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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 2003
Page
3
US officials report Saddam Hussein stepped up hiding efforts in Baghdad as war nears. A wartime strike near Baghdad hit a site believed to harbor Iraqi leaders. Officials say Saddam appeared on TV in fatigues and then reduced his profile further, with bunkers and security teams around the capital.
Civilian casualties rise in urban warfare as civilians bear the heaviest burden. Rand analyst Russell Glenn warns Baghdad faces dire risk from bombs, mines, hunger and disease, with potential for civilians to be used to stage atrocities. U.N. relief groups may fill gaps but pressure could force humanitarian aid debates.
U S forces may use a new high power microwave e bomb to disrupt electronics, disable radar and power systems, and blind communications during Iraq invasion. Analysts say range is brief, effects uncertain, and civilian harm avoided. experts foresee need for protection against such weapons and broader deployment by future militaries.
Vice Admiral Tim Keating aboard the USS Kitty Hawk pledged a fast and powerful U S led air campaign against Iraq. He said it would be unlike any war, with precision speed and lethality. Keating visits carriers in the Gulf and speaks to sailors as Bush sets a deadline for Saddam to leave. He plans to command five carrier battle groups with hundreds of warplanes if war comes. He stressed minimizing civilian casualties while Saddam bears responsibility.
Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt war preparations accelerate as crew members sleep through the day to switch to night operations while the USS Harry S. Truman continues day duty. The Roosevelt and Truman may deploy fighters against Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses the ultimatum, with pilots acknowledging longer flights due to Turkish overflight issues. Cmdr. Sean Clark from Texas notes crews are trained for the longer mission.
U S troops in the northern desert prepare for battle near Kuwait as the 101st Airborne reflexively celebrate with a pre combat lobster and steak meal and e mails to loved ones. The deadline to move toward Iraq nears as checkpoints seal exits. President Bush frames the strike as the opening salvo in a broad operation to disarm Iraq and defend the world.
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