- An Israeli official said in a televised report today
that the U.S. military has been ordered to launch a war against Iraq on
March 18, reports WorldTribune.com.
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- Michael Gurdus, an Israeli government monitor, reportedly
said the order was relayed by U.S. Central Command to all American forces
in the Persian Gulf. According to the report, Gurdus told Israel's Channel
2 television that he heard the order being relayed to U.S. fighter-jet
pilots and others over U.S. military radio communications he intercepted.
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- Gurdus is considered the leading communications monitor
in the Middle East. According to the WorldTribune.com report, he has broken
numerous stories because of his ability to intercept and understand foreign-language
civilian and radio broadcasts and communications. He said the U.S. military,
in its radio communications, refers to Iraq as "bad cows" and
"kabab," Middle East Newsline reported.
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- Israel's media reported that the United States had demanded
that senior Israeli officials stop issuing predictions of when the war
would erupt.
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- The latest proposal from the U.S. and UK to the United
Nations Security Council called for a March 17 deadline for Saddam to disarm
or face consequences. Some media reports indicated the U.S. was considering
extending that deadline, but White House spokesman Ari Fleischer described
a plan to extend it as a "a non-starter."
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- The U.S. had hoped to vote on the resolution today but
were forced to delay action since the required nine votes for passage had
not been secured. In addition, France has threatened to veto the measure.
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