The French: I�m Shocked, Shocked!
The French government insists that it has strictly enforced a tight embargo imposed on Saddam Hussein’s regime by the United Nations in 1990. But Saddam never lost his taste for French weapons or...
View ArticleLife at Baghdad International Airport
By Hilda M. PerezBAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq — Rows upon rows of palms sway in the wind under the heat of the sun, the yellow wildflowers amidst the vermilion fields are almost fluorescent.A...
View ArticleSergeant heads home for mother’s funeral
By Hilda M. PerezBAGHDAD — Sgt. 1st Class Todd Johnson can’t stop reminiscing about his mom’s chocolate pound cake, even as he packs his green Army-issue duffel bag for the saddest trip home of his...
View ArticleSoldiers marvel at palace, lament war
It is a hazy, still morning, an ideal day to go sightseeing.“Rivera, start the Humvee. We are going for a ride,” Command Sgt. Maj. Chuck Medley shouts to his driver.For a month, the armored-vehicle...
View ArticleJOEY COLEMAN – Panama City, FL
Name: Joey Coleman Hometown: Panama City, Fla. Age: 20 Branch: MarinesRank: Lance Corporal Job: Heavy equipment operator CAMP CHESTY, central Iraq – Lance Cpl. Joey Coleman waits outside a Navy...
View ArticleIllicit Arms Kept Till Eve of War, an Iraqi Scientist Is Said to Assert
By JUDITH MILLER WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, south of Baghdad, Iraq, April 20 — A scientist who claims to have worked in Iraq’s chemical weapons program for more than a decade has told an...
View ArticleUS FORCES FINDING ALL SORTS OF IMPROVISED WEAPONS IN IRAQ
(Central Command Headquarters, Qatar-AP) — US forces are finding all sorts of improvised weapons in Iraq. At a war briefing, Central Command spokesman Vincent Brooks said Iraqis have been guiding...
View ArticleFedayeen’s grisly list of orders he obeyed
Baghdad — Ali fell to his knees and said this is how it was done: He put his hands behind his back to simulate being bound, then leaned his head back and closed his eyes as if blindfolded. A friend …...
View ArticleThe �Abu Earless� Brigade
By Rod NordlandNEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE Saddam Hussein’s ear-amputation campaign went on for three days, May 17-19, 1994, in every city in Iraq. Some of the estimated 3,500 men who lost their ears are...
View ArticleFinal E-mail Delivery of Dispatches Newsletter
Even though there’s still considerable DISPATCHES-related coverage out there, posting to the weblog has dropped off to the point that we think it best to discontinue e-mail delivery. We’ll continue to...
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