Iraq orders Baghdadis to stay put

UPI | 8/15/02

[kattracks]

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 15, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Iraqi authorities have ordered Baghdad residents to stay put and warned that their money and property will be confiscated if they leave the city without permission, according to a well-informed source. The measures were taken, the source said, to prevent people fleeing in anticipation of a U.S. military strike.

Copyright 2002 by United Press International.

[kattracks]

But I thought the Iraqis were all ready to "fight to the death".

[SamAdams76]

I am fortunate that I was born in the United States and not in Iraq.

[HELLRAISER II]

No, they just need plenty of human shields.

[newsperson999]

wow..maybe saddam is planning something soon..
IRAQ NEWS HERE TARGETIRAQ.com

[Argus]

In 1941, Stalin simply ordered anyone trying to leave Moscow to be shot. I'm sure Saddam will get around to that shortly.

[nevergore]

Most Iraqis want Saddam dead.......Just can't overcome his rule without outside help.....
Saddam needs his "subjects" as human shields to place his troops amoungst.....
NeverGore

[Spruce]

Guess Saddam needs some dead non-combatants for CNN.

[Iscool]

Exactly...And it must be disconcerting to realize that you are the only thing standing between the bomb, and the target...

[Victor]

Talk about a death sentence. Jeez.

What a horrible, sinister coward he is....

So be it. If Baghdad gets nuked by the Israelis, I guess it's no different than the set of conditions Harry Truman had to face; given the choice of lots of Japanese innocents dying versus the American carnage that would have taken place by invading the Japanese mainland.

[steve-b]

Iraqi authorities have ordered Baghdad residents to stay put

I have this mental image of Niedermeyer in the middle of the riot at the end of Animal House yelling "ALL IS WELL".

[SGCOS]

Iraq orders Baghdadis to stay put

Not to be confused with Big Daddys or Sugar Daddys

[Kenton]

Oh well.... the safety and well-being of the enemy is not our concern. If Saddam wants a "human shield" he should use somebody we give a damn about. They may as well leave anyway and save their lives if they can, I don't think their property in Baghdad is going to be of much value anyway once we start bombing all those military assets that Saddam has planted throughout their neighborhoods.

[TADSLOS]

Yuday (one morning at sunrise): Hey, Dad, you'd better come see this...

Saddam: Holy crap!! Where did all the people go??!! Quick, have my Security Service and Republican Guards begin confiscating their money and property!!!

Yuday: I can't, they left.

Saddam: Where are they??!!

Yuday: I'm guessing they're all sucking down some of those evil dog, American MREs right about now, just outside the city.

Saddam: Yuday, have my driver bring the Mercedes up. We need to leave...NOW!!!

Yuday: Uhhmm....Dad, about the Mercedes....I was out partying last night, and, uhmm...well, you know...

[HELLRAISER II]

To say the least, Saddam is an evil man period. He is a danger to World peace & to his own people, let us hope that they are smart enough to pop a few caps in his @ss before the bombs start dropping & hundreds of thousands of innocents start dying.

[aristeides]

Saddam is a great admirer of Stalin.

[Victor]

"....Saddam is a great admirer of Stalin...."

I think he even resembles ol' Joe a little.

[NorseWood]

Let Saddam hide in his bunker 200 feet underground and sweat it out for about the next six months. If we were to zap Bagdad with an electromagnetic pulse,it would get pretty uncomfortable down in that hole without electricity, airconditioning, and any radio or telphone communications.

[Bobby777]

will Scott Ritter be going to Baghdad to protect his beloved Saddam?

[newsperson999]

I could not find this at UPI anybody have a link?

[InvisibleChurch]

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[Bobby777]

EMP? ... unnecessary ... cruise missiles can drop carbon fiber over the substations just like they did in 1991 ... this creates a substantial repair job that keeps them offline for awhile ...

[Mixer]

This is so they can make sure lots of civilians are killed in our attacks. Then they can cry to the Arab world for help and we can expect to pay $2.00 a gallon for regual Unleaded. Wipe out the whole country I say.

[Mixer]

regual = regular

[Michael.SF.]

"Niedermeyer"

I loved the part at the end of Animal House:

Neidermeyer - Class of '64
Shot in Vietnam, by his own troops

Let's hope the same thing happens to Saddam.

[Bobby777]

once Saddam and Sons (sounds like a TV show) are dead, the Iraqi people will wipe out the rest of their security forces who have killed for Saddam ... probably 90-95% of the Iraqi military would be relieved to see Saddam gone ...

there's no need to target innocent Iraqi civilians ... surely many of which are living under a ruthless dictator ...

[Ranger]

So is the Iraqi strategy down to WMD against Israel and Iraqi dissidents combined with a bunker in Bagdad surrounded by human shields?

[My Favorite Headache]

If Scott is not up to it? John sure is! He will defend the Regal Beagal to the death!

[LiteKeeper]

Dittoes - if this isn't reason enough to go after Saddam, what is? You are right, he just needs more human shields. Seems to be a Muslim thing - Hamas does the same thing.

[Bobby777]

"C'mon knock on our door,
we'll be waiting for you,
where the kisses are Saddam's, Uday's and Qusay's,
Three's Company too!"

there's a MAD TV episode in there somewhere!

[MD_Willington_1976]

Does that include Bagh-ladies too...sorry had too, the title is too silly...

[Thud]

The locals don't want to be in town when Israeli nukes arrive.

[HELLRAISER II]

It's a Coward thing & cowards seem to breed in abundance in the Middle East.

[old school]

Realistically speaking, we're gonna have to go a long way to demonstrate the need for killin' up a bunch of civilians; who are otherwise powerless to change their political circumstances. Saddam and his minions are our enemies;, not the entire poulation of Baghdad! Had the total destruction of the city been our objective, we could have done that long ago, with impunity!

[Bobby777]

you mean - "Iraq orders Baghmommies to stay put"

[Frank_Discussion]

Think there were any civilians in Dresden during WWII? Thy blowed up real good!

[mhking]

you mean - "Iraq orders Baghmommies to stay put"

Bagh-ladies? Bagh-people? Soon to be homeless people?

[usconservative]

But I thought the Iraqis were all ready to "fight to the death".

Silly, you misunderstood! They said they are ready to take flight from death, not fight to the death.

[Bobby777]

hopefully the Iraqis have whispered to one another where the military targets are (the hidden ones I mean that are detected by EMF triangulation) and will be, at least, a few blocks away when the fireworks begin ...

[TheDon]

I guess the fair citizens of Baghdad know something we don't. Let's see, give up my money and property, or stay around to get vaporized by an Israeli nuke, tough call...

[LibWhacker]

US-based Human Rights Watch has already issued a 24-page report condemning as a war crime Israel's use of a neighbor to warn a terrorist to surrender. HRW is calling him a human shield. And maybe he was. But I wonder how long it'll take HRW to issue a report condemning Saddam Hussein for using a whole city's population as human shields? Ain't holding my breath.

[Dog Gone]

I'd like to see this reported in another source besides UPI. I seriously question their credibility anymore.

[wcbtinman]

"I am fortunate that I was born in the United States and not in Iraq."

Saddam is fortunate that I was born in the US and not in Iraq, or he would be worm food by now.

Too bad that the average Iraqi has not the courage to kill this monster.

[martian_22]

Careful what you ask for. You may already have it.

[arthurus]

there's no need to target innocent Iraqi civilians

Targeting military assets will be targeting civilians. They will be clustered around the missile launchers and truck parks all over Baghdad for the benefit of American TV. And of course AA guns will be parked in mosques and churches (yes, there are a few) as well as hospitals.

To one such as Saddam the civilians only value is what they can suply to Saddam, goods or money, or protection.

[PetroniDE]

The Nazis did this to Berliners in early 1945, when the war was long over (in terms of which side would win). The people were fleeing from Berlin to the western part of the country, hoping to be captured by American or British compared to the Russians. Violators were shot on sight.

History repeating itself.

[Bobby777]

of course that's what Saddam wants ... I think these publications of "imminent attack" are not only signaling resistance groups, they're warning the Iraqi citizens to start running when the shooting starts ...

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Why are we not shooting down "anything and everything" that is launched by any other nation unless the US inspects it first?

Very similar to Reagan's idea. A bunch of reactionists called it 'Star Wars'.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I think these publications of "imminent attack" are not only signaling resistance groups, they're warning the Iraqi citizens to start running when the shooting starts.

You got it. The fact that Saddam is doing this indicates that the public is not a bunch of uninformed fanatics ready to die for the cause. Looks like they are as 'fanatically loyal' as is needed to keep out of trouble.

[old school]

Perhaps there was some military goal achieved in the bombing of Dresden, I can't find it! But, even Churchill questioned the morality of it. I suppose that if you can convince the guys who actually drop the bombs of the military necessity, then you're home-free! I don't think you can compare World War II Germany to present-day Iraq, in any event!