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To: Rascal who wrote (24838)	8/9/2003 10:49:06 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

<<...."Where is Ross Perot Now That We Need Him?"...>> Bring Him On! We need to educate mainstream America about what has really happened to this country. We clearly have a CONgress that has failed to hold the President accountable for his actions. commondreams.org

To: Rascal who wrote (24838)	8/11/2003 9:03:04 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

US admits it used napalm bombs in Iraq ___________________________________ By Andrew Buncombe in Washington The Independent 10 August 2003 news.independent.co.uk <<...American pilots dropped the controversial incendiary agent napalm on Iraqi troops during the advance on Baghdad. The attacks caused massive fireballs that obliterated several Iraqi positions. The Pentagon denied using napalm at the time, but Marine pilots and their commanders have confirmed that they used an upgraded version of the weapon against dug-in positions. They said napalm, which has a distinctive smell, was used because of its psychological effect on an enemy. A 1980 UN convention banned the use against civilian targets of napalm, a terrifying mixture of jet fuel and polystyrene that sticks to skin as it burns. The US, which did not sign the treaty, is one of the few countries that makes use of the weapon. It was employed notoriously against both civilian and military targets in the Vietnam war...>>