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Housekeeping right up front....Chris will be anchoring MSNBC's coverage of Operation:
Iraqi Freedom from 6:30-8 pm et tonight...We'll have the latest headlines at the
quarter hour and your "military minute" (latest publicly known troop advancement and
positions) at the top and bottom of the hour...Plus, "The Listening Post" a roundup of
the headlines from around the globe, world reaction and other "bottom of the fold"
stories related to the war...
In addition we'll get the latest from NBC correspondents in the theater of operations,
including Hardball's own David Shuster in Doha, Qatar..
Some of the guests and topics on our radar screen...As you'd suspect, all of this
could change by air time...
-Raghida Dergham of Al-Hayat newspaper and an MSNBC analyst on Arab world reaction
-Frank Luntz conducted a Cairo focus group on Egyptian reaction...We'll check in with
him..
-Senator John McCain on the congressional view and life as a POW....One of our
producers is tracking down a Gulf War I POW to discuss the plight of the POWs that
Iraq is currently holding...
-Schwarzkopf on the war strategy and plans...
-The latest on Saddam, Is he dead? wounded? missing?
-We may even tackle Micheal Moore's rant at the Academy Awards last night...
How the war is playing out politically?...Hardball's Chris Matthews comments
http://msnbc.com/news/890030.asp
US Centcom now confirms that nine (9) US marines were killed in action yesterday
(sunday) at An Nasiriyah which Gen Abizaid has called "the sharpest engagement of the
war thus far."
For the latest on the war with Iraq go to http://iraq.msnbc.com
Talking to your kids about war
http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/61/67258.htm
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
With advancing American forces rubbing up against Iraqi Republican Guard units in the
Baghdad area, U.S. and British troops continued to face stiff resistance all along
their long supply line from Kuwait, raising concerns that the rapid thrust northward
may have exposed the allied flank. (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/870749_asp.htm?0cv=CA01
Mendenhall: N. Iraqi defenses stiffen...Iraqi opposition commanders fear strong
resistance to U.S. troops in the south will rally Saddam's forces elsewhere
http://www.msnbc.com/news/889968.asp
Charred Iraqi corpses smolder in burned-out trucks. Black smoke hangs over bombed
cities where U.S. troops battle Iraqi soldiers. Youths greet British tanks with
smiles, then sneer when they have passed. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=FMQFLQLRVMRSACRBAEOCFFA?type=focusIraqNews&storyID=2433522
Some U.S. POWs ID'd by families...The International Committee of the Red Cross on
Monday was trying to get access to American and possibly British POWs held in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/889604.asp
In an appearance that will only stir the debate over his fate, Saddam Hussein turned
up on Iraq's state-run television Monday to urge Iraqis to "kill your enemy precisely
and accurately." But he was vague in describing the U.S.-led military campaign aimed
at toppling him from power and said nothing that would establish the precise time the
tape was made. http://www.msnbc.com/news/889289_asp.htm
A US Apache helicopter went down during an air operation against elite Iraqi
Republican Guard units near Baghdad and its two-man crew is missing in action, US
commanders said here. (AFP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=1504&ncid=1504&e=3&u=/afp/20030324/ts_afp/iraq_war_us_helicopter
American forces in Iraq are chasing down leads from captured Iraqis and documents on
possible chemical and biological weapons sites, but as of Monday had not confirmed the
presence of any weapons of mass destruction, a senior administration official said.
(AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030324/ap_wo_en_ge/na_gen_us_iraq_us_military_1
Earlier, officials at the US Central Command described as "premature" reports of
US-led forces having discovered a "huge" chemical weapons factory in central Iraq.
(AFP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030324/pl_afp/iraq_war_us_chemical_1
Ricks Analysis: U.S. casualties expose risks...Iraqi tactics raise doubts about
strategy http://www.msnbc.com/news/889892_asp.htm
Arkin: A War of Subtle Strategy
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-war-oparkin23mar23,1,4315370.story
The U.S. soldier accused of throwing grenades into tents at a 101st Airborne Division
command center early Sunday was opposed to the killing of Muslims and opposed to the
war in Iraq, two high-ranking U.S. Army sources told NBC. One soldier was killed and
15 others, including the division commander, were wounded - at least three of them
seriously - in the early Sunday attack at Camp Pennsylvania, the rear base for the
101st near the Iraqi border.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/889462_asp.htm
A U.S. missile hit a passenger bus on the Iraqi side of the border as it carried
Syrian civilians fleeing the war, killing five people and wounding 10, Syria's
official news agency reported Monday. (AP)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/5468299.htm
Bush: "F___ Saddam. We're taking him out." (Carney, Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030331/wroad.html
Bush War Ratings May Not Reach 9/11 Levels...Terror Attacks Brought Unity, but
President Is a Polarizing Figure in Iraq Conflict (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11680-2003Mar22.html
Public support for President Bush has solidified in the early days of the war with
Iraq, with two-thirds of Americans saying they approve of the way he is doing his job,
according to a NBC poll published Sunday. http://www.msnbc.com/news/889855_asp.htm
CNN/Gallup: Bush approval at 71%
http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/0323.htm
In contrast with the anti-American protests scattered across the United States and the
world during the opening days of war against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, many
people living and working closest to the fighting expressed a markedly different
opinion of the Bush administration policy of removing Saddam from power. (CNSNews.com)
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPentagon.asp?Page=\Pentagon\archive\200303\PEN20030323b.html
War as Never Before...Embedded Reporters, High-Tech Key Coverage...Late last week NBC
News unveiled a secret weapon. It put the ah and awe into a war that in its first
three days had been shocking mostly for how well the embedding of high-tech
journalists was paying off with information about troop movements, peripheral
skirmishes and Baghdad under siege. (Television Week)
http://www.tvweek.com/topstorys/032403warasnever.html
No more views from the cockpit?....In the first Gulf War, every day of the war seemed
to bring new images from these "gun cameras." But in this conflict, those pictures may
be fading. Dateline NBC's Rob Stafford reports.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/889409.asp
Bandy: Sharpton may run as independent...Candidate says if he loses Democratic
nomination, he'd consider third-party run for president
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/5454843.htm
No Blood for Oscar!...'Chicago' Triumphs While Baghdad Looms (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16147-2003Mar23.html
Opinion/Editorial
USA Today: Mounting U.S. casualties dispel modern war myths
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2003-03-23-edit_x.htm
Terry: Guess who worked at our nuke base?
http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?columnsName=tje
Peggy: Eyes on the Prize...Iraq's liberation will be the biggest good thing to happen
since 9/11. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110003239
Pat: Even conservatives who prefer that the cousins across the pond choose Tory
leaders find much to admire in Tony Blair. He is arguably America's best friend
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31687
Novak: When the shooting starts
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak241.html
War, up close and in color...As the live TV broadcast of the gritty ground battle at
Umm Qasr shows, even 21st-century war is not entirely about satellite-guided bombs,
Predator drones, and computerized command stations. By Fred Kaplan
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/889737.asp
Barnicle: Pols dropped the ball on real costs of war
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/story/69262p-64474c.html
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