Input: And besides, as soon as you get control of it you'd be able to start using it for air operations, and put a survey team in there as soon as it's secured, and then start using it for helicopter operations, haul forward some big bladders of fuel to refuel helicopters and rearm them and things like that

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Input: A man who has been to Baghdad many times and can tell us with great knowledge exactly what it's going to be like to fight on those avenues in that sprawling city of Baghdad - Judy

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Input: There is much fear here of the Saddam loyalists who still hold sway in Basra and of the invading troops waiting at the gates

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the invading troops waiting at the gates


Input: The Americans are racing towards Baghdad, the British still seem anxious to make their progress here as measured as possible

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Input: Iraqi soldiers fled these positions in a hurry, under the onslaught of coalition bombing

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Iraqi soldiers


Input: With U.S. forces rolling closer and closer to Baghdad, the military seems to be zeroing in on the ground war

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U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

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more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

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more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

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Input: We can tell you that a lot of pilots of this base are not flying to another base in Iraq

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a lot of pilots of this base

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Input: And when you arrive there, you are greeted in a sense by Saddam Hussein

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Input: What's happen is the military personnel who have arrived here have taken out their markers and are writing messages on Saddam Hussein's portrait

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Input: We want to tell you the Air Force has just informed us that between this morning and tomorrow morning, it will fly 1,900 sorties into Iraq

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the Air Force

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tomorrow morning

Iraq


Input: What they are doing, Judy, some of these A-10s behind me go there to refuel, to stage operations further north

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some of these A-10s behind me

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Input: With the power out now in Baghdad, we're getting word that loudspeakers have been blaring in the Iraqi capital, urging citizens to go to the international airport there, presumably to defend it against coalition forces

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the international airport there


Input: Now that armored columns of U.S.-led troops have reached the outskirts of Baghdad, eyewitnesses report fighting and shelling around Saddam Hussein International Airport

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U.S.-led troops

the outskirts of Baghdad


Input: And the way seems to be open for coalition forces to close in on the city's southern limits

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coalition forces

the city's southern limits


Input: But the Pentagon believes some Iraqi Republican Guard units have withdrawn to the capital for what could be their last stand

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some Iraqi Republican Guard units

the capital


Input: Farther south in Basra, smoke rose over the city as coalition vehicles moved in today

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the city

coalition vehicles

today


Input: Baghdad is now within striking distance as troops make their final thrust through the desert

thrust

Baghdad

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the desert


Input: At daybreak, U.S. troops pushed through the outskirts of Karbala on the road to Baghdad, capturing a key bridge on the Euphrates River

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Baghdad


Input: Others are down to 50 percent, but there's still one or two divisions around 75, 80, 90 percent of their fighting strength, and they could still put up very stiff resistance, indeed, when the American forces get en masse to Baghdad itself

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Input: Armed coalition soldiers moving toward a venerated mosque at the behest of a Muslim cleric

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a Muslim cleric


Input: Coalition forces launched their latest advances toward Baghdad in the pre-dawn hours today, heading toward the Iraqi capital from the southeast and the southwest

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the pre-dawn hours today

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Input: It's the side that's moving that's going to take the casualties

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side that's moving


Input: That said, the armored fighting vehicles that you see there they look to me as if they're moving a little bit faster as than we probably will

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Input: And then we'll probably surge fires into their both lethal and nonlethal to make his position untenable, to make him move rather than us moving through the assault zone

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Input: And then we'll probably surge fires into their both lethal and nonlethal to make his position untenable, to make him move rather than us moving through the assault zone

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Input: Up next, a report on the president's trip to Camp Lejeune, and a look at how the Camp Lejeune community is coping with the challenges of war

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Input: ITN reporter James Mates was with the U.S. forces when they moved in to secure the airport

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Input: It lies just 12 miles from Baghdad and will be a key forward base for U.S. troops as they prepare for a push on the capital

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Input: The answer to that could well decide how quickly they make a final push into the city

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Input: Are you coming here

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Input: A few miles further to Mosul, Kurdish militia and their flags speeding to a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

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Kurdish militia

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a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

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Input: After a day of fighting, the Iraqis were driven back five kilometers, about three miles down the main road west towards Mosul from the Kurdish city of Erbil

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the Kurdish city of Erbil


Input: By the time they leave Iraq, they're determined Saddam and his Ba'ath Party will have bitten the dust

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Input: They're well within striking distance of the mortars and rockets of the Fedayeen militia, but they're prepared to take that risk to try and persuade the people of Basra that they won't desert them, that they'll stick with this however messy it gets

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Input: Walter Rodgers reports according to Army sources, Iraqi officials are fleeing Baghdad in droves, using civilian convoys top avoid being targeted by coalition air strikes

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civilian convoys


Input: CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reports coalition troops entering Baghdad were met with fierce fighting, and there were casualties on both sides

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coalition troops entering Baghdad

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Input: CNN's Martin Savidge, embedded with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, reports the unit has reached the extreme southeast suburbs of Baghdad, adding to forces the U.S. says now encircle the city

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the extreme southeast suburbs of Baghdad


Input: Well, U.S. forces entering Baghdad do face the prospect of urban combat, a type of battle they have trained for, but, of course, they would prefer to avoid

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Baghdad


Input: Same thing when you come into a building

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Input: They've just come across one of the Marine convoys that they need to track, so they're watching every move that the Marines make as they move towards Baghdad, making sure they don't come across any type of threat

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Input: And one more safe Marine is one more Marine that can continue on north to Baghdad

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Input: We'll look at the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go and try to see what enemy is there

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the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go

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Input: So many people come here, but we don't know about them at all

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So many people

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Input: These ordinary Iraqis had been terrified to come here, until today, though one student on the left had been here before

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Input: And they sent him to Baghdad and killed

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Input: And, as we listened to John King's report, we can tell you that President Bush has just -- his plane has just landed at Andrews Air Force Base, just close to the Washington area, the president having flown back to the United States from that meeting in Northern Ireland in Belfast with the British prime minister, Tony Blair

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Input: And, as we listened to John King's report, we can tell you that President Bush has just -- his plane has just landed at Andrews Air Force Base, just close to the Washington area, the president having flown back to the United States from that meeting in Northern Ireland in Belfast with the British prime minister, Tony Blair

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Input: Just now, we want to show you scenes from Andrews Air Force Base just moments ago, President Bush returning to the United States from his summit in Northern Ireland in Belfast with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president back on American soil after a quick two-day trip, less than two-day trip to Belfast, he and the prime minister discussing, of course, the war in Iraq, what happens after, as well as the peace process in the Middle East, and restarting the peace process in Northern Ireland

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Input: The president then climbed aboard Marine One, the helicopter, heading back to the White House, where he will arrive pretty soon

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Input: Just now, we want to show you scenes from Andrews Air Force Base just moments ago, President Bush returning to the United States from his summit in Northern Ireland in Belfast with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president back on American soil after a quick two-day trip, less than two-day trip to Belfast, he and the prime minister discussing, of course, the war in Iraq, what happens after, as well as the peace process in the Middle East, and restarting the peace process in Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland


Input: He was sent over right next to the Persian Gulf now since New Year's Eve

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Input: These thieves are trying to flee the German Embassy, having been shot at by a guard

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Input: And, particularly, I have in mind the Iraqi National Congress that Mr. Chalabi, who was assisted by U.S. forces in getting back into Iraq

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Iraq


Input: Corpsmen quickly take patients by ambulance away from the blowing sand to a triage tent

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Input: Over 45 minutes as we watched, 32 patients were delivered here, evaluated and nine operations started; 29 of those delivered, Marines involved in a firefight in the center of Baghdad

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Input: Over 45 minutes as we watched, 32 patients were delivered here, evaluated and nine operations started; 29 of those delivered, Marines involved in a firefight in the center of Baghdad

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29 of those delivered


Input: Saddam's clan is said to have left for a small village in the desert

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Saddam's clan

a small village in the desert

the desert


Input: The people of Tikrit are saying Saddam's family left that city three days ago, well before the Americans arrived

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that city

the Americans


Input: Thurmond's travel plans in South Carolina next month are rather fitting

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South Carolina

next month


Input: He'll fly to his first public appearance since returning to his home state aboard the private jet of a Hooters Air executive

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Input: In the case of 1991, the task was to go in and get them out of Kuwait, and they did it, and they were properly greeted coming back to the United States

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the United States


Input: Do you want the troops to be honored in that way when they come back, to have parades in New York, Washington, elsewhere

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Input: And these bozos let four armed Cubans land on our shores when they're trying to make a high terrorist alert

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Input: And gave us a whole lot of information and then went home and his father-in-law killed him

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Input: The fact that this guy was such an idiot to go back and let his father-in-law kill him shows he wasn't the most stable of people

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Input: Let me tell you, what trips to Walter Reed taught me was, that whoever thought up the term, the law of unintended consequences it pertains to war

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me


Input: And so I would like you to take a look at the CNN/"USA TODAY"/Gallup poll, taken last week, should U.S. troops to go to Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power

