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2003-03-18 Iraq

Inspectors, diplomats and journalists join the scramble to leave Baghdad

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Posted by Steve White 2003-03-18 12:49 am|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I would hope the inspectors get out safely - they were on a futile, thankless assignment. It was never their job to ferret out undisclosed weapons, and I think most of the weasel-supporters either ignore or misunderstand that. Those weapons will, unfortunately, probably make their appearance in about...oh...36 hours now?

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-18 08:27:19|| 2003-03-18 08:27:19|| Front Page Top

#2 "China began evacuating personnel from its embassy, and the official Xinhua news agency in Beijing said six Chinese reporters were leaving."

I hope they've forwarded precise coordinates of the place to the USAF. We'd hate to see a repetition of Belgrade although the Chinese Take Out jokes were funny.

Posted by JDB 2003-03-19 00:25:25|| 2003-03-19 00:25:25|| Front Page Top

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