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To: E. T. who wrote (5060)	3/29/2003 7:52:24 AM
From: E. T.	Respond to of 21614

U.S. Orders 4-6 Day Pause in Iraq Advance-Officers Reuters Saturday, March 29, 2003; 12:02 AM CENTRAL IRAQ (Reuters) - U.S. commanders have ordered a pause of between four to six days in a northwards push toward Baghdad because of supply shortages and stiff Iraqi resistance, U.S. military officers said on Saturday. They said the "operational pause," ordered on Friday, meant that advances would be put on hold while the military sorted out logistics problems with long supply lines from Kuwait. The invasion force would continue to attack Iraqi forces ahead of them with heavy air strikes during the pause, softening them up ahead of any eventual attack on Baghdad, said the officers, declining to be named. Use of gas-guzzling armored vehicles has been restricted to save fuel and food is also in short supply. In one frontline infantry unit, for instance, soldiers have had their rations cut to one meal packet a day from three. washingtonpost.com

To: E. T. who wrote (5060)	3/31/2003 5:37:51 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

Didn't you say the Arab media was reporting that sort of thing wasn't happening? No I did not. I said I have not seen a report that said Iraqi army was firing on civilians on ANY media that I was following, not just Arab, and I have not said that there were reports that "it wasn't happening". By the way, over the course of this weekend, I did hear news agencies say that there are reports that the civilians were caught in the crossfire while leaving the city (Euronews). I have a dead uncle who was made to dig a ditch long ago and when he was finished he was asked if he wanted to join the army or be shot. He decided to join. So you agree that it is not unusual in wartime for the immediate sentence of defection (or even refusing to fight) to be death?