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U.S. troops

Iraq


Input: Take a look at it. Favor 59%, opposed 37%, that's a vastly larger support than President Bush Senior had in getting the U.S. troops out of Kuwait before that war started

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the U.S. troops

Kuwait


Input: Senator Bumpers, of the 22 senators of the old confederacy, when I got to Washington with the Associated Press, 45 years ago, 22 of them were Democrats, nine were Republicans

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Washington

the Associated Press

45 years ago


Input: The patient had to be airavacked and by that time it was too late to prevent the brain damage

The patient had to be airavacked and by that time it was too late to prevent the brain damage

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Input: Who sends troops to die on our side

Who sends troops to die on our side

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Input: As they get ready to head over hostile territory, 10 men aboard this Air Force HC-130 search and rescue and refueling plane start to feel their adrenaline rushing

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hostile territory

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this Air Force HC-130 search and rescue and refueling plane


Input: The plane arrived back to base safely

arrived

The plane

base


Input: We have just watched multitudes of warplanes land, multitudes of warplanes take off and this may be the busiest night of the campaign

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Input: We have just watched multitudes of warplanes land, multitudes of warplanes take off and this may be the busiest night of the campaign

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multitudes of warplanes

night


Input: A man driving what appeared to be a taxicab came to the checkpoint, waved soldiers over, appeared to be having mechanical problems of some kind

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A man driving what appeared to be a taxicab

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the checkpoint


Input: We sent in one of our companies of about 100 men in here this morning and we took about 12 or 13 prisoners, three or four enemy were injured and they've now been flown out and we're treating them including a man who is almost dead with a gunshot wound to the chest

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one of our companies of about 100 men

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this morning


Input: We sent in one of our companies of about 100 men in here this morning and we took about 12 or 13 prisoners, three or four enemy were injured and they've now been flown out and we're treating them including a man who is almost dead with a gunshot wound to the chest

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Input: We've now evacuated them out and the enemy now have either fled or they've been captured

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Input: We've now evacuated them out and the enemy now have either fled or they've been captured

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the enemy


Input: In addition to that, we know that further back behind those lines in the direction of Mosul there is heavy artillery and tanks as well, this according to the people here in this area, the local Kurds who have been going across the lines for many years basically engaged in smuggling

going across

the local Kurds who have been going across the lines for many years basically engaged in smuggling

many years


Input: In addition to that, we know that further back behind those lines in the direction of Mosul there is heavy artillery and tanks as well, this according to the people here in this area, the local Kurds who have been going across the lines for many years basically engaged in smuggling

smuggling

the local Kurds who have been going across the lines for many years basically engaged in smuggling

many years


Input: We're going to visit some U.S. Marines who have just arrived in Kuwait to take part in the war with Iraq

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Kuwait


Input: CNN's Daryn Kagan talked with some of the Marines just arrived at Camp Patriot in Kuwait

arrived

some of the Marines

Camp Patriot


Input: We'll have to have interpreters there and we'll have to move them out of a lethal radius as much as possible

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we

them

a lethal radius


Input: That's the intent and then the idea is to work deeper and deeper and deeper and eventually clear through the built up area

work deeper

the built up area


Input: In trucks and on foot they came to the town of Safwan

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the town of Safwan


Input: The troops have moved into Safwan

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The troops

Safwan


Input: Rusty, what sort of crowd is showing up there

showing up

there


Input: It happened near an area abandoned earlier by Iraqi forces

abandoned

an area abandoned earlier by Iraqi forces

Iraqi forces


Input: A day ago it was controlled by Iraqi troops and packed with these land mines but now we can drive far enough to see the outskirts of Kirkuk

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the outskirts of Kirkuk


Input: Although the Iraqis retreated from this area, at dusk they fired what observers say were seven artillery rounds back at their former stronghold creating new fear and potentially new casualties

retreated

the Iraqis

this area

their former stronghold


Input: They are fanning out to villages and towns in the region to search for paramilitary groups that might attack the vital coalition supply lines

fanning out

They

villages

towns


Input: Instead of just patrolling the highways, they are heading into the villages and towns in this region, trying to find out if there are any hideouts or headquarters for the paramilitary units that have been striking at supply lines and striking at U.S. military forces

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Input: We rode along with one mission today, riding in the back of an armored personnel carrier

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an armored personnel carrier


Input: As these loud rumbling APCs moved in on one side of the village, before daylight, there were already Marines on foot in place on the other side, prepared to catch anybody that might fleeing from the other direction

moved in

these loud rumbling APCs

on one side of the village

daylight


Input: As these loud rumbling APCs moved in on one side of the village, before daylight, there were already Marines on foot in place on the other side, prepared to catch anybody that might fleeing from the other direction

fleeing

the other side

anybody that might fleeing from the other direction


Input: When the Marines got into town, though, it wasn't a matter of just kicking down doors and looking for people

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the Marines

town


Input: Marine Corps now realized it had a new mission -- get to the pumping station, get the water back on

get to

Marine Corps

the pumping station


Input: And if you get caught in a mine field, how to get out in one piece

get out

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a mine field


Input: After we've extracted, however long that may be, you are going to get 70 more (UNINTELLIGIBLE) come in there and clear the area, and that could take years. Absolutely

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the area


Input: Pentagon sources say the first phase of the final push into Baghdad is now under way

push

Baghdad

now


Input: Iraqis who initially were cautious when U.S. forces arrived in Najaf ended cheering them on, shaking their hands and patting their backs

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U.S. forces

Najaf


Input: U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry is in the forefront of U.S. troops since they first left Kuwait and crossed directly into the Iraqi desert

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Kuwait


Input: U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry is in the forefront of U.S. troops since they first left Kuwait and crossed directly into the Iraqi desert

crossed

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the Iraqi desert


Input: Our Walter Rodgers is embedded with the unit's 3rd Squadron, which is leading the 3rd Infantry Division's march toward the Iraqi capital

march

the 3rd Infantry Division

the Iraqi capital


Input: Throughout the day, as the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry punched northward in the general direction of Baghdad, we have seen huge convoys of supply troops moving ever northward

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Throughout the day

the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry

Baghdad


Input: There were times when the 7th Cavalry itself got into some skirmishes as it pushed forward, again in the direction of Baghdad

pushed forward

the 7th Cavalry itself

Baghdad


Input: This as it continues to push ever closer towards the southern suburbs of Baghdad

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the southern suburbs of Baghdad


Input: The speed as they push to Baghdad seems to have gathered pace overnight and in the course of this morning

push

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Baghdad


Input: I'm going to be speaking live to her older brother who is in the Army, her younger sister who wants to be in the Army, just around the same time as Jessica is going to be arriving at Ramstein, the air base in Germany for some serious medical treatment

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Ramstein


Input: Also the Pentagon is seeing lighter than expected resistance indicating at least that they may have really seriously degraded those Republican Guard divisions before the U.S. troops arrived, both in Karbala and also in Al Kut

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the U.S. troops

Karbala

Al Kut


Input: But the Pentagon officials stress that as they close in on Baghdad, this becomes the real dangerous part as they enter that so- called red zone where Saddam Hussein is believed to have given his commanders authority to use chemical weapons, and that use of chemical weapons remains a real fear at the Pentagon

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Input: We are not expecting to drive into Baghdad suddenly and seize it in a coup de mains, or anything like that

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Baghdad


Input: In less than 24 hours, the U.S. 101st Airborne Division has driven Iraqi Fedayeen fighters from the key city of Najaf, pushed north in a several-pronged attack

driven

less than 24 hours

the U.S. 101st Airborne Division

Iraqi Fedayeen fighters

the key city of Najaf


Input: The Army's 3rd Infantry has punched through Karbala, meeting only light resistance from the Medina Republican Guard, and moving along highway nine within 25 miles of Baghdad

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The Army's 3rd Infantry

Karbala


Input: The Army's 3rd Infantry has punched through Karbala, meeting only light resistance from the Medina Republican Guard, and moving along highway nine within 25 miles of Baghdad

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Baghdad


Input: Could be the most loyal fighters left as they draw into Baghdad

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Baghdad


Input: CNN will have live coverage of her arrival

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Input: But they are doing a job, you know, I don't know the thoughts of the soldiers, the men and women that went into that building and brought her out

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Input: But they are doing a job, you know, I don't know the thoughts of the soldiers, the men and women that went into that building and brought her out

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Input: We'll have more on the march toward Baghdad after a quick break

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Baghdad


Input: U.S. forces moving ever closer to Baghdad, but military officials say they are not counting on capitulation

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U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: Now, as you go from Saddam International Airport into town you see there are some big, wide divided highways there

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Saddam International Airport

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Input: The Americans are racing towards Baghdad, the British still seem anxious to make their progress here as measured as possible

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Baghdad


Input: There is much fear here of the Saddam loyalists who still hold sway in Basra and of the invading troops waiting at the gates. (o

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Input: Iraqi soldiers fled these positions in a hurry, under the onslaught of coalition bombing

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Input: With U.S. forces rolling closer and closer to Baghdad, the military seems to be zeroing in on the ground war

