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yeah bbc news 24 is the best bet for impartial and objective news coverage! i hate sky,cnn,itn and fox news, they are all so pro war and pro us/british, euronews is another good news channel, especially when they have that no comment part every 30mins!

did any of u guys watch Al-Jazeera this afternoon, showing dead american soldiers? allahu akbar! the arab channels show the tru realities of war as they better access, there is a channel on sky digital no. 534, its a chinese channel (english spoken) but they are very good,

both goals were gr8, cant really decide which was better, RVN's was a gr9 finish and Henry's was from the edge of the box on his left foot. Henry got the ball from the right back position. RVN got the ball from the centre circle. I think Henry's just about wins. But not taking nothing away from RVN!

looks like the raving loony party will be gettin my next vote!

alright bro! no offense intended! i would love to know the mind set of those american loving leaders now, they know they have gone too far on this one, the americans are also showing them what could happen, just in case they think for themselves in the future! do u know that if they succeed, they will be in control from the eufratus to the nile? thats a big chunk!!!!!!!

i think it was the irqi foriegn minister who mentioned kofi annan did not abide by the rules in which govorn the un. the sec gen must condemn such action that is not under the framework of the un, kofi has not done that, which is a breach of the un charter, thats the only bit i gathered but there was more! the un is designed to maintaine the interest of the big powers while at the same making it look like its interestes are with the whole world, i think more ppl have realised this in recent months!

'Dead bodies are everywhere' March 22 2003 Herald Correspondent Lindsay Murdoch, travelling with a Marines artillery unit, reports on one of the war's first battles on the Iraq-Kuwait border. There was little initial resistance as the United States Marines swept into southern Iraq early yesterday. One of the first encounters of the ground war was more like a massacre than a fight. The Iraqi gunners fired first, soon after United States President George Bush announced the attack on Saddam Hussein was under way. It was a fatal mistake. The Iraqi artillery unit, preparing for the American invasion, had tested the range by firing registering shots at a likely spot where the American tanks would cross from Kuwait. US radar picked up the incoming shells and pinpointed their source. Within hours, the Iraqi gunners and their Russian-made 122mm howitzers were destroyed as the Americans unleashed an artillery barrage that shook the ground and lit up the night sky with orange flashes. "Dead bodies are everywhere," a US officer reported by radio. Later in the day, the American firepower was turned on Safwan Hill, an Iraqi military observation post a couple of kilometres across the border. About six hours after US marines and their 155mm howitzer guns pulled up at the border, they opened up with a deafening barrage. Safwan Hill went up in a huge fireball and the Iraqi observation post was obliterated. "I pity anybody who's in there," a marine sergeant said. "We told them to surrender." The destruction of Safwan Hill was a priority for the attacking forces because it had sophisticated surveillance equipment near the main highway that runs from Kuwait up to Basra and then Baghdad. The attacking US and British forces could not attempt to cross the border unless it was destroyed. Marine Cobra helicopter gunships firing Hellfire missiles swept in low from the south. Then the marine howitzers, with a range of 30 kilometres, opened a sustained barrage over the next eight hours. When dawn broke on Safwan Hill, all that could be seen on top of it was a single antenna amid the smoke. The marines then moved forward, their officers saying they were determined to push on as quickly as possible for Baghdad. The first air strike on Baghdad, and Mr Bush's announcement that the war was under way, appeared to catch US officers in the Kuwait desert by surprise. The attack was originally planned for early today. But the US officers did not seem worried. Within hours of Mr Bush's announcement, a vast army of tanks, trucks, bulldozers and heavy guns was surging through the dust of the Kuwaiti desert to positions on Iraq's border. ps for those not taking this war seriously, plz keep yr comments to yrself!

Baghdad :: Rageh Omaar :: 0807 GMT This is what it is like being on the wrong end of the world's only superpower... Think of what it must have been like for families living near these targets, huddled indoors as their neighbourhood was torn apart. Every sign here is that Saddam Hussein and his commanders have escaped attempts to assassinate them, despite persistent rumours from London and Washington The main concern of ordinary Iraqis is just to survive. Even in the calm of day when the bombs are not falling the markets are deserted. Now everyone feels it is too dangerous to leave their homes, even to buy food.

