[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Not enough excitement, so Leventhal got them to transfer him to a unit doing urban foot patrol in Baghdad.

[Allan]

Report of John Loftus
WABC radio:

'Retired' Russian generals Atelov and Matsov
have been in charge of Iraqi command and control.
That is why no communications
from Iraqi command and control have been intercepted
since the start of the war.
The Russians have been directing everything.

The Russian convoy headed for Syria
with the Russian ambassador
was shot up
(30 minute gunfight)
because the secret communications equipment
was being taken out.
This equipment uses encryption
that connects with the Russian equivalent
of NSA.

When asked whether US forces seized any equipment
John Loftus said: "No comment".

With regard to the latest bomb on Saddam
Loftus said it was a 'sting' operation
again carried out by a Russian advisor.
Iraqis were attempting to see
if the US could intercept their underground communications
so they played an old tape
with Saddam arranging with his sons
to meet at a restaurant.

The US fell for the sting
and bombed the restaurant.

(The possibility of a 'sting'
apparently has been mentioned on Fox)

Loftus still maintains Saddam was killed
on the first night.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Leventhal: "We're walking the streets; so far we haven't been shot at."