Blogcritics: Comments on Wag the Saddam

Comment by InMarin

Sat, 5 Apr 2003 21:31:26 EST

The allied army reaches the center of Baghdad and is thrown to the conquest of Kerbala More than thousand Iraqis and some a hundred marines die during the intense battles...confirm that United States controls the airport of the capital Iraqi. (translation via babblefish)

Comment by Eric Olsen

Sat, 5 Apr 2003 20:33:00 EST

"Stiff-upper-lip-center" - I like that one. There is no dispute that they didn't stick around - they just went in there to show they could and to scare the shit out of whoever is left trying to control this mess: "U.S. armor penetrated the city early Saturday for the first time, but quickly moved out and headed toward the airport on Baghdad's western edge, U.S. Central Command officials said."

Comment by san

Sat, 5 Apr 2003 20:18:23 EST

BBC (stiff-upper-lip-center) reports on 5th April at 23.01 GMT:

But western journalists, including BBC crews, who fanned out across the city of five million people later found no sign of US forces. They said it [sic] the regime was obviously still in control of Baghdad, with members of Fedayeen militia driving around firing weapons into the air.

Before we starting dancing to this song, let me say that I'm just providing another source, not endorsing any particular report over another.