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U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

flying

more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

flying

more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: And when you arrive there, you are greeted in a sense by Saddam Hussein

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Input: You know you are in Iraq when you drive down the road coming into the base and see the portrait of Saddam Hussein

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the base


Input: What's happen is the military personnel who have arrived here have taken out their markers and are writing messages on Saddam Hussein's portrait

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who have arrived here

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Input: In the final push to Baghdad, U.S. forces face limited resistance from Iraqi troops

push

Baghdad

U.S. forces


Input: But the Pentagon believes some Iraqi Republican Guard units have withdrawn to the capital for what could be their last stand

withdrawn

some Iraqi Republican Guard units

the capital


Input: Farther south in Basra, smoke rose over the city as coalition vehicles moved in today

moved in

the city

coalition vehicles

today


Input: Coalition forces launched their latest advances toward Baghdad in the pre-dawn hours today, heading toward the Iraqi capital from the southeast and the southwest

heading

Coalition forces

the Iraqi capital


Input: And the way seems to be open for coalition forces to close in on the city's southern limits

close in

coalition forces

the city's southern limits


Input: Others are down to 50 percent, but there's still one or two divisions around 75, 80, 90 percent of their fighting strength, and they could still put up very stiff resistance, indeed, when the American forces get en masse to Baghdad itself

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the American forces

Baghdad itself


Input: Armed coalition soldiers moving toward a venerated mosque at the behest of a Muslim cleric

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Armed coalition soldiers

a venerated mosque


Input: Armed coalition soldiers moving toward a venerated mosque at the request of a Muslim cleric, but angry locals who didn't understand what they were trying to do

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Input: They want to get inside the holy shrine of Imam Ali

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Input: He orders his men back to their compound to await cooler heads

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Input: Well, when they do finally enter Baghdad, U.S. and coalition troops could face urban combat with the Republican Guard, some of whom may have withdrawn into the city

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Baghdad


Input: Well, when they do finally enter Baghdad, U.S. and coalition troops could face urban combat with the Republican Guard, some of whom may have withdrawn into the city

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the city


Input: Up next, a report on the president's trip to Camp Lejeune, and a look at how the Camp Lejeune community is coping with the challenges of war

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Camp Lejeune


Input: The answer to that could well decide how quickly they make a final push into the city

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Input: A few miles further to Mosul, Kurdish militia and their flags speeding to a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

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a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

Iraqi forces


Input: Are you coming here

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Input: For the first time, U.S. troops have moved from the city's outskirts into the heart of the capital

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U.S. troops

the city's outskirts

the heart of the capital


Input: Well, as coalition forces push ahead in their bid to capture Baghdad, big questions remain about Saddam Hussein and his whereabouts

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coalition forces

Baghdad


Input: CNN senior international correspondent Nic Robertson, who was expelled from Baghdad, is with us now from the border of Iraq and Jordan, on the Jordanian side, to talk about what's happening in the Iraqi capital

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CNN senior international correspondent Nic Robertson, who was expelled from Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: Nic, we're getting information in bits and pieces about the incursion by coalition land forces, about air flights over the city

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coalition land forces

the city


Input: He did promise to take journalists to the airport, however, he never made -- he didn't make good on that promise throughout the day

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Input: Now, representatives of the committee -- the International Committee for the Red Cross, who have been to some of the hospitals in Baghdad, report higher-than-usual numbers of casualties coming into those hospitals

coming into

some of the hospitals in Baghdad

higher-than-usual numbers of casualties


Input: Now, representatives of the committee -- the International Committee for the Red Cross, who have been to some of the hospitals in Baghdad, report higher-than-usual numbers of casualties coming into those hospitals

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representatives of the committee -- the International Committee for the Red Cross, who have been to some of the hospitals in Baghdad

some of the hospitals in Baghdad


Input: We had a chance in the morning to go to the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk (ph), and we found there has been a steady flow in of hundreds of casualties, all over the night and through into the day, casualties -- I mean, war wounded had to be sent over, dispatched to other hospitals, because this Yarmuk was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming in

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the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk


Input: We had a chance in the morning to go to the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk (ph), and we found there has been a steady flow in of hundreds of casualties, all over the night and through into the day, casualties -- I mean, war wounded had to be sent over, dispatched to other hospitals, because this Yarmuk was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming in

flow in

the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk

hundreds of casualties

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day


Input: We had a chance in the morning to go to the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk (ph), and we found there has been a steady flow in of hundreds of casualties, all over the night and through into the day, casualties -- I mean, war wounded had to be sent over, dispatched to other hospitals, because this Yarmuk was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming in

sent over

war wounded

other hospitals

this Yarmuk


Input: And Iraqi officials promise to take journalists to this particular hospital, the Yarmuk Hospital, that is now located, it's on the southwest of Baghdad, and it appears to be pretty much between the position of where coalition forces have been seen and where Iraq now has a militarized front-line position

take

Iraqi officials

journalists

this particular hospital


Input: Now, when journalists were taken to see that hospital, twice they were turned around and told that they weren't actually allowed to go inside that hospital, Judy

were taken

journalists

that hospital


Input: Now, when journalists were taken to see that hospital, twice they were turned around and told that they weren't actually allowed to go inside that hospital, Judy

go inside

journalists

that hospital


Input: It is a garden -- it is a large garden-type area for people to take their children to go and play

take

a large garden-type area for people to take their children to go and play

people

their children


Input: Nic Robertson, giving us a better understanding of exactly what the Iraqis are doing to prepare for any further moves by coalition forces

moves

coalition forces


Input: Well, as American forces do push ahead toward the Iraqi government's key center of power, British forces are keeping up their work to the south of the Iraqi capital

push ahead

American forces

the Iraqi government's key center of power


Input: By the time they leave Iraq, they're determined Saddam and his Ba'ath Party will have bitten the dust

leave

they

Iraq


Input: They're well within striking distance of the mortars and rockets of the Fedayeen militia, but they're prepared to take that risk to try and persuade the people of Basra that they won't desert them, that they'll stick with this however messy it gets

desert

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Basra


Input: We've been playing warnings to people to stay in their houses, and we've only lifted those people we've got very good intelligence on

lifted

We

those people we've got very good intelligence on


Input: Well, U.S. forces entering Baghdad do face the prospect of urban combat, a type of battle they have trained for, but, of course, they would prefer to avoid

entering

U.S. forces entering Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: Same thing when you come into a building

come

you

a building


Input: Tim Ewart of ITN News reports on evidence of atrocities at an abandoned Iraqi military base

abandoned

an abandoned Iraqi military base


Input: It's -- yes, it's extremely dangerous, because once you enter these buildings, we found, actually, enemy, you know, guarding these sites

enter

you

these buildings


Input: In a CNN exclusive, CNN's Kyra Phillips offers us a ride-along over the city of Baghdad with some airborne bodyguards

ride-along

CNN's Kyra Phillips

us

the city of Baghdad

some airborne bodyguards


Input: They've just come across one of the Marine convoys that they need to track, so they're watching every move that the Marines make as they move towards Baghdad, making sure they don't come across any type of threat

move

the Marines

Baghdad


Input: Two vehicles move across the bridge

move

Two vehicles

the bridge


Input: We'll look at the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go and try to see what enemy is there

go

the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go

our guys


Input: The Gray Knights fly closer and grab a clearer picture

fly

The Gray Knights


Input: It keeps the Marines safe. And one more safe Marine is one more Marine that can continue on north to Baghdad

continue on

one more Marine that can continue on north to Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: Even as we filmed the wreckage, U.S. jets were still dropping their bombs nearby

dropping

U.S. jets

their bombs


Input: Earlier, we had joined another convoy of U.S. Special Forces troops and Kurdish fighters as they tried to move south through country abandoned by the Iraqi army

move

another convoy of U.S. Special Forces troops and Kurdish fighters

they


Input: Then, as the Kurds advanced again, the Iraqis opened up

advanced


Input: All morning, the Kurds have been trying to advance, and that was the shell going off

advance

the Kurds


Input: We finally managed to get out by car

get out

We

car


Input: Melony Marshall was married just a month before she left for Iraq

left

she

Iraq


Input: But they want to get these intelligence officials into Iraq get access, direct access to Iraqi documents, and intelligence officials inside Iraq, and see if this will give them the final opportunity to learn what may have happened to Scott Speicher 12 years ago

get

they

these intelligence officials

Iraq


Input: And one final detail, a wrap-up from a POW of 12 years ago, U.S. officials are confirming also to CNN there is now a team of CIA and defense intelligence agency analysts who are preparing to go into Iraq to look for information about what might have happened to Navy Captain Scott Speicher

go

who

Iraq


Input: And that is, U.S. military appearing to take up and holding positions on the main roads, on the highways, but the Iraqi military or what's left of it, the Fedayeen, the special Republican Guard, disappearing, so to speak, into the residential areas, the smaller streets

disappearing

the residential areas

the smaller streets


Input: My question is, at the Pentagon, are they saying that the next step is to take on what is left of the Iraqi military no matter how deep into these neighborhoods and -- of Baghdad that they have to go

