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Politics : The Liberation of Iraq -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: eims2000 who wrote (197)3/21/2003 12:59:35 PM
From: Vitas  Respond to of 908
 
Major Air War Has Begun Against Iraq-US Official

12 minutes ago


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has begun a major air war against Iraq (news - web sites) as American and British thrust north from Kuwait toward Baghdad, a U.S. official said on Friday.

The official, who asked not to be identified, spoke as bombs and missiles began to strike Baghdad for the third successive night in a war to remove President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) from Power. Earlier in the day U.S. B-52 bombers took off from a base in Britain, apparently headed for Iraq.

U.S. defense officials have said upward of 3,000 satellite-guided bombs dropped by aircraft and cruise missiles launched from sea and air would be part of a massive aerial assault dubbed by the Pentagon (news - web sites) as "shock and awe."

story.news.yahoo.com



To: eims2000 who wrote (197)3/21/2003 1:03:29 PM
From: Vitas  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 908
 
major mushroom like clouds, very bright flashes



To: eims2000 who wrote (197)3/21/2003 1:08:18 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman  Respond to of 908
 
shocking

awe

the sounds, crashing, missiles whistling, explosions

sky lit up

smoke

fires

5 to 8 minutes, continual air strikes

chilling