Show it A6 -- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday April 3 2003 America at war I j I v " : - V : s ' I1 X I i shown SMerat ffooiage off Sadldlam BAGHDAD Iraq (AP) — Huge explosions Wednesday night rocked southern Baghdad where US forces brae down on the capital’s outskirts even as Iraqi TV showed pictures of a laughing and relaxed Saddam Hussein A statement attributed to Saddam told the Iraqi people that “victory is at hand” Saddam wore a military uniform looking jovial and even laughing at one point as he met with Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan Deputy Prime Minister Tkriq Aziz and several Cabinet ministers and aides according to the silent footage shown on state TV ” A news anchor in a military uniform said the Iraqi leader urged his people to rise up adding that the country’s armed forces have yet to display their full battle power “Fight them so that Iraq the bastion of religion and principles will be secured and pur (Islamic) nation Will come out of this crisis glorious" state TV quoted Saddam as saying “Fight them Victory is at hand God willing although we haye only utilized a third or less of our army while the criminals have used everything they brought in" food fuel and medicine — but not weapons — through its ' territory to US soldiers fighting in Iraq another sign of limited cooperation from NATO’s only Muslim merii-ber Secretary of State Colin Powell and Turkish leaders also agreed on an “early warning" system to avert friction between Turkey and Iraqi Kurds — an accord designed v ' The United Stales is showering targets in Iraq with the Va ' AP photo Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in this image taken from video issues a statement during a meeting according to a broadcast Wednesday on Iraqi TV Iraqi state television showed this silent footage Wednesday of Saddam meeting with his vice president deputy prime minister and several Cabinet min- isters and aides The statement singled out the 11th Division of the Iraqi and Baath Party members in Nasiriyah and other southern towns who have “exhausted” the coalition forces and urged Iraqis to follow their example to block Turkey from sending its forces into northern Iraq Washington fears that could lead to Turkish clashes with Iraqi Kurds and undermine the US-le- d war effort in Iraq Powell’s visit came amid tensions between Washington and Turkey where polls show more than 90 percent of the people are against the Iraq war Some S00 protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office while Powell was State TV also said Saddam met Wednesday with his sons Odai and Qusai and top military aides including Iraq’s air defense commander It showed no footage There was no way to independently verify when the video footage of - Saddam was taken US officials say they don’t know if he is alive wounded or dead There was little activity Wednesday in the city of 5 million people with many wondering what the coming days would bring inride chanting “Yankee go home” Turkey's parliament last month rejected a motion that would have allowed in 62000' US ground troops to open a northern front against Iraq a move that analysts said likely would have led to a shorter quicker war The rebuff helped strain Turkish-U- S ties US officials were angry the northern front was lost and Turkish officials said Washington wanted democracy in Iraq but could not accept a “no” vote from one of the only democratic parliaments in the region However Powell and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul emphasized cooperation and both rides seemed keen to avoid deepening the rift Washington cannot afford to alienate Turkey' and Turkey is slowly emerging from a financial crisis and needs US support President Bush has asked Congress for $1 billion in aid for Turkey US-Turki- sh s 0$4 A — IS?" April Save 20 OTMse 3th 4th 5 th 10-2- mize civilian casualties “Cluster bombs have a very bad reputation which they deserve" said Colin King author of Jane’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal guide and a British Army bomb disposal expert from the 1991 Frisian Gulf War A Central Command' spokesman NavyCapt Frank Thorp said the munitions are playing a tactical rote in the battlefield and work well against large targets such as an airfield “It’s a very effective weapon” he said White protecting civilians is important he said “let’s be very clear weapons are designed for war There is no weapon that doesn't cause harm except for the leaflets we imports Academy Spring Open House & Annual Bunnu Hunt Ui in its arsenal: tiny cluster bombs so deadly they can demolish a tank but so erratic to blow they can up The US Central Command in Doha Qatar said it is investigating reports that clus- ter bombs killed at least 11 civilians in Hillah a city 60 miles south of Baghdad and die scene of heavy fighting The military acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that cluster bombs were bang deployed Human rights groups have called for their ban and their use during the campaign to oust Saddam Hussein is particularly sensitive because of the stated aim of the US-le- d face to minitake-year- The Place To Start For The Needs Of The Heart Many Other have been dropping for the ' past month” In Baghdad Iraqi Health Minister Oihid Medhal Mubarak accused US and British forces of targeting civilians with cluster bombs " “In Najat they destroyed a medical center" he said “They bombed an ambulance and lolled its driven” The US command has denied targeting civilians A single cluster bomb can scatter hundreds of tiny bomblets over an area the size of a football field These bomblets can be packed with rocket-fire- d artillery shells or housed in a while dropped shell that looks like a regular btimbi but which opens to release scores of parachute-born- e bomblets Mottar rounds artillery shells and cluster bombs generally have a dud rate of about 5 percent King said But critics denounce the use of cluster bombs because of their sheer numbers — more than 50 million bomblets were dropped during the 1991 Persian Gulf War — and the danger the duds pose to civilians and friendly troops Human Rights Watch noted that two US Marines were kilted — one on Sunday and the other the next day — after stepping mi unexploded cluster bombs In 1991 six US Army combat engineers woe kilted white disposing of cluster bombs Also during the previous Gulf war one soldier looking for war souvenirs lost a teg in the Iraqi desert when he stuffed a cluster bomb into his pocket By Mark Fritz Associated Press Writer Turkey won’t allow weapons through territory ANKARATurkey (AP) — Turkey agreed Wednesday to let the United States send U$ using cluster bombs investigating civilian death claims drRacquet —j’ iitnesr Club- - mathinef IpHiigh Barter sot lie Barter on any item that is looks like has a bunny on it in-sto- re It your health rider a piece of art? 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