Rumsfeld: U.S. Troops Arresting Suspects in Falluja

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=716&e=11&u=/nm/20040406/ts_nm/iraq_usa_rumsfeld_dc

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"The (U.S.) forces have cordoned off the city. They have photographs of a good many people who were involved in the attacks against the individuals and they have been conducting raids in the city against high-value targets," Rumsfeld told reporters in Norfolk, Virginia.

"They have captured a number of people over the last 36 hours. The city is isolated. A number of people have resisted and been have killed. It will be a methodical effort to find the individuals who were involved," he added

The secretary spoke at a news conference in Norfolk with NATO (news - web sites) Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer as U.S. and other foreign troops fought gunbattles in Iraq with militiamen loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The militia leaders have vowed to resist the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.

...I saw him on TV still calling them "Saddam Remnants"!

In the interest of thread consolidation, can I ask that you repost this story in this LBN thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x466906

Thanks! :hi: