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<p>CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar  — The U.S. Central Command said Thursday there was "increasing evidence" that Saddam Hussein's regime had lost control of its fighting forces and most of the Iraqi population.</p> <p>Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said coalition forces were approaching Baghdad, without giving a precise location. Reporters traveling with military units said leading elements were within 10 miles of the capital.</p>

I appeal to you, the generals of Iraq's Republican Guard, to follow my example and turn your arms against your country's tyrant. I can assure you that you will never regret taking that patriotic step. History repeats itself, and if you can live two lives, you have a chance of seeing that repetition with your own eyes. In my other life, I also served a terrorist dictator, who had transformed his country into a monument to himself and created his own dynasty. Nicolae Ceausescu was a Romanian Saddam, who starved his people to build palaces for himself and spent the...

Attack at U.S. Camp in Kuwait Kills One 19 minutes ago By PATRICK McDOWELL, Associated Press WriterKUWAIT CITY - Grenades exploded at a 101st Airborne command center in Kuwait early Sunday, killing one and wounding 13 servicemen, and a U.S. soldier was detained as a suspect in the attack, the Army said. AP Photo Latest news: · Key Developments Concerning Iraq AP - 13 minutes ago · Allies Advance Steadily Toward Baghdad AP - 50 minutes ago · Franks: U.S. Troops Hit Some Resistance AP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago Special Coverage   Three others who sustained serious injuries...

Pacific Island Embodies Tranquility Wed Aug 14, 3:24 AM ET By EMMA TINKLER, Associated Press Writer NORFOLK ISLAND, Australia (AP) - The Norfolk Island telephone directory is thin but it speaks volumes about this rocky outcrop's history as home to descendants of 18th-century mutineers from the British warship HMS Bounty. It is so jam-packed with names like Christian and Adams that many people's nicknames — including "Pinky," "Lettuce Leaf," and "Diddles" — are printed to distinguish one family from another. About 2,100 people live on this lush island, in what they consider splendid isolation 1,000 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia....

Gaza April 17th 2002 By Wafa Political Editor;Mr. War Criminal Sharon’s idea about the regional convention, which was admired by Mr. Colin Powell who appeared obviously without a magic stick, even without a chopstick, with which he was supposed to deal with the Palestinian holocaust, that is seen clearly to the entire world except for the USA who chose to see only the security side for the Jews and their souls without caring to see the Palestinian side, this Sharon’s idea is merely a pathetic attempt of over smarting himself, he imitates the Palestinian call for international convention that will...