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July 23, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31380-2003Jul22.html?nav=hptop_tb

U.S. Lowered Its Sights in Iraq Search

(Washington Post) U.S. military commanders two weeks ago switched the emphasis of their operations from the most-wanted Iraqi fugitives to capturing and gathering intelligence from lower-level members the Baath Party who had been attacking American forces. That shift produced a flood of new information about the routes and contacts that fugitive leaders were using. Threats to ship the recalcitrant captives to the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay were especially helpful in encouraging them to talk, officials said.

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