Articles and Pictures 10.16.2004

An Associated Press article quotes residents of Fallujah who reported that "The U.S. military loosened a cordon around the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah after several days of intense clashes with rebels there."
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Associated Press photographer Jim MacMillan has been travelling with the 1-9th Infantry scout platoon in Ramadi. To view his published pictures, follow this Yahoo News Photo search.
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Stories in the UK indicate that the U.S. has asked Britain to move a battalion from Basra to Baghdad in order to release U.S. troops for operations in Fallujah. Previous reports that suggested the Scottish Black Watch Regiment was going directly to Fallujah appear incorrect.
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CNN.com has a summary of the National Annenberg Election Survey given to active duty service men and women and their families. The questions asked related to views towards the upcoming election and views towards certain policies in Iraq. Also note that the picture on the CNN page is of a 2nd BCT soldier, Pfc. Jason Hagan. The full press release from the NAES is found in this pdf document. In order to not bias the interpretation of the statistics, no summary is given here. You can interpret it for yourself.
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An AP article explores the meaning of Ramadan in Iraq and why increased attacks on coalition forces are expeced.