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2003-02-26 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2003-02-26 10:06 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Turkey beefed up it's defenses?

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-26 09:15:48|| 2003-02-26 09:15:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Better than porking them.

Posted by Crescend 2003-02-26 09:18:13|| 2003-02-26 09:18:13|| Front Page Top

#3 AAAhhhh I get it - Iraq: the other white meat

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-26 09:32:38|| 2003-02-26 09:32:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Something seems to happen, according the news alert of the Turkish newspaper milliyet, the Turkish embassy in Bagdat has been evacuated. The local transportation firms have been ordered to recall their fleet of 12.000 trucks of which 3.000 are expected being currently in Iraq. Per immediate all the Iraq border gates are closed for traffic towards Iraq.

Posted by Murat 2003-02-26 09:37:50|| 2003-02-26 09:37:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Murat, how about a source? I'm predicting we're still on for the new moon. BTW...I've been reading about new moons, and it seems like a day or two before and a day or two after, it's still very dark except in early evening and twilight hours ;-) If we are on, I expect the pace will get exponential - starting now!

Posted by becky 2003-02-26 10:10:38|| 2003-02-26 10:10:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Here's a source, from the Beeb.

In a separate development, Turkey halted the movement of oil tankers through its border crossing with Iraq.

Any tanker drivers already in Iraq were being told to return to Turkey.

And Turkey's ambassador to Iraq, Osman Paksut, pulled out of Baghdad, leaving no Turkish diplomats in the city, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2003-02-26 11:24:29|| [darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2003-02-26 11:24:29|| Front Page Top

#7

Could it be that the Samoud missiles break his neck? After all this finally is a very VISIBLE material breach if Saddam doesn't follow UN orders to destroy them. At least better than these WMD we all know that he has but haven't found yet.
In that case the wording of the new US resolution should clearly state "material breach" and "all actions necessary" (not these stupid "serious consequences").
The Samoud issue cant be ignored by France and Germany. If under extreme military pressure Saddam blatantly refuses to comply with a legit UN order then a few more months won't change his mind.
I don't see how the French could justify a veto in that case.

Posted by True German Ally 2003-02-26 11:33:31|| 2003-02-26 11:33:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Here's a website that computes moonrise/fall and more twilight info than you could ever want. Also note that in the mountains with north south ridge lines the local horizon can be several degrees above or below the "flat" horizon, depending if you are on a peak or in the valley.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/RST_defs.html#top

Posted by Dave 2003-02-26 11:51:54|| [aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/rst_defs.html#top] 2003-02-26 11:51:54|| Front Page Top

#9 i dont see why the samoud missiles should break his neck. First they'll say yes, they will destroy them. then they'll say they are destroying them, but wont, then we'll need more inspections to prove they havent destroyed them. Then they'll say they will, they didnt before due to a technical problem or misunderstanding. Then they'll destory one and stop and wait for Blix to get excited about this. Meanwhile when the US and UK say this is absurd and a violation Chirac and Schroeder will "run interference" for the Iraqis - defend these actions at the UNSC, and attempt to delay any US-UK action.

All Saddam has to do is delay till the weather is hot. He doesnt believe (and he's probably right) that the US can keep its forces in the Gulf till the weather cools down in October. Meanwhile, other problems in North Korea and elsewhere are ignored, the gulfies get nervous, the uncertainty continues to hurt the US and world economies, etc.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-02-26 12:10:31|| 2003-02-26 12:10:31|| Front Page Top

#10 I might be wrong, but looking at the moonrise/fall data, it looks like we'll have enough night before moon/sunrise all the way up to the 10th or 11th. Maybe up to the 13th. How many hours do we need it to be totally dark?

Posted by Patrick 2003-02-26 13:02:53|| 2003-02-26 13:02:53|| Front Page Top

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