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The war has started

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday March 19, 2003 20:09author by This is London

This is LONDON 19/03/03 - War on Iraq section By Robert Fox, Defence Correspondent and David Taylor, Evening Standard British and American troops were involved in fierce fighting near Iraq's main port today as the war to topple Saddam Hussein began. The firefight broke out near Basra as men of the Special Boat Service targeted the strategically vital city and the oilfields in southern Iraq. At the same time allied troops were flooding into the demilitarised zone on the Iraqi border with Kuwait 40 miles away to take up positions for an all-out invasion.

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London Calling! Is this Lord Ha Ha?
author by James McKennapublication date Wed Mar 19, 2003 22:48author address author phone

No they didn't!

But I guess if you can get the whole world including the anti war movement putting out a self fulfilling prophecy........

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