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To: sea_urchin who wrote (17842)4/4/2003 8:11:10 PM
From: sea_urchin  Respond to of 81266
 
>I was 27km west of the city. And there were no Americans, no armour, not a soul around the runways of the airport

I am speechless!

english.aljazeera.net

>>>Fierce clashes for control of Baghdad airport

Residents fled their homes near Baghdad’s Saddam International Airport on Friday, seeking shelter in the city center after US forces staged a fierce attack to seize the airport complex.

"There was bombing all night. It was a night of hell," said one woman, who was shaking in fear after her drive from the airport district. "We saw that they have entered Baghdad, there were planes all night dropping bombs and there was shelling all night." <<<