Fox Embed Greg Kelly standing outside Saddam's palace: Bombs still falling...but feeling that fighting is settling down...troops near all prominent landmarks..unit believes that their mere presence is helping regime crumble...hold this palace and another down the block... curiousity ... some scouting for an Iraqi provisional gov't

Greta: Any civilians around?
Kelly: 1st day it was a ghost town... now some looting.. organized looting

Greta: Surprises?
Kelly: That we've made it here so fast -- plan seemed too ambitious...some officers expressed concerned... has worked out well

Greta: Pictures of Saddam all over?
Kelly: Everywhere... even in new palace.. 4 huge busts that surround compound.. almost laughable.. charicature of a dictator..

Greta: Any bunkers?
Kelly: No.. now that fighting has subsided somewhat.. might look around.. so far was fight to be managed.. just weeding out enemy..

Greta: Special RG organized?
Kelly: Random sniping.. command and control has been obliterated..not RG, because RG would understand futility of resisting.... that;s one theory..

Greta: Surrenders?
Kelly: Several hundred EPW's..

Greta: Huminatiaran problems?
Kelly: That's some way off..need to get control first... had those efforts near Najaf... as far as UN not seen them yet

Greta: Soldiers fatigue?
Kelly: Now when you walk thru palace they knew they made history... alot of them feel lucky to be here... high morale

Greta: thank you Greg...

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