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Friday, March 21, 2003

Cyberwarfare against Iraq may be a simple as cutting Iraq's two internet hook-ups, which are located in the US and Britain (from salon.com).
Mushroom clouds and fireballs filling the night sky in Baghdad.  Unbelievable.  Dwarfs power of strikes in first Gulf War. (from abc news broadcast, via Blogs of War).
Iraqi presidential complex is on fire (from The Command Post).

US Launches Major Air Campaign

US Launches Major Air Campaign in Iraq (according to the Associated Press, via yahoo news).

"Shock and awe" campaign has begun (according to WTMX, a radio station in Chicago, article from Sky News).
US forces given no flag order, to keep them from appearing as invaders.  Specialist John Garcia said "When they're [other countries who aren't supporting the US] in trouble, they don't call Russia, China, France, Turkey; they call 911, the United States;" it seems it could potentially dampen US troops' morale.  When asked "What's the reason we're fighting?" he answered, "I think Saddam Hussein got them weapons." (from the International Herald Tribune).
A blog alledgedly from Baghdad (more on whether it truly is, at Paul Boutin's blog).