go

these neighborhoods


Input: They are very concerned that eventually the Iraqi regime or what's left of it may coalesce in that neighborhood and use the Shia, which are very definitely anti-Saddam Hussein, as a human shield against the U.S. military

coalesce

the Iraqi regime or what's left of it

that neighborhood


Input: Well, when we come back, an author who left Baghdad, who left Iraq many years ago and now wants to speak about the great interest he has and what happens to his country next

left

who

Baghdad

many years ago


Input: Well, when we come back, an author who left Baghdad, who left Iraq many years ago and now wants to speak about the great interest he has and what happens to his country next

left

who

Iraq

many years ago


Input: So many people come here, but we don't know about them at all

come

So many people

here


Input: These ordinary Iraqis had been terrified to come here, until today, though one student on the left had been here before

come

These ordinary Iraqis

here


Input: And they sent him to Baghdad and killed

sent

they

him

Baghdad


Input: And, as we listened to John King's report, we can tell you that President Bush has just -- his plane has just landed at Andrews Air Force Base, just close to the Washington area, the president having flown back to the United States from that meeting in Northern Ireland in Belfast with the British prime minister, Tony Blair

landed

his

his plane

Andrews Air Force Base


Input: And, as we listened to John King's report, we can tell you that President Bush has just -- his plane has just landed at Andrews Air Force Base, just close to the Washington area, the president having flown back to the United States from that meeting in Northern Ireland in Belfast with the British prime minister, Tony Blair

flown

the president

the United States

Northern Ireland

Belfast


Input: And an American writer/editor, "Washington Post" editorial columnist Michael Kelly, was killed when his Humvee plunged into a canal while evading Iraqi fire

plunged

his Humvee

a canal


Input: And an American writer/editor, "Washington Post" editorial columnist Michael Kelly, was killed when his Humvee plunged into a canal while evading Iraqi fire

evading

his Humvee


Input: Just now, we want to show you scenes from Andrews Air Force Base just moments ago, President Bush returning to the United States from his summit in Northern Ireland in Belfast with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president back on American soil after a quick two-day trip, less than two-day trip to Belfast, he and the prime minister discussing, of course, the war in Iraq, what happens after, as well as the peace process in the Middle East, and restarting the peace process in Northern Ireland

returning

moments ago

President Bush

the United States

Northern Ireland


Input: Just now, we want to show you scenes from Andrews Air Force Base just moments ago, President Bush returning to the United States from his summit in Northern Ireland in Belfast with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president back on American soil after a quick two-day trip, less than two-day trip to Belfast, he and the prime minister discussing, of course, the war in Iraq, what happens after, as well as the peace process in the Middle East, and restarting the peace process in Northern Ireland

trip

President Bush

Belfast

less than two-day


Input: The president then climbed aboard Marine One, the helicopter, heading back to the White House, where he will arrive pretty soon

heading back

The president

Marine One

the White House


Input: The president then climbed aboard Marine One, the helicopter, heading back to the White House, where he will arrive pretty soon

arrive

The president

where

pretty soon


Input: I have to tell you, though, Judy, the CIA Director George Tenet walked out of the White House a short time ago with a giant smile on his face

walked

the CIA Director George Tenet

the White House

a short time ago


Input: But I also should report that there is a sense of annoyance here at the White House, even among some of Mr. Chalabi's top supporters, that, since returning to Iraq in recent days, he has complained frequently, including on our air earlier today, that the United States is moving too slowly to get in the reconstruction efforts, to restore electricity and restore water

returning

Iraq

in recent days

he


Input: Jay Garner the retired general will go into Iraq soon with his troops soon

go

Jay Garner

Iraq

his troops

soon


Input: As Iraqis poured into the streets to mark their apparent new freedom, American troops come under fire from a different area

poured

Iraqis

the streets


Input: And this is one of many deployments he's been on, but this one is probably the most crucial

one

he


Input: These thieves are trying to flee the German Embassy, having been shot at by a guard

flee

These thieves

the German Embassy


Input: Well, of all people, this man may have a wealth of information, not only about past family members but also about where the regime members that so far have slipped through the fingers of coalition forces may have gone

gone

where

the regime members that so far have slipped through the fingers of coalition forces


Input: Right now, he's being interviewed intensely by the intelligence officers with the U.S. Marines to see if he truly knows where those leaders went

went

where

those leaders


Input: When they got there, what they found was a melee going on and they were shot at

got

they

there


Input: And here is one of the problems that CNN crews have found going out on the street -- the streets are safe as long as there is a U.S. military presence on that street

going out

CNN crews

the street


Input: A reminder, Jessica Lynch coming back to the United States within the hour

coming

Jessica Lynch

the United States

the hour


Input: But now, it's the Iraqi ambassador's time to leave, the United States

leave

the Iraqi ambassador

the United States


Input: Aldouri was in better spirits as he departed for the airport with a final message

departed

he

the airport


Input: CNN medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, has been traveling with the Devil Docs throughout the war and now they are close to Baghdad

CNN medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, has been traveling with the Devil Docs throughout the war and now they are close to Baghdad

now

they

Baghdad


Input: Corpsmen quickly take patients by ambulance away from the blowing sand to a triage tent

Corpsmen quickly take patients by ambulance away from the blowing sand to a triage tent

Corpsmen

patients

ambulance

a triage tent


Input: Over 45 minutes as we watched, 32 patients were delivered here, evaluated and nine operations started; 29 of those delivered, Marines involved in a firefight in the center of Baghdad

Over 45 minutes as we watched, 32 patients were delivered here, evaluated and nine operations started; 29 of those delivered, Marines involved in a firefight in the center of Baghdad

45 minutes

32 patients

here


Input: Saddam's clan is said to have left for a small village in the desert

left

Saddam's clan

a small village in the desert


Input: The people of Tikrit are saying Saddam's family left that city three days ago, well before the Americans arrived

arrived

that city

the Americans


Input: He'll fly to his first public appearance since returning to his home state aboard the private jet of a Hooters Air executive

returning

He

his home state


Input: In the case of 1991, the task was to go in and get them out of Kuwait, and they did it, and they were properly greeted coming back to the United States

coming back

they

the United States


Input: And these bozos let four armed Cubans land on our shores when they're trying to make a high terrorist alert

land

four armed Cubans

our shores


Input: Orders went out today to deploy 17,000 U.S. Army soldiers in the Persian Gulf region

deploy

17,000 U.S. Army soldiers

the Persian Gulf region


Input: And gave us a whole lot of information and then went home and his father-in-law killed him

went

home


Input: And so I would like you to take a look at the CNN/"USA TODAY"/Gallup poll, taken last week, should U.S. troops to go to Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power

go

U.S. troops

Iraq


Input: Favor 59%, opposed 37%, that's a vastly larger support than President Bush Senior had in getting the U.S. troops out of Kuwait before that war started

getting

President Bush Senior

the U.S. troops

Kuwait


Input: And what we're finding now is that the emergency rooms are closing, trauma centers are closing, pregnant women can't find a doctor to deliver the baby, a boy knocked unconscious has to be transported to another state

transported

a boy knocked unconscious

another state


Input: And the thing is that if we can disarm them without actually going there, killing them, I really think that we maintain our moral authority around the world

going

there


Input: We don't know if the plane came back and made a touch and go and landed here again but this mechanic we talked to, this expert, suggests that it would have been a good idea for the plane to come back because it reduces its defensive capability but it was not inherently dangerous, the fire that we saw on live television shooting out of the bottom of the plane

come

the plane


Input: The plane arrived back to base safely

arrived

The plane

base


Input: A man driving what appeared to be a taxicab came to the checkpoint, waved soldiers over, appeared to be having mechanical problems of some kind

came

A man driving what appeared to be a taxicab

a taxicab

the checkpoint


Input: Since marching into Iraq, coalition troops have engaged in some fierce battles with Saddam Hussein's forces

marching

Iraq

coalition troops


Input: We sent in one of our companies of about 100 men in here this morning and we took about 12 or 13 prisoners, three or four enemy were injured and they've now been flown out and we're treating them including a man who is almost dead with a gunshot wound to the chest

sent

We

about 100 men

this morning


Input: We sent in one of our companies of about 100 men in here this morning and we took about 12 or 13 prisoners, three or four enemy were injured and they've now been flown out and we're treating them including a man who is almost dead with a gunshot wound to the chest

flown out

they

now


Input: We've now evacuated them out and the enemy now have either fled or they've been captured

evacuated

We

now

them


Input: We've now evacuated them out and the enemy now have either fled or they've been captured

fled

the enemy

now


Input: We'll have to have interpreters there and we'll have to move them out of a lethal radius as much as possible

move

We

interpreters

there


Input: We're going to visit some U.S. Marines who have just arrived in Kuwait to take part in the war with Iraq

arrived

some U.S. Marines who have just arrived in Kuwait to take part in the war with Iraq

