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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (84874)	3/22/2003 3:05:15 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I see Fisk is specializing in stream of consciousness writing now. Which he calls journalism. Is he even in Baghdad? Why bother? He never went to Jenin, but that didn't stop him. NPR reports that about 200 Baghdadis were wounded last night, all from anti-aircraft shrapnel. The NPR reporter couldn't find any casualties from US bombs, since the US bombed only government and army buildings, and the usual occupants, anticipating this, had prudently removed themselves beforehand. I do not laugh at this. It's still a war. But it's a far, far cry from the Blitz, Dresden or Tokyo. It's clear that the bombing is very, very precise, aimed only at the regime, and that the citizens of Baghdad understand this - there has been no exodus from the city. People are staying at home. What they fear is the Republican Guard infiltrating their neighborhoods (the Guard has been taking over empty houses in civilian areas), and the possibility of hand-to-hand fighting. The US aim is to dissolve the regime before it comes to that - not that you could expect effective resistance from a disperse Guard hunkered down in civilian houses without orders. Fox just reported that senior Iraqi leadership has left Baghdad. Very, very good news if true.