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March 29, 2003
Lawlessness Spreads in Villages
Banditry and lawlessness appear to be spreading through some areas in southwestern Iraq as British troops sweep the countryside for remnants of Iraqi forces and remain at a stalemate with fighters in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city. Villagers in this area now complain of roving bands of armed men who steal tractors, hijack trucks, loot factories and terrorize residents with near impunity.
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How about picking up some guns and protecting yourselves for a change? Jeez. Posted by: Tired of it at March 29, 2003 03:59 PMThis will be a problem for a while, especially if what few police there were outside the cities are afraid of being identified with the regime. We need to consolidate our gains in the South and protect the people there. THEN we will have crowds cheering about their liberation, and only THEN will we be able to get back on the north-bound road. Posted by: Michael Levy at March 29, 2003 04:46 PMA few years down the road the iraqis will miss Saddam and blame their misfortunes on foreign invaders. Like the Russians miss Stalin? Posted by: jackal at March 29, 2003 05:02 PMActually, a lot of the older Russians do speak nostalgicly about Stalin. Go figure. Are they talking about Iraq or one of the many cities that have won sports championships? Posted by: cameron at March 29, 2003 05:52 PMPost a comment
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