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U.S. Pilots Use Southern Iraq for Practice Runs


(New York Times) Michael R. Gordon - Navy pilots are conducting mock strikes against airfields, towers, and other military sites in Iraq, acquainting themselves with targets they may be called on to strike as the Bush administration prepares for a possible military campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. According to Pentagon officials, Iraq has fired at allied patrols more than 130 times since mid-September.
2002-11-05 00:00:00
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