO, Southern Iraq (AFP) Mar 23, 2003
Coalition forces have come under fire from Iranian military units across the border from Iraq, British commandos said.
U.S. Accuses Russia Of Helping Iraq Militarily
Russian technicians are now helping Iraq jam crucial satellite signals needed to guide bombs and military aircraft, U.S. official.
The State Department said it had repeatedly brought sales of "militarily sensitive equipment" to Iraq to the attention of senior officials in Moscow, including in the days leading up to the current conflict, but had not yet received a satisfactory response.
'Sharpest' fighting in war to date
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi forces killed and wounded several U.S. Marines Sunday around the southern city of Nasiriyah in what a senior U.S. officer called "the sharpest engagement of the war thus far."
U.S. dismayed as Turkish troops pour into northern Iraq
The United States has formally abandoned the prospect of a northern front in the war against Iraq as Turkey has once again balked at cooperating with the U.S. war effort.
Allies Hit Setbacks on Road to Baghdad By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer
Iraq (news - web sites) used ambushes and even fake surrenders to kill and capture U.S. troops Sunday, inflicting the first significant casualties on the allied forces driving toward Baghdad. U.S. war leaders declared the invasion on target despite the bloody setbacks.
UK Confirms Plane Hit by 'Friendly Fire' Are Dead
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday the two-man crew of a Royal Air Force Tornado jet shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile were dead.
Iraqis fake surrender, kill Marines
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- An Iraqi military unit Sunday faked a surrender to a U.S. Marine unit but then opened fire as they approached near Nasiriyah, just one fight in a day of pitched battles marked by what military officials called "ruses" on the part of Iraqi forces, according to Central Command military officials.
US admits deaths in fight for city
US commanders have confirmed that a number of their troops were killed and wounded in heavy fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.
Iraqi Forces Block Americans, Show POWs on TV
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Paramilitary fighters loyal to Saddam Hussein stalled the U.S. charge across Iraq on Sunday, inflicting casualties and taking prisoners as President Bush warned Americans not to count on a quick victory.
Russia protests spy plane flights
MOSCOW MARCH 23. Russia has lodged formal protest with the United States over flights of American spy plane along Russia's southern borders.
The Russian Foreign Ministry sent a letter of protest to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Saturday voicing concern over the flights described as intelligence activity "reminiscent of the Cold War." A U-2 spy plane flew 20 to 35 km from the Russian border with the neighbouring former Soviet republic of Georgia on Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
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Iran says it's ready to thwart aggression
Tehran, March 23, IRNA -- Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari here on Sunday stressed that Iranian forces are ready to thwart any foreign aggression against the country, and reiterated Iran's position of "active neutrality" toward the Iraq crisis. Lari, speaking at a news conference, said Iranian combatants are carefully watching out for the developments on the border with Iraq, stressing that they will definitely take action against any air or sea aggression against the country.
Saudi Advisory Body to Condemn War on Iraq Reuters Sunday, March 23, 2003; 10:13 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, a government-appointed advisory body, will on Monday condemn the U.S.-led war against Iraq, some of its members said on Sunday.
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pr writes on Monday March 24 2003 @ 03:22AM PST: [ reply | parent ]
Despite the shocking disparity and unfairness of these two bullies,there are signs that the crusaders are being spooked by the 'island hopping' tactic.Like Denikins march toward Moscow their flanks are wide open for hit and run guerrilla strikes.Every day Iraq lasts is a great victory and even a 'defeat' will hardly be the end of the story.This criminal colonial war of aggression will almost certainly lead to the collapse of Govts in the reigon and possibly in the UK and even the Great Satan itself. Another 'victory' like this will be the certain death of Amerikkka.(and not a moment to soon.)