Kuwait


Input: CNN's Daryn Kagan talked with some of the Marines just arrived at Camp Patriot in Kuwait

arrived

the Marines just arrived at Camp Patriot in Kuwait

Camp Patriot in Kuwait


Input: As our convoy rolled through southern Iraq the desperation of the people here soon became evident

rolled

our

our convoy

southern Iraq


Input: In trucks and on foot they came to the town of Safwan

came

trucks

they

the town of Safwan


Input: The troops have moved into Safwan

moved

The troops

Safwan


Input: A day ago it was controlled by Iraqi troops and packed with these land mines but now we can drive far enough to see the outskirts of Kirkuk

drive

it

now

we


Input: Although the Iraqis retreated from this area, at dusk they fired what observers say were seven artillery rounds back at their former stronghold creating new fear and potentially new casualties

retreated

the Iraqis

this area


Input: When we came across the bridge, the enemy launched some 155 artillery rounds at us

came across

we

the bridge


Input: They are fanning out to villages and towns in the region to search for paramilitary groups that might attack the vital coalition supply lines

fanning

They

villages and towns in the region

villages and towns in the region

the region


Input: Instead of just patrolling the highways, they are heading into the villages and towns in this region, trying to find out if there are any hideouts or headquarters for the paramilitary units that have been striking at supply lines and striking at U.S. military forces

heading

the highways

they

the villages and towns in this region

the villages and towns in this region

this region

any hideouts or headquarters for the paramilitary units that have been striking at supply lines and striking at U.S. military forces


Input: As these loud rumbling APCs moved in on one side of the village, before daylight, there were already Marines on foot in place on the other side, prepared to catch anybody that might fleeing from the other direction

moved

these loud rumbling APCs

one side of the village

before daylight


Input: As these loud rumbling APCs moved in on one side of the village, before daylight, there were already Marines on foot in place on the other side, prepared to catch anybody that might fleeing from the other direction

fleeing

one side of the village

the other side

anybody that might fleeing from the other direction


Input: He put their minds not totally at easy, but did seem to satisfy them that he said the paramilitary units that had been active in this area had already left, and had done so days ago

left

the paramilitary units that had been active in this area

this area

days ago


Input: It was the first unit to cross the Euphrates River and then punch northward to within 60 miles of Baghdad

cross

the first unit

the Euphrates River


Input: It was the first unit to cross the Euphrates River and then punch northward to within 60 miles of Baghdad

punch

the first unit

60 miles of Baghdad


Input: We've had an absolutely terrific story, pushing forward north toward Baghdad

forward

We

Baghdad


Input: Mostly small arms fire, but the sand storm has enabled the Iraqis to come very close to the road, and if I sound a little nervous, it's because we're in the soft skin vehicle and everybody else is in armor

come

the Iraqis

the road


Input: We'd like to now show you what we call Old Betsy (ph), a re-used, secondhand U.S. Army Humvee that we've been traveling with

traveling

we

a re-used, secondhand U.S. Army Humvee


Input: These are live pictures of the 7th Cavalry racing across the desert

racing across

the 7th Cavalry

the desert


Input: You have to realize, they've been riding along, bouncing along in these tanks for probably six or more hours now

riding

they

these tanks

six or more hours now


Input: And if you ride inside that tank, it is like riding in the bowels of a dragon

ride

you

that tank


Input: Many people skip from here

skip

Many people

here


Input: Throughout the day, as the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry punched northward in the general direction of Baghdad, we have seen huge convoys of supply troops moving ever northward

moving

the day

Baghdad

huge convoys of supply troops moving ever northward


Input: Additionally, the 7th Cavalry has pushed onward in the general direction of Baghdad

pushed onward

Baghdad


Input: Pentagon sources say the first phase of the final push into Baghdad is now under way

push

Baghdad

now


Input: U.S.-led forces were able to press farther north after defeating Iraqi Republican Guard units at Karbala and Kut (ph

press

U.S.-led forces

Karbala

Kut


Input: Our embedded reporters say the two-pronged advance appears to be moving faster than commanders expected

advance


Input: Iraqis who initially were cautious when U.S. forces arrived in Najaf ended cheering them on, shaking their hands and patting their backs

arrived

U.S. forces

Najaf


Input: U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry is in the forefront of U.S. troops since they first left Kuwait and crossed directly into the Iraqi desert

left

they

Kuwait

the Iraqi desert


Input: Our Walter Rodgers is embedded with the unit's 3rd Squadron, which is leading the 3rd Infantry Division's march toward the Iraqi capital

march

the 3rd Infantry Division

the Iraqi capital


Input: There were times when the 7th Cavalry itself got into some skirmishes as it pushed forward, again in the direction of Baghdad

pushed forward

Baghdad


Input: This as it continues to push ever closer towards the southern suburbs of Baghdad

push

the southern suburbs of Baghdad


Input: The speed as they push to Baghdad seems to have gathered pace overnight and in the course of this morning

push

they

Baghdad


Input: The armor, and mechanized infantry, and artillery pieces and personnel on the ground are moving at rapid speeds

moving

personnel


Input: They were then able to advance far north of that city and, as we speak, U.S. commanders tell me that elements of the 3rd Infantry Division are now literally just a few miles from Baghdad

advance

that city

elements of the 3rd Infantry Division

Baghdad


Input: Judy, in the next hour, on our special "WOLF BLITZER REPORTS," I'm going to be speaking live to her older brother who is in the Army, her younger sister who wants to be in the Army, just around the same time as Jessica is going to be arriving at Ramstein, the air base in Germany for some serious medical treatment

arriving

Jessica

Ramstein


Input: Also the Pentagon is seeing lighter than expected resistance indicating at least that they may have really seriously degraded those Republican Guard divisions before the U.S. troops arrived, both in Karbala and also in Al Kut

arrived

the U.S. troops

Karbala

Al Kut


Input: We are not expecting to drive into Baghdad suddenly and seize it in a coup de mains, or anything like that

drive

We

Baghdad


Input: In less than 24 hours, the U.S. 101st Airborne Division has driven Iraqi Fedayeen fighters from the key city of Najaf, pushed north in a several-pronged attack

driven

less than 24 hours

the U.S. 101st Airborne Division

Iraqi Fedayeen fighters

the key city of Najaf


Input: Well, rescued American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch is expected to arrive at Ramstein air base in Germany just about an hour from now

arrive

rescued American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch

Ramstein air base

hour from now


Input: This nightscope video shows troops carrying the 19-year-old Army private to a Blackhawk helicopter

carrying

troops

the 19-year-old Army private

a Blackhawk helicopter


Input: But they are doing a job, you know, I don't know the thoughts of the soldiers, the men and women that went into that building and brought her out

went into

the soldiers

that building


Input: But they are doing a job, you know, I don't know the thoughts of the soldiers, the men and women that went into that building and brought her out

brought

the soldiers

that building

her


Input: We'll have more on the march toward Baghdad after a quick break

march

Baghdad


Input: U.S. forces moving ever closer to Baghdad, but military officials say they are not counting on capitulation

moving

U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: Once they are satisfied they are through all that, I would imaging there will be a pause while they start to reconnoiter into Baghdad, probing hard to see how much resistance there really is

reconnoiter

they

Baghdad


Input: And besides, as soon as you get control of it you'd be able to start using it for air operations, and put a survey team in there as soon as it's secured, and then start using it for helicopter operations, haul forward some big bladders of fuel to refuel helicopters and rearm them and things like that

put

you

a survey team

there


Input: Now, as you go from Saddam International Airport into town you see there are some big, wide divided highways there

go

you

Saddam International Airport

town


Input: A man who has been to Baghdad many times and can tell us with great knowledge exactly what it's going to be like to fight on those avenues in that sprawling city of Baghdad - Judy

been

who

Baghdad


Input: The Americans are racing towards Baghdad, the British still seem anxious to make their progress here as measured as possible

racing

The Americans

Baghdad


Input: Iraqi soldiers fled these positions in a hurry, under the onslaught of coalition bombing

fled

Iraqi soldiers

these positions


Input: With U.S. forces rolling closer and closer to Baghdad, the military seems to be zeroing in on the ground war

rolling

U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

flying

the Air Force

200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

flying

the Air Force

200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: We can tell you that a lot of pilots of this base are not flying to another base in Iraq

flying

a lot of pilots of this base

another base in Iraq


Input: You know you are in Iraq when you drive down the road coming into the base and see the portrait of Saddam Hussein

drive

you

the road coming into the base

the base


Input: What's happen is the military personnel who have arrived here have taken out their markers and are writing messages on Saddam Hussein's portrait

arrived

the military personnel who have arrived here

here


Input: We want to tell you the Air Force has just informed us that between this morning and tomorrow morning, it will fly 1,900 sorties into Iraq

fly

the Air Force

between this morning and tomorrow morning

this morning

tomorrow morning

Iraq


Input: What they are doing, Judy, some of these A-10s behind me go there to refuel, to stage operations further north

go

some of these A-10s behind me

there


Input: With the power out now in Baghdad, we're getting word that loudspeakers have been blaring in the Iraqi capital, urging citizens to go to the international airport there, presumably to defend it against coalition forces

go

the Iraqi capital

citizens

the international airport


Input: Now that armored columns of U.S.-led troops have reached the outskirts of Baghdad, eyewitnesses report fighting and shelling around Saddam Hussein International Airport

reached

armored columns of U.S.-led troops

U.S.-led troops

the outskirts of Baghdad


Input: And the way seems to be open for coalition forces to close in on the city's southern limits

close

coalition forces

the city's southern limits


Input: But the Pentagon believes some Iraqi Republican Guard units have withdrawn to the capital for what could be their last stand

withdrawn

some Iraqi Republican Guard units

the capital


Input: Farther south in Basra, smoke rose over the city as coalition vehicles moved in today

moved

the city

coalition vehicles


Input: Coalition forces launched their latest advances toward Baghdad in the pre-dawn hours today, heading toward the Iraqi capital from the southeast and the southwest

advances

their

Baghdad

the pre-dawn hours today

today


Input: Baghdad is now within striking distance as troops make their final thrust through the desert

thrust

Baghdad

their

the desert


Input: At daybreak, U.S. troops pushed through the outskirts of Karbala on the road to Baghdad, capturing a key bridge on the Euphrates River

pushed

daybreak

U.S. troops

the outskirts of Karbala

Baghdad


Input: That means it's practically inoperative. Others are down to 50 percent, but there's still one or two divisions around 75, 80, 90 percent of their fighting strength, and they could still put up very stiff resistance, indeed, when the American forces get en masse to Baghdad itself. (v

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the American forces

Baghdad itself


Input: Armed coalition soldiers moving toward a venerated mosque at the behest of a Muslim cleric

moving

Armed coalition soldiers

a venerated mosque

a Muslim cleric


Input: Chaos as the crowd apparently believes the soldiers want to approach the shrine

approach

the soldiers

the shrine


Input: They want to get inside the holy shrine of Imam Ali

get inside

They

the holy shrine of Imam Ali


Input: He orders his men back to their compound to await cooler heads

orders

He

his men

their compound


Input: Well, when they do finally enter Baghdad, U.S. and coalition troops could face urban combat with the Republican Guard, some of whom may have withdrawn into the city

enter

they

Baghdad


Input: What we have presented her is an armored column with air support coming in

coming in

an armored column

air support


Input: How much jeopardy is a column like this in as it goes through these concrete canyons in a city

goes through

a column

these concrete canyons


Input: It's a great question. I think the animation is good because it does show that you can hide literally anywhere in a city environment, and that is why movement through an urban area is very, very dangerous

movement

an urban area


Input: It's the side that's moving that's going to take the casualties

moving

side that's moving


Input: hat said, the armored fighting vehicles that you see there they look to me as if they're moving a little bit faster as than we probably will

moving

the armored fighting vehicles


Input: And then we'll probably surge fires into their both lethal and nonlethal to make his position untenable, to make him move rather than us moving through the assault zone

move

their

him


Input: And then we'll probably surge fires into their both lethal and nonlethal to make his position untenable, to make him move rather than us moving through the assault zone

moving

us


Input: d we move it along, you'll see eventually the troops will come marching in

come marching in

the troops


Input: Up next, a report on the president's trip to Camp Lejeune, and a look at how the Camp Lejeune community is coping with the challenges of war

trip

the president

Camp Lejeune


Input: ITN reporter James Mates was with the U.S. forces when they moved in to secure the airport

moved in

ITN reporter James Mates

U.S

the airport


Input: It lies just 12 miles from Baghdad and will be a key forward base for U.S. troops as they prepare for a push on the capital

push

U.S

they

the capital


Input: Iraqis pulled back on the road to Mosul as CNN's Jane Arraf reports from the battlefield

pulled back

Iraqis

Mosul


Input: A few miles further to Mosul, Kurdish militia and their flags speeding to a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

speeding

Kurdish militia

a town abandoned by Iraqi forces


Input: A few miles further to Mosul, Kurdish militia and their flags speeding to a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

abandoned

a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

Iraqi forces


Input: After a day of fighting, the Iraqis were driven back five kilometers, about three miles down the main road west towards Mosul from the Kurdish city of Erbil

driven back

a day

the Iraqis

Mosul

the Kurdish city of Erbil


Input: He received word of his son's death within hours after the submarine that he was assigned to returned home from an extended deployment

returned

He

the submarine that he was assigned to


Input: He received word of his son's death within hours after the submarine that he was assigned to returned home from an extended deployment

deployment

He


Input: By the time they leave Iraq, they're determined Saddam and his Ba'ath Party will have bitten the dust

leave

they

Iraq


Input: Walter Rodgers reports according to Army sources, Iraqi officials are fleeing Baghdad in droves, using civilian convoys top avoid being targeted by coalition air strikes

fleeing

Iraqi officials

Baghdad


Input: CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reports coalition troops entering Baghdad were met with fierce fighting, and there were casualties on both sides

entering

coalition troops entering Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: CNN's Martin Savidge, embedded with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, reports the unit has reached the extreme southeast suburbs of Baghdad, adding to forces the U.S. says now encircle the city

reached

the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines

the unit

the extreme southeast suburbs of Baghdad


Input: Well, U.S. forces entering Baghdad do face the prospect of urban combat, a type of battle they have trained for, but, of course, they would prefer to avoid

entering

U.S

Baghdad


Input: They've just come across one of the Marine convoys that they need to track, so they're watching every move that the Marines make as they move towards Baghdad, making sure they don't come across any type of threat

move

they

Baghdad


Input: And one more safe Marine is one more Marine that can continue on north to Baghdad

continue on

that

Baghdad


Input: We'll look at the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go and try to see what enemy is there

go

where

our guys


Input: The Iraqi gunners rapidly found our range, and we took refuge in an abandoned farm house

took refuge

we

an abandoned farm house


Input: Melony Marshall was married just a month before she left for Iraq

left

Melony Marshall

Iraq


Input: I'm ready to come home

come

I

home


Input: When I get home, I don't want to see a camera

get

I

home


Input: I just want to come home

come

I

home


Input: Perhaps I can do better when I get home

get

I

home


Input: Different ranks, different anxieties, but all are hoping, by the time their letters get back to the U.S., they too will soon be heading home

heading

the time their letters get back to the U.S

they

home


Input: And one final detail, a wrap-up from a POW of 12 years ago, U.S. officials are confirming also to CNN there is now a team of CIA and defense intelligence agency analysts who are preparing to go into Iraq to look for information about what might have happened to Navy Captain Scott Speicher

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a team of CIA and defense intelligence agency analysts who are preparing to go into Iraq to look for information about what might have happened to Navy Captain Scott Speicher


Input: But they want to get these intelligence officials into Iraq get access, direct access to Iraqi documents, and intelligence officials inside Iraq, and see if this will give them the final opportunity to learn what may have happened to Scott Speicher 12 years ago -- Judy

get

these intelligence officials

Iraqi


Input: My question is, at the Pentagon, are they saying that the next step is to take on what is left of the Iraqi military no matter how deep into these neighborhoods and -- of Baghdad that they have to go

go

these neighborhoods

they


Input: They are very concerned that eventually the Iraqi regime or what's left of it may coalesce in that neighborhood and use the Shia, which are very definitely anti-Saddam Hussein, as a human shield against the U.S. military

coalesce

that neighborhood


Input: The strategy of the U.S. military at this point is to continue to move through the Baghdad neighborhoods

move

the Baghdad neighborhoods


Input: Well, when we come back, an author who left Baghdad, who left Iraq many years ago and now wants to speak about the great interest he has and what happens to his country next

left

an author who left Baghdad, who left Iraq many years ago and now wants to speak about the great interest he has and what happens to his country next

Iraq

many years ago


Input: And, as we listened to John King's report, we can tell you that President Bush has just -- his plane has just landed at Andrews Air Force Base, just close to the Washington area, the president having flown back to the United States from that meeting in Northern Ireland in Belfast with the British prime minister, Tony Blair

flown

President Bush

his plane

the United States

Northern Ireland


Input: Down we went, further to cells that had no light, little air, cockroaches, filth, and, on the ground, a gas mask and bottles of chemicals

went

we

cells that had no light, little air, cockroaches, filth


Input: So many people come here, but we don't know about them at all

come

So many people

here


Input: These ordinary Iraqis had been terrified to come here, until today, though one student on the left had been here before

come

These ordinary Iraqis

here

today


Input: And they sent him to Baghdad and killed

sent

they

him

Baghdad


Input: I was glad of the fresh air and glad to leave, glad I could

leave

I


Input: Just now, we want to show you scenes from Andrews Air Force Base just moments ago, President Bush returning to the United States from his summit in Northern Ireland in Belfast with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president back on American soil after a quick two-day trip, less than two-day trip to Belfast, he and the prime minister discussing, of course, the war in Iraq, what happens after, as well as the peace process in the Middle East, and restarting the peace process in Northern Ireland

returning

Andrews Air Force Base

moments ago

President Bush

Northern Ireland


Input: Just now, we want to show you scenes from Andrews Air Force Base just moments ago, President Bush returning to the United States from his summit in Northern Ireland in Belfast with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the president back on American soil after a quick two-day trip, less than two-day trip to Belfast, he and the prime minister discussing, of course, the war in Iraq, what happens after, as well as the peace process in the Middle East, and restarting the peace process in Northern Ireland