Iraq latest: At-a-glance BBC News Online charts the latest developments in the Iraq conflict. [All times GMT and approximate] Saturday 22 March 1500: President Bush says the US will accept "no outcome except victory", but he acknowledges the campaign "could be longer and more difficult than some have predicted." 1430: Three journalists with UK commercial TV network ITN are reported missing in southern Iraq after coming under fire on their way to Basra. 1410: US commander of coalition forces, General Tommy Franks - giving his first public briefing since war began - promises campaign will be "unlike any other in history". 1340: Plumes of smoke rise above Baghdad, produced by pools of oil and fuel set alight around the city as a defensive measure by the Iraqis, the BBC's Paul Wood reports. 1255: The BBC's David Willis says US and UK forces are now confident they have taken control of Iraq's second city, Basra. He said hundreds of young Iraqi men applauded allied troops as they entered Basra, and that hundreds of soldiers have surrendered. 1230: Fresh explosions rock Baghdad. 1220: US military spokesman says southern Iraqi town of Nasiriya has fallen. 1105: Iraqi health minister says three people killed in overnight raids on Baghdad. 1030: UK chief of defence staff Michael Boyce says an entire Iraqi division has surrendered in the south; Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says regular Iraqi units "appear" to have pulled out of the city of Basra. 1020: Three more explosions reported in the Iraqi capital. 0920: 'Massive' contingent of UK forces including elements of the 'Desert Rats' has crossed into Iraq, officials say. 0837: US Marines officer says a "major battle" is taking place on the western outskirts of southern Iraqi city of Basra. 0825: An Iranian military commander says two more allied rockets fell in south-west, close to Iraqi border, on Saturday. 0800: Iraqi military denies surrender of entire 51st Division. 0712: UK military spokesman says seven crew dead after mid-air collision involving two helicopters. 0640: Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad al-Sahhaf says 207 civilians wounded in the bombing of Baghdad overnight. 0556: UK military HQ in Qatar says seven crew members missing after two Royal Navy helicopters involved in collision over international waters in the Gulf at about 0130. 0320: About 70 missiles are reported to have pounded Iraqi Kurdish areas controlled by Ansar al-Islam, a hardline Islamist group, accused of having links to al-Qaeda. 0236: Air attacks on Baghdad resume at dawn, with reports of at least three missile strikes and powerful explosions rocking the city centre. 0219: American B52 bombers return to UK airbase. 0024: Iraq denies torching oil wells, saying troops had set oil-filled trenches ablaze in an effort to prevent coalition warplanes from finding their targets.

just been watching the bombardment of Baghdad, very shocking indeed, as for lefty and atl boy's comments, no matter what a muslim has done to u in the past, u should still have his back when he comes up against the kafur, full stop, so stop being an ignorant somali and support yr fellow muslims thru thick and thin! i hate ppl with that attitude!

Juventus Vs Real Madrid in the final!

was it a black hawk? i saw those in dijebouti in jan, together with some chinouks they are huge!

Roy Jones Jnr, for stepping up a weight and i think holding 3 belts in 3 weight devision, i think, if tru then there is no contest!

i actually waited until the 1am dealine, nothing happened so i was still hopefull when going to bed, heard to sad news when i got for prayers, felt this horrible taste in my mouth, made dua for all my brethren, during duhur prayer at uni, the imam read dua in the last rakca, and beleive me it was heard far and beyond the prayer room, my dua are with the ppl of iraq and the whole muslim ummah!

