Give it Up!
Friday, March 21st, 2003
Iraqi Commander Surrenders. The commander of Iraq’s 51st division and his deputy surrendered to U.S. Marines today, according to U.S. military officials. By Michael R. Gordon. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Archive for March, 2003
International Perspectives
Friday, March 21st, 2003Probably good to get some international perspectives on the War in Iraq — a friend of mine from humorweb shared the following — some good reading:
Britain:
http://www.guardian.co.uk
http://www.independent.co.uk
http://www.mirror.co.uk
Australia:
http://www.smh.com.au
France:
http://www.lemonde.fr
Germany:
http://www.faz.com
http://www.heise.de/tp/english/default.html
Russia:
http://english.pravda.ru
A Commander’s Words to his men
Friday, March 21st, 2003
A commander’s words to his men. There is a long tradition of military commanders giving final words of encouragement to their troops before battle. Below is a speech given by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment. It seems somewhat ironic to me that our military leaders appear to be more eloquent, and have a better understanding of the meaning of what they are doing, than the politicians who instruct them in our name. [kuro5hin.org]
Iraqi Surrenders?
Friday, March 21st, 2003
What’s Going On?. Forrest Sawyer on CNBC has been suggesting that there are surrender talks ongoing between American forces and high-level Iraqi officials,… [Cooped Up]
Surrender or Die…
Thursday, March 20th, 2003
U.S. Reports Talks Urging Surrender. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that allied officials had held secret talks with Iraqi troops about defecting or surrendering. By Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
More Rummy
Thursday, March 20th, 2003From today’s Washington Post:
“I have received on occasion from people, military and civilian, work that I was not impressed with,” he told reporters in January when pressed on his tough management style at one of his numerous televised press conferences.
“There have been times when I’ve sent things back six, seven times … And I will keep right on doing it,” he added. “We’re going to get it done right. The Constitution calls for civilian control of this department. And I’m a civilian.”
Retired General Montgomery Meigs on Baghdad
Thursday, March 20th, 2003“To turn on your radar in Baghdad today is to die….”