trip

President Bush

Belfast

two-day


Input: The president then climbed aboard Marine One, the helicopter, heading back to the White House, where he will arrive pretty soon

heading

The president

Marine One

the White House, where he will arrive pretty soon

pretty soon


Input: I have to tell you, though, Judy, the CIA Director George Tenet walked out of the White House a short time ago with a giant smile on his face

walked out

the CIA Director George Tenet

the White House

short time ago


Input: Jay Garner the retired general will go into Iraq soon with his troops soon

go

Jay Garner

Iraq

his troops


Input: But I also should report that there is a sense of annoyance here at the White House, even among some of Mr. Chalabi's top supporters, that, since returning to Iraq in recent days, he has complained frequently, including on our air earlier today, that the United States is moving too slowly to get in the reconstruction efforts, to restore electricity and restore water

returning

Mr. Chalabi

Iraq

recent days


Input: As Iraqis poured into the streets to mark their apparent new freedom, American troops come under fire from a different area

poured

Iraqis

the streets


Input: He was sent over right next to the Persian Gulf now since New Year's Eve

sent

He

the Persian Gulf

New Year's Eve


Input: These thieves are trying to flee the German Embassy, having been shot at by a guard

flee

These thieves


Input: And, particularly, I have in mind the Iraqi National Congress that Mr. Chalabi, who was assisted by U.S. forces in getting back into Iraq

back into

Mr. Chalabi

who

U.S. forces

Iraq


Input: The Marines fired back at the gunmen, killing one of them; the other one fled

fled

the other one


Input: But once the convoy goes by and the Marines are gone, well, things change dramatically

goes

the convoy


Input: One crew went out to an area around the Ministry of Information

went

One crew

the Ministry of Information


Input: A reminder, Jessica Lynch coming back to the United States within the hour

coming back

Jessica Lynch

the United States


Input: Last night before leaving the United States, Aldouri said he hopes to see free elections in a free Iraq

leaving

Last night

the United States

Aldouri


Input: But now, it's the Iraqi ambassador's time to leave, the United States

leave

now

the Iraqi ambassador

the United States


Input: Aldouri was in better spirits as he departed for the airport with a final message

departed

he

the airport


Input: Corpsmen quickly take patients by ambulance away from the blowing sand to a triage tent

take

Corpsmen

patients

ambulance

a triage tent


Input: Over 45 minutes as we watched, 32 patients were delivered here, evaluated and nine operations started; 29 of those delivered, Marines involved in a firefight in the center of Baghdad

delivered

45 minutes

32 patients

here


Input: Over 45 minutes as we watched, 32 patients were delivered here, evaluated and nine operations started; 29 of those delivered, Marines involved in a firefight in the center of Baghdad

delivered

45 minutes

here

29 of those delivered


Input: The people of Tikrit are saying Saddam's family left that city three days ago, well before the Americans arrived

left

Tikrit

Saddam's family

that city

three days ago


Input: The people of Tikrit are saying Saddam's family left that city three days ago, well before the Americans arrived

arrived

Tikrit

that city

the Americans


Input: Saddam's clan is said to have left for a small village in the desert

left

Saddam's clan

a small village in the desert

the desert


Input: Thurmond's travel plans in South Carolina next month are rather fitting

travel

Thurmond

South Carolina

next month


Input: He'll fly to his first public appearance since returning to his home state aboard the private jet of a Hooters Air executive

fly

He

his home state

the private jet of a Hooters Air executive


Input: In the case of 1991, the task was to go in and get them out of Kuwait, and they did it, and they were properly greeted coming back to the United States

coming back

they

the United States


Input: What they'll do after this visit remains to be seen

visit


Input: Do you want the troops to be honored in that way when they come back, to have parades in New York, Washington, elsewhere

come back

the troops

they


Input: And we ought not to be having large debates about how rapidly we move out

move

we


Input: And I was upset, in a way, to hear reports that by the fall, three divisions out of five would be gone

gone

the fall


Input: And these bozos let four armed Cubans land on our shores when they're trying to make a high terrorist alert

land

these bozos

four armed Cubans

our shores


Input: Orders went out today to deploy 17,000 U.S. Army soldiers in the Persian Gulf region

deploy

17,000 U.S. Army soldiers

the Persian Gulf region


Input: And gave us a whole lot of information and then went home and his father-in-law killed him

went

home

him


Input: And so I would like you to take a look at the CNN/"USA TODAY"/Gallup poll, taken last week, should U.S. troops to go to Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power

go

U.S. troops

Iraq


Input: Favor 59%, opposed 37%, that's a vastly larger support than President Bush Senior had in getting the U.S. troops out of Kuwait before that war started

getting

President Bush Senior

the U.S. troops

Kuwait


Input: The fact that this guy was such an idiot to go back and let his father-in-law kill him shows he wasn't the most stable of people

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this guy


Input: Let me tell you, what trips to Walter Reed taught me was, that whoever thought up the term, the law of unintended consequences it pertains to war

trips

me


Input: Senator Bumpers, of the 22 senators of the old confederacy, when I got to Washington with the Associated Press, 45 years ago, 22 of them were Democrats, nine were Republicans

got

I

Washington

the Associated Press

45 years ago


Input: The patient had to be airavacked and by that time it was too late to prevent the brain damage

airavacked

The patient


Input: And what we're finding now is that the emergency rooms are closing, trauma centers are closing, pregnant women can't find a doctor to deliver the baby, a boy knocked unconscious has to be transported to another state

transported

a boy knocked unconscious

another state


Input: As they get ready to head over hostile territory, 10 men aboard this Air Force HC-130 search and rescue and refueling plane start to feel their adrenaline rushing

head over

hostile territory

10 men aboard this Air Force HC-130 search and rescue and refueling plane

this Air Force HC-130 search and rescue and refueling plane


Input: The plane arrived back to base safely

arrived

The plane

base


Input: A man driving what appeared to be a taxicab came to the checkpoint, waved soldiers over, appeared to be having mechanical problems of some kind

came

A man driving what appeared to be a taxicab

what

the checkpoint


Input: Since marching into Iraq, coalition troops have engaged in some fierce battles with Saddam Hussein's forces

marching

Iraq

coalition troops


Input: We sent in one of our companies of about 100 men in here this morning and we took about 12 or 13 prisoners, three or four enemy were injured and they've now been flown out and we're treating them including a man who is almost dead with a gunshot wound to the chest

sent

We

one of our companies of about 100 men

here

this morning


Input: We sent in one of our companies of about 100 men in here this morning and we took about 12 or 13 prisoners, three or four enemy were injured and they've now been flown out and we're treating them including a man who is almost dead with a gunshot wound to the chest

flown out

here

they

now


Input: In addition to that, we know that further back behind those lines in the direction of Mosul there is heavy artillery and tanks as well, this according to the people here in this area, the local Kurds who have been going across the lines for many years basically engaged in smuggling

going across

the local Kurds

for many years


Input: In addition to that, we know that further back behind those lines in the direction of Mosul there is heavy artillery and tanks as well, this according to the people here in this area, the local Kurds who have been going across the lines for many years basically engaged in smuggling

smuggling

the local Kurds

for many years


Input: Rusty, what sort of crowd is showing up there

showing up

crowd

there


Input: As our convoy rolled through southern Iraq the desperation of the people here soon became evident

rolled

our

our convoy

southern Iraq


Input: In trucks and on foot they came to the town of Safwan

came

trucks

they

the town of Safwan


Input: The troops have moved into Safwan

moved

The troops

Safwan


Input: A day ago it was controlled by Iraqi troops and packed with these land mines but now we can drive far enough to see the outskirts of Kirkuk

drive

it

now

we


Input: Although the Iraqis retreated from this area, at dusk they fired what observers say were seven artillery rounds back at their former stronghold creating new fear and potentially new casualties

retreated

the Iraqis

this area

dusk


Input: It happened near an area abandoned earlier by Iraqi forces

abandoned

an area abandoned earlier by Iraqi forces

Iraqi forces


Input: It was the first unit to cross the Euphrates River and then punch northward to within 60 miles of Baghdad

cross

the first unit

the Euphrates River


Input: It was the first unit to cross the Euphrates River and then punch northward to within 60 miles of Baghdad

punch

the first unit

Baghdad


Input: We've had an absolutely terrific story, pushing forward north toward Baghdad

forward

We

Baghdad


Input: Mostly small arms fire, but the sand storm has enabled the Iraqis to come very close to the road, and if I sound a little nervous, it's because we're in the soft skin vehicle and everybody else is in armor

come

the Iraqis

the road


Input: Throughout the day, as the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry punched northward in the general direction of Baghdad, we have seen huge convoys of supply troops moving ever northward

punched

the day

the U.S. Army 7th Cavalry

Baghdad


Input: There were times when the 7th Cavalry itself got into some skirmishes as it pushed forward, again in the direction of Baghdad

