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Politics : Attack Iraq? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (7656)	8/26/2003 9:06:49 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 8683

Maybe, but not this one. Bombings in India and Pakistan started in 1947. But yes after Oaklahoma, the bombs have become very effective. Small amount of chemicals can cause a very strong blast, The Bombay bombs were of a similar nature as the Oaklahoma bombs.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (7656)	8/26/2003 11:31:55 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8683

US troops launch massive raid on suspected Iraqi "subversives" Tuesday August 26 sg.news.yahoo.com As many as 3,000 US troops swooped on suspected terrorists, bombers and gang members in a massive raid north of Baghdad, the military said. Troops detained 22 people on suspicion of anti-coalition activities in the morning raids, said army spokeswoman Josslyn Aberle. Among them were seven people specifically wanted for anti-coalition and terrorist attacks. "This is an ongoing operation covering parts of our region where we don't have a significant military presence," said Aberle. She said the raid was launched to snare "anti-coalition subversive elements" wanted for a range of incidents, without specifying which. Reports earlier said some of the detainees were wanted for a terrorist attack on a police station. Television reports showed US troops raiding homes and searching the streets of Khalis, a small town 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad. "Khalis was one of the towns that were included in the operation," Aberle confirmed. The raids covered towns in the troublesome region that includes Tikrit, some 175 kilometers (110 miles) north of the Iraqi capital. Tikrit is the hometown and power base of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein in which remnants of his old regime are believed to be in hiding. The operation has been codenamed Ivy Needle by military leaders but members of the teams involved in the search have christened it Operation Jimmy Hoffa after the crooked American union leader believed to have had gangland links. Troops from the Fourth Infantry Division's First, Second, Third and 173rd Airborne Brigades were involved in the raids, Aberle said.