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| Iraq |
| US forces encircle Baghdad; land plane at city’s airport |
| 2003-04-06 |
| Edited for brevity, on topic A US military cargo plane landed at Baghdad's international airport late Sunday, the first known US aircraft to arrive in the Iraqi capital, the US Central Command said. Navy Lt. Mark Kitchens, a Central Command spokesman, confirmed the C-130 cargo and transport aircraft had landed at the airport but gave no details, citing operational security. US forces say they have effective control over the airport, despite sporadic attacks including one Sunday against the 101st Airborne Division that left two Iraqis dead. What was that the Iraqi |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 Air support from an unarmed plane? WTF??? "Iraq Air flight 188 now boarding.....nonstop service for Tikrit...." |
| Posted by: Former Russian Major 2003-04-07 00:11:30 |
| #2 I'm still waiting for the tour bus to the airport that Information minister offered yesterday. They must still be fitting the armour plating. |
| Posted by: leonidas 2003-04-06 23:59:08 |
| #1 THE INTENSE COUNTER ATTACKS AGAINST THE FORIEGN MERCANARIES RESULTED IN THEIR CALLING IN OF AIR SUPPORT ON THE PART OF AN UNARMED TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT WHO BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS ALLOWED TO GO UNHINDERED AND PROCIDED TO AIR LIFT HUNDEREDS OF IRAQI FIGHTERS FROM THE WAR ZONE. As quoted from the Iraqi Disinformation Minister |
| Posted by: Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-04-06 22:03:09 |