pushed forward

it

Baghdad


Input: U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry is in the forefront of U.S. troops since they first left Kuwait and crossed directly into the Iraqi desert

crossed

they

the Iraqi desert


Input: Pentagon sources say the first phase of the final push into Baghdad is now under way

push

Baghdad

now


Input: U.S.-led forces were able to press farther north after defeating Iraqi Republican Guard units at Karbala and Kut (ph

press

U.S.-led forces

Karbala

Kut


Input: Our embedded reporters say the two-pronged advance appears to be moving faster than commanders expected

advance


Input: Iraqis who initially were cautious when U.S. forces arrived in Najaf ended cheering them on, shaking their hands and patting their backs

arrived

U.S. forces

Najaf


Input: U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry is in the forefront of U.S. troops since they first left Kuwait and crossed directly into the Iraqi desert

left

they

Kuwait

the Iraqi desert


Input: Our Walter Rodgers is embedded with the unit's 3rd Squadron, which is leading the 3rd Infantry Division's march toward the Iraqi capital

march

the 3rd Infantry Division

the Iraqi capital


Input: This as it continues to push ever closer towards the southern suburbs of Baghdad

push

it

the southern suburbs of Baghdad


Input: The speed as they push to Baghdad seems to have gathered pace overnight and in the course of this morning

push

they

Baghdad


Input: They were then able to advance far north of that city and, as we speak, U.S. commanders tell me that elements of the 3rd Infantry Division are now literally just a few miles from Baghdad

advance

that city

elements of the 3rd Infantry Division

Baghdad


Input: The Army's 3rd Infantry has punched through Karbala, meeting only light resistance from the Medina Republican Guard, and moving along highway nine within 25 miles of Baghdad

punched

The Army's 3rd Infantry

Karbala


Input: Judy, in the next hour, on our special "WOLF BLITZER REPORTS," I'm going to be speaking live to her older brother who is in the Army, her younger sister who wants to be in the Army, just around the same time as Jessica is going to be arriving at Ramstein, the air base in Germany for some serious medical treatment

arriving

Jessica

Ramstein


Input: Also the Pentagon is seeing lighter than expected resistance indicating at least that they may have really seriously degraded those Republican Guard divisions before the U.S. troops arrived, both in Karbala and also in Al Kut

arrived

the U.S. troops

Karbala

Al Kut


Input: We are not expecting to drive into Baghdad suddenly and seize it in a coup de mains, or anything like that

drive

We

Baghdad


Input: In less than 24 hours, the U.S. 101st Airborne Division has driven Iraqi Fedayeen fighters from the key city of Najaf, pushed north in a several-pronged attack

driven

In less than 24 hours

the U.S. 101st Airborne Division

Iraqi Fedayeen fighters

the key city of Najaf


Input: Could be the most loyal fighters left as they draw into Baghdad

draw

they

Baghdad


Input: Well, rescued American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch is expected to arrive at Ramstein air base in Germany just about an hour from now

arrive

rescued American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch

Ramstein air base in Germany

just about an hour from now


Input: This nightscope video shows troops carrying the 19-year-old Army private to a Blackhawk helicopter

carrying

troops

the 19-year-old Army private

a Blackhawk helicopter


Input: But they are doing a job, you know, I don't know the thoughts of the soldiers, the men and women that went into that building and brought her out

went

that

that building


Input: But they are doing a job, you know, I don't know the thoughts of the soldiers, the men and women that went into that building and brought her out

brought

that

that building

her


Input: We'll have more on the march toward Baghdad after a quick break

march

Baghdad


Input: U.S. forces moving ever closer to Baghdad, but military officials say they are not counting on capitulation

moving

U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: Now, as you go from Saddam International Airport into town you see there are some big, wide divided highways there

go

you

Saddam International Airport

town


Input: And besides, as soon as you get control of it you'd be able to start using it for air operations, and put a survey team in there as soon as it's secured, and then start using it for helicopter operations, haul forward some big bladders of fuel to refuel helicopters and rearm them and things like that

put

you

a survey team

there


Input: A man who has been to Baghdad many times and can tell us with great knowledge exactly what it's going to be like to fight on those avenues in that sprawling city of Baghdad - Judy

been

who

Baghdad


Input: There is much fear here of the Saddam loyalists who still hold sway in Basra and of the invading troops waiting at the gates

invading

Basra

the invading troops waiting at the gates


Input: The Americans are racing towards Baghdad, the British still seem anxious to make their progress here as measured as possible

racing

The Americans

Baghdad


Input: Iraqi soldiers fled these positions in a hurry, under the onslaught of coalition bombing

fled

Iraqi soldiers


Input: With U.S. forces rolling closer and closer to Baghdad, the military seems to be zeroing in on the ground war

rolling

U.S. forces

Baghdad


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

flying

more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: According to the Air Force, at any given time, there are more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

flying

more 200 coalition aircraft either over Iraq, flying to Iraq or flying from Iraq

Iraq


Input: We can tell you that a lot of pilots of this base are not flying to another base in Iraq

flying

a lot of pilots of this base

another base in Iraq


Input: And when you arrive there, you are greeted in a sense by Saddam Hussein

arrive

you

there


Input: What's happen is the military personnel who have arrived here have taken out their markers and are writing messages on Saddam Hussein's portrait

arrived

who

here


Input: We want to tell you the Air Force has just informed us that between this morning and tomorrow morning, it will fly 1,900 sorties into Iraq

fly

the Air Force

between this morning and tomorrow morning

this morning

tomorrow morning

Iraq


Input: What they are doing, Judy, some of these A-10s behind me go there to refuel, to stage operations further north

go

some of these A-10s behind me

there


Input: With the power out now in Baghdad, we're getting word that loudspeakers have been blaring in the Iraqi capital, urging citizens to go to the international airport there, presumably to defend it against coalition forces

go

the Iraqi capital

citizens

the international airport there


Input: Now that armored columns of U.S.-led troops have reached the outskirts of Baghdad, eyewitnesses report fighting and shelling around Saddam Hussein International Airport

reached

armored columns of U.S.-led troops

the outskirts of Baghdad


Input: And the way seems to be open for coalition forces to close in on the city's southern limits

close in

coalition forces

the city's southern limits


Input: But the Pentagon believes some Iraqi Republican Guard units have withdrawn to the capital for what could be their last stand

withdrawn

some Iraqi Republican Guard units

the capital


Input: Farther south in Basra, smoke rose over the city as coalition vehicles moved in today

moved in

the city

coalition vehicles

today


Input: Baghdad is now within striking distance as troops make their final thrust through the desert

thrust

Baghdad

their

the desert


Input: At daybreak, U.S. troops pushed through the outskirts of Karbala on the road to Baghdad, capturing a key bridge on the Euphrates River

pushed

daybreak

U.S. troops

the outskirts of Karbala

Baghdad


Input: Others are down to 50 percent, but there's still one or two divisions around 75, 80, 90 percent of their fighting strength, and they could still put up very stiff resistance, indeed, when the American forces get en masse to Baghdad itself

get

the American forces

Baghdad itself


Input: Armed coalition soldiers moving toward a venerated mosque at the behest of a Muslim cleric

moving

Armed coalition soldiers

a venerated mosque

a Muslim cleric


Input: Coalition forces launched their latest advances toward Baghdad in the pre-dawn hours today, heading toward the Iraqi capital from the southeast and the southwest

advances

their

Baghdad

the pre-dawn hours today


Input: Chaos as the crowd apparently believes the soldiers want to approach the shrine

approach

the soldiers

the shrine


Input: He orders his men back to their compound to await cooler heads

back

his men

their compound


Input: Well, when they do finally enter Baghdad, U.S. and coalition troops could face urban combat with the Republican Guard, some of whom may have withdrawn into the city

enter

they

Baghdad


Input: Armed coalition soldiers moving toward a venerated mosque at the request of a Muslim cleric, but angry locals who didn't understand what they were trying to do

moving toward

Armed coalition soldiers

a venerated mosque


Input: Well, when they do finally enter Baghdad, U.S. and coalition troops could face urban combat with the Republican Guard, some of whom may have withdrawn into the city

withdrawn into

some of whom

the city


Input: It's the side that's moving that's going to take the casualties

moving

side that's moving


Input: That said, the armored fighting vehicles that you see there they look to me as if they're moving a little bit faster as than we probably will

moving

the armored fighting vehicles


Input: And then we'll probably surge fires into their both lethal and nonlethal to make his position untenable, to make him move rather than us moving through the assault zone

move

him


Input: And then we'll probably surge fires into their both lethal and nonlethal to make his position untenable, to make him move rather than us moving through the assault zone

moving

us


Input: Up next, a report on the president's trip to Camp Lejeune, and a look at how the Camp Lejeune community is coping with the challenges of war

trip

the president

Camp Lejeune


Input: ITN reporter James Mates was with the U.S. forces when they moved in to secure the airport

moved in

ITN reporter James Mates

the U.S. forces

the airport


Input: It lies just 12 miles from Baghdad and will be a key forward base for U.S. troops as they prepare for a push on the capital

push

they

the capital


Input: