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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (453119)	9/5/2003 11:38:48 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

60%? Gee, Kenny, he's lost 20% since last night, when you predicted 80%. Time to throw another dart. Maybe 40%? 30%? I don't think he'll go lower than that, but if his administration keeps stepping in patties, maybe...

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (453119)	9/5/2003 2:02:12 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Well, the Cuban community is a little irritated with Pres. Bush's failure to follow up on a few things they expected, however I believe that PALES with their anger over treatment of attorney Estrada in the Senate. Kennedy and that idiot from N.Y. have done more for the Republicans in Fla. then anyone else. jdn

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (453119)	9/5/2003 2:11:31 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

September 5, 2003 Commander Says Saddam Likely in Tikrit By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 1:50 p.m. ET TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein probably is in hiding in or around his hometown of Tikrit, the commander of American troops there said Friday. Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno said troops from the 4th Infantry Division had captured several of Saddam's former bodyguards in the past month. ``If he makes a mistake, we'll have him,'' Odierno said. Odierno is in charge of some 20,000 soldiers and a sector of Iraq from north of Baghdad to Kirkuk and east to the Iranian border. It is one of the most problematic for American forces trying to stabilize security in the face of increasingly violent attacks that officials suspect could be the work of Saddam's Sunni and Baath Party loyalists. There is still a $25 million reward on Saddam's head and tips on his whereabouts have increased since his sons Odai and Qusai were killed in a shootout with American forces. Odierno has recently said that it's believed Saddam has been moving and changing hiding places three or four times a day -- a tactic he has perfected over the years to avoid would-be assassins. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld met with Odierno in Tikrit -- about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Baghdad -- on Friday, his second day of a tour of Iraq. Rumsfeld also traveled to Mosul, where he met with local Iraqi officials and commanders of the 101st Airborne Division. There also have been numerous ``sightings'' and tips on Saddam from Iraqis in and around Mosul -- 240 miles (384 kilometers) north of Baghdad and the city where his sons were killed. U.S.-led coalition forces pushed into the Tikrit area north of Baghdad after the capital fell in April and since have launched a series of raids and other operations to track down remnants of Saddam's regime and his die-hard loyalists. The Pentagon says troop efforts have led to a significant improvement in security in the area. But they acknowledge Saddam could be hiding anywhere -- such as the home of a tribal supporter or even a public facility. In Mosul, Rumsfeld spoke to U.S. troops, warning that more hardships remain even as he thanked them for their work in Iraq so far. Local officials in Mosul asked Rumsfeld for help in several areas, including increasing the supply of diesel fuel, and speeding up the privatization of local businesses. Rumsfeld replied that he agreed privatization was a good idea for Iraq's ailing economy. ``This country has decades of doing things exactly the wrong way -- nationally governmentally owned and nationally controlled,'' he said. Rumsfeld also said he was optimistic about Iraq's future. ``I think we have the formula here for success,'' Rumsfeld said. ``A lot of things have been accomplished. It's not going to be a straight steady path. In the future there will be difficulties.'' ^------ Associated Press reporter Pauline Jelinek contributed to this story from Washington.