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The reports from both sides are mixed. US are saying that the incursion into south Baghdad was part of the operation to take the city. Then they say it was a reconn into the city,but, die to the limited resistance they meet, they carried on into town. Now they are saying they are just checking out the area. Iraq say that no western troops are in the city and that the Republican Guard have expelled all coalition troops from Saddam/Baghdad International Airport.

US military report a site with chemical weapons which have been buried. We've had similar reports before of course. However, the sceptic in me thinks that America will "find" weapons of mass destruction by hook or by crook, just as police have often "found" some damning evidence in a person who is a known criminal but has evaded detection for some time.

UK forces in South Iraq have found a mass grave of people who "appear to have been executed". George must be thrilled seeing as he rules the only country apart from Nigeria that executes minors and 38 of his 50 states have the death penalty. Almost 4000 Americans sit on death row. A study of death row cases between 1973-1995 (4578 cases) found that almost 70% had serious reversible errors. Makes you proud to be in bed with these people in the fight for truth, justice and the American way.

But don't get me wrong, I do believe that some good will come out of this (or am I just fooling myself?) The BBC website reports that the people in a small town in the South have heard the Iman calling them to prayer for the first time in 15 years. Maybe it's because I'm no great fan of the American regime, maybe it's because I do have some faith in our armed forces, or maybe it's just the manner in which this is being reported by press around the world (believe, me I do read more sites than just the BBC) but it does seem that British troops have more of sense of purpose than taking on the Republican Guard and showing images of destroyed Iraqi military hardware?

Questions will arise about the legality of those killed by Saddam's regime, but let's not forget that the good old US of A public defenders advise clients to plea bargain rather than ask for a trial by jury (which they are entitled to by their Constitution). In 1998, the Californian public defender made sure that only 1, count it, 1, felony client had a trial by jury. OUT OF ALMOST 900 Defendants!. God bless America.




posted by kwacky at 3:08 pm