I'm curious what Moharram 10th translates to on the normal calendar. Spec Op folks were already in Iraq weeks before the war. Rehearsals for raids on suspected WMD sites were no doubt conducted months in advance and those sites monitored by satellite. Any convoy of 50 trucks is going to be suspicious whether it leaves one of those sites or not. Even a convoy of 10 trucks is going to be suspicious if it's crossing into Syria soon before the war. Keep in mind that Arabs tend to exaggerate wildly. A convoy of 50 trucks filled with WMD might be, in reality, 2 bongo trucks full of watermelon.
"I'm curious what Moharram 10th translates to on the normal calendar."
It's a Moslem holiday period, and moves with the moon.
When is Al-Hijra / Muharram? - When-Is.com
http://www.when-is.com/al-hijra-muharram.asp
Apparently it can be anywhere from late January to the end of March.
"I'm curious what Moharram 10th translates to on the normal calendar."
Let me correct my earlier post. It's the first month of the Moslem New Year. But since the Moslem year is shorter than ours, it "migrates" through the years.
Anyway, in 2003 it was the thirty day period starting March 4, 2003.
Muslim New Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_New_Year
According to Aboutislam.com, Muharram was from March 4 til April 2, 2003. Muharram 10 would be March 10.