Posted on 05/02/2003 11:33:56 AM PDT by anymouse
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:36:18 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The nation rejoiced as one of the last redoubts of resistance in the war fell. In a sudden and unexpected collapse, the New York Times finally conceded Saddam Hussein's regime had disintegrated, with none of the dire prewar predictions borne out.
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Also a good summary of recent commercial space developments, rising like a phoenix from the ashes of the DotCom bubble.
Morale had been low ever since the tragic battle in which reporters outnumbered the protestors at the Masters. Everyone lived in constant terror of the regime, with continual threats to have columns savagely spiked, or amputations of access, in the face of even the slightest deviation from the party line. At the end, there was little will to fight.
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