Iraq latest: At-a-glance BBC News Online charts the latest developments in the Iraq conflict. [All times GMT and approximate] Thursday 20 March 1200 Baghdad denies firing missiles into Kuwait. 1144 British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw tells a press briefing in London that the UK and US had been left with "no option" but to use force. 1050 Iraqi Information Minister says at least one civilian was killed in US attack on Baghdad. 0951 US military says Scud missile fired by Iraq at its positions in the Kuwaiti desert has been intercepted by Patriot missile. 0946 US troops at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert go on alert, but are given the all clear a few minutes later. 0932 Air raid sirens sound in Kuwait city, prompting many residents to put on gas masks. 0922 The UK asks Turkey to open its airspace to British warplanes. 0915 Iran closes its airspace. 0903 US defence official in Kuwait says US air raids on Iraq will continue for two or three days as part of a "pre-battle plan". 0847 The first group of refugees - made up of 25 Sudanese - arrives in Jordan from Iraq. 0832 Iraq's information ministry says Iraqi civilians were wounded in the US attack. 0824 The Palestinian Authority "totally" condemns the war launched by the US against Iraq. 0817 Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday appeals to his Saddam Fedayeen paramilitary volunteer force to be prepared to die as "martyrs" against US-led invaders. 0813 Greece, which holds the EU presidency, says it regrets the Iraq crisis has not been solved peacefully in international unity ahead of a EU meeting to be held on Thursday. 0804 A security source says the two Iraqi missiles fired at northern Kuwait did not cause damage. 0759 British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says British forces are on a "very, very high" state of alert and that it would not take long before the attack on Iraq escalated. 0754 Reports of massive explosions heard in Kuwait prompt Kuwaiti and US soldiers to go on alert. 0749 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov says Moscow "expresses regret" over the start of the war against Iraq. 0747 Indonesia condemns US attack on Iraq. 0745 Kuwaiti defence official says Iraqi artillery opened fire on the Iraq-Kuwait border in the area of Kuwait's Rutqa oilfield and US-led troops fired back. 0728 Reports come through that the Nikkei share index has closed nearly 2% higher and that the Australian stock market saw similar gains. 0718 France says it hopes that war in Iraq will end "as soon as possible". 0707 Iraqi Oil Minister Amir Muhammed denies reports that oil wells near the southern Iraqi city of Basra were on fire. 0704 Pakistan says it "regrets" the US attack on Iraq. 0700 Reports of mortar attacks inside Iraq near the Kuwaiti border. 0651 China accuses the US of "violating the norms of international behaviour" and calls for its military to stand down before a full-scale attack on Iraq begins. 0621 Downing Street announces British Prime Minister Tony Blair will hold a war cabinet to discuss the military strikes on Iraq at 0830. 0601 Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi condemns the US attack but says his country will not intervene on either side. 0600 Baghdad air raid sirens sound all clear for second time today, after a second round of bombing on the outskirts of the city. 0530 Iraqi television carries what is says is an address by President Saddam Hussein, vowing that Iraq will be victorious. It is not clear if the speech is live or pre-recorded. 0445 Australian Prime Minister John Howard says Australian forces have already begun combat operations against Iraq. 0401 The US issues a global alert, warning of potential terrorist attacks to American citizens abroad now the conflict has started. 0350 US defence officials say the air strikes so far have been of limited scope, and were designed to prepare the field for more intense operations. 0345 Iraqi radio carries a three-minute statement saying that "the enemies of God" have "committed the stupidity of aggression against our homeland and people". 0315 US President George W Bush addresses the American nation, saying that coalition forces have begun striking targets of military importance in Iraq. 0308 The main frequency of Iraqi state radio is reported to have been taken over by the US military. 0250 White House spokesman Ari Fleischer announces that war has commenced. "The opening stages of the disarmament of the Iraqi regime have begun," he says. 0245 Explosions are heard over Baghdad and anti-aircraft fire is seen in the sky. 0129 White House spokesman Ari Fleischer says: "The disarmament of the Iraqi regime will begin at a time of the president's choosing." 0110 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev condemns US military moves, saying the United States was acting as if the world was its fiefdom. 0100 United States deadline for Saddam Hussein to go into exile or face war expires. 0020 US National Security Council meeting ends in Washington. A senior administration official later says President Bush decided when to launch a strike on Iraq during the meeting.

if know her just pick yr moment bro, if not then execute a master plan, ie chat and get to know her then start seein her then bobs yr uncle mate!!!lol

looks like nothing has changed much since the days of alexander the great!! its just the same thing happening again but just that little bit more modern but remember the message on the iraqi flag, always remember that!!!! allahu akbar!!!!

hey brown suga, u hit th nail on the head with Gucci Envy, thats been my fav for like 5/6yrs now, I'm not really bothered what name it is as long as it smells good, others may include Channel and Alfred Dunhill<<<<heavy!

bye bye ARSENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! go and find an excuse this year, 6/7 years in the champ league and ony went thru to the 1/4 finals once, give me a break!

i very much appreciate what rachel was all about and represented and its very sad to see this happen to a helpful and kind person. However, we must also remember the every day happenings in Palestine, why is it that the death of an American gets more newspaper coulmns than a 4 year old Palesinian kid? The life of an American is more valuable than that of his/her muslim counterpart, i'm not gonna contribute to that theory by over elaborating on this Rachel issue!

that prog was amazing! but not surprising!

i saw that prog lasnit too, just another bit of info to show us all the truth about what the usa and isreal are capable of!

amin! ameena, i'm just tryna help sis, u asks, me says, look on the net, i think it may be yr best bet!

try the british museum!