Topic: W A R - on March 25, 2003 at 8:34:22 PM CET
Putin denies Russian arms sales to Iraq
'Groundless' allegations can only hurt relations, he tells Bush
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Bush that Russian companies are not supplying sensitive military equipment to Iraq.
Putin made the denial in a telephone conversation Monday evening. He told Bush that the allegations can only harm relations between the two countries.
The United States accuses privately owned Russian companies of supplying Iraq with antitank missiles, night-vision goggles and radio-jamming equipment that can interfere with planes and bombs.
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Topic: W A R - on March 25, 2003 at 8:22:46 PM CET
Cooking Iraq's Computers
War with Iraq may allow the United States to debut a new -- and perhaps revolutionary -- class of weapons that can cripple an enemy's ability to fight without harming people or destroying buildings.
They are known collectively as "high-powered microwave weapons" (HPM) and use bursts of electromagnetic energy, delivered by low-impact bombs or "ray gun"-like devices, to disable or destroy the electronics that control everything from an enemy's radar to its laptops.
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Topic: W A R - on March 25, 2003 at 8:17:09 PM CET
Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit
K-Dog a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) leaps out of the water in front of Sergeant Andrew Garrett while training near the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) operating in the Arabian Gulf.
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 10:23:38 PM CET
Iraqi TV Shows Two Men Said to Be Captured U.S. Pilots
Iraqi television on Monday showed two men who it claimed were captured U.S. Apache helicopter pilots. Gen. Tommy Franks, the U.S. war commander, confirmed that one helicopter did not return from its mission and that its two-man crew was missing.
The two shown on Iraqi TV wore cream pilot overalls and did not speak to the camera but appeared confused. They turned their heads and looked in different directions as the camera filmed them.
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 10:15:08 PM CET
DJ No Chemical Weapons Found At Site In Najaf
NBC News reported from the Pentagon that no chemicals at all were found at the site. CNN, also reporting from the Pentagon, said officials now believe the plant there was abandoned long ago by the Iraqis.
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 11:14:29 AM CET
Fake surrender used to trap troops
IRAQIS have used ambushes and even fake surrenders to kill and capture US troops, American officials have said.
Up to nine Marines died and a dozen US soldiers were taken prisoner in surprise engagements with Iraqis at the southern city of Nasiriyah.
"Clearly they are not a beaten force," said General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "This is going to get a lot harder."
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 10:02:57 AM CET
Iraq TV Shows Downed Apache Helicopter
Iraqi television showed pictures on Monday of what it said was a downed "enemy" helicopter south of Baghdad. The black Apache helicopter, still armed with guided missiles with U.S. markings on them, appeared intact with no sign of having been shot down. The television said it came down near the city of Kerbala, 70 miles southwest of Baghdad. There were reports of helicopter strikes by U.S. forces south of Baghdad overnight.
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 9:23:48 AM CET
Iraq's Saddam Hails Military on Iraqi Television
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, dressed in military uniform, appeared on state television on Monday and hailed the Iraqi military on the fifth-day of a U.S.-led invasion to overthrow him.
"We made a lot of sacrifices to avert war," Saddam said, praising the "valiant" contribution of the Iraqi military in resisting a U.S. and British war against Iraq that began on Thursday.
He said the invasion forces were "trapped" by heroic Iraqi resistance.
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 1:21:29 AM CET
GPS satellite signal jammer sold to the Iraqi military
Hightech made in russia
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Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 1:10:25 AM CET
'Huge' Chemical Weapons Plant Found in Iraq
A senior pentagon official has confirmed to Fox News on Sunday that coalition forces have discovered a "huge" chemical weapons factory near the Iraqi city of An Najaf, which is situated some 225 miles south of Baghdad. Coalition troops are also said to be holding the general in charge of the facility.
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Topic: W A R - on March 23, 2003 at 11:51:42 PM CET
Iraqis reported with chemical weapons, says US
Some Iraqi forces are reported to have chemical weapons near the town of Kut, about 170km southeast of Baghdad, according to a US briefing today.
US Lieutenant General John Abizaid has told a news briefing at Central Command headquarters in Qatar that US troops are taking the necessary precautions. It is not immediately clear where the reports of the chemical weapons are from.
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Topic: W A R - on March 23, 2003 at 9:15:34 PM CET
Suspected Missile Falls in Eastern Turkey
A suspected missile fell near a village in eastern Turkey not far from the Iraqi border on Sunday, the local governor told Reuters.
A village official said there was an explosion and fire where it fell.
Governor Sukru Kocatepe said the falling object had made a large hole in fields near a village in the province of Urfa in southeastern Turkey, about 180 miles from the Iraqi border.
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