Friday, March 28, 2003

Central Command Briefing Transcript
Army Brigadier General Vincent Brooks of CENTCOM, Deputy Director of Operations, briefed the media March 28 at CENTCOM's forward headquarters at Camp As Sayliyah near Doha, Qatar.

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Thursday, March 27, 2003

President Bush, Prime Minister Blair Hold Press Conference
White House released transcript of press conference at Camp David, Maryland, in which both leaders agreed that the war will last however long it takes to achieve victory, that the war is a just war, and that the issue of humanitarian aid to Iraqi civilians and the resumption of the U.N. oil for food program needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

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U.N. Oil for Food Program

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Wednesday, March 26, 2003

President Rallies Troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa
White House transcript of remarks by the President to Socom and Centcom Community, Macdill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.

State: Powell Says U.S. Will Prosecute the Conflict in Iraq Without Pause
In an interview with Al-Jazeera television on March 26, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the U.S. policy is "to prosecute this conflict until we can bring it to a successful conclusion as quickly as possible," and to get humanitarian supplies into Iraq.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Text of Bush Address at Pentagon
Remarks by President Bush at the Pentagon on Tuesday as he asked Congress to authorize $74.7 billion for the war with Iraq and for domestic security, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks Inc.

Defense: Statements of Support from Coalition Members
The Department of Defense recently released statements of support from member nations of the Coalition for the immediate disarmament of Iraq.

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Monday, March 24, 2003

General Describes U.S. Losses, but Says Victory Is Certain
U.S. operations in Iraq are continuing successfully, but some resistance has been encountered in a number of locations, the most notable near An Nazariyah, where U.S. forces experienced "the sharpest engagement in the war thus far," U.S. Army Lieutenant General John Abizaid told the press during a March 23 U.S. Central Command briefing.

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Sunday, March 23, 2003

President Bush Discusses Military Operation
Remarks by the President Upon Return From Camp David

The Geneva Conventions
A very good HTML version of the Geneva Conventions, including keyword searches, is available on the International Committee of the Red Cross website. The treatment of POWs is covered under the 3rd Convention, dated 12 August 1949.

AP: Arab TV Shows Captured American Soldiers

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