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Seeing Saddam Statues Fall Like Seeing Berlin Wall
Saturday, 12 April 2003, 9:20 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2003 – Seeing televised images of larger-than- life statues of Saddam Hussein tumbling all over Iraq is like "seeing the Berlin Wall come down all over again," America's No. 2 defense official told foreign media today. More >>
Coalition Dealing With Iraqi Civil Disturbances
Saturday, 12 April 2003, 7:47 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2003 – The most important mission for U.S. service members in Iraq is to win the war, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a Pentagon press conference. More >>
Iraqi Regime Disintegration Continues
Saturday, 12 April 2003, 7:43 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2003 – Signs of the disintegration of Saddam Hussein's regime abound in Iraq, U.S. Central Command officials said in a briefing in Qatar today. More >>
Wolfowitz: Iraqis Responsible for New Government
Friday, 11 April 2003, 1:33 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2003 – Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz today told U.S. Senate members that NATO remains a key partner in national security matters, and emphasized the importance for the Iraqis to choose their own leaders in the post-Saddam ... More >>
Coalition Addressing Iraqi Humanitarian Needs
Friday, 11 April 2003, 1:32 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2003 – Coalition forces are addressing concerns about Iraqi humanitarian needs, Pentagon spokeswoman Torie Clarke said today. More >>
Coalition Continues Fight In Baghdad Northern Iraq
Friday, 11 April 2003, 1:32 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2003 – The deaths of two American service members since Iraqis toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad yesterday emphasized that combat in Iraq is not over. More >>
'Your Nation Will be Free,' Bush Tells Iraqis
Friday, 11 April 2003, 1:30 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2003 – U.S. and coalition forces operating in Iraq will not stop until "Saddam's corrupt gang is gone," President Bush told the Iraqi people this morning. More >>
Parts of Baghdad Still Dangerous for Coalition
Friday, 11 April 2003, 1:24 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2003 – Following yesterday's scenes of jubilation, there was still fighting overnight in parts of Baghdad, U.S. Central Command officials in Qatar said today. More >>
'A Good Day' Rumsfeld Says, But More to Do
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 12:11 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2003 – The television pictures from Baghdad today were unmistakable and compelling: Iraqis and Americans joining to rip down a statue of Saddam Hussein. Other Iraqis burned pictures of the Iraqi dictator. Still others welcomed American ... More >>
VP Cheney Compares Then and Now
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 12:10 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2003 – A dozen years ago, Defense Secretary Richard Cheney directed Operation Desert Storm. Today Vice President Cheney has the historical perspective to compare the 1991 Gulf War with today's Operation Iraqi Freedom. More >>
Iraqi POWs Are Getting Good Treatment
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 12:05 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2002 – Enemy prisoners of war captured in Iraq are being well taken care of. More >>
2 Airmen Missing; 2 Special Ops Soldiers Rescued
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 12:03 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2003 – Two American airmen have been missing since their F-15E Strike Eagle went down in Iraq April 6, U.S. military officials in Saudi Arabia said. More >>
Errant Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 12:02 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2003 – A tragic accident in Afghanistan today killed 11 civilians and wounded one, said Combined Task Force 180 officials. More >>
Iraqi Regime in 'Disarray,' Concern About POWs
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 12:01 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2003 – Saddam Hussein's regime is in "disarray, and much of Iraq is free from years of oppression," a U.S. Central Command spokesman said today. More >>
Coalition Medics Provide Care to Iraqis
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 10:56 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2003 – American combat medics are treating scores of Iraqi civilians and service members throughout that country, the Pentagon's chief spokeswoman said today. More >>
Coalition Targets Iraqi Leaders; Basra Liberated
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 10:54 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2003 – Coalition forces targeted "senior regime officials" in a strike in the Baghdad suburb of al Mansour April 7, a U.S. Central Command official said during a briefing in Qatar today. More >>
B-1B Crew Details Mission Against Leadership
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 10:27 am | American Forces Press Service
The mission that a B-1B crew flew April 7 may have killed Saddam Hussein and his sons. The crew comes from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing deployed in the region. More >>
Lynch Gets Family Visit in Germany
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 10:24 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2003 – Former prisoner of war Army Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch today saw members of her family as she continues to recover from her injuries at a U.S. military hospital in Germany. More >>
Possible Chemical Site Found, Rumsfeld on Progress
Tuesday, 8 April 2003, 12:28 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2003 – Embedded media are reporting that U.S. soldiers have found Iraqi chemical agents, but Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he will wait for more information before making a statement. More >>
Iraq: 'Systematic Disregard for the Law of War'
Tuesday, 8 April 2003, 12:27 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2003 – Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime is disobeying long-established rules for military conduct during wartime, senior DoD officials asserted here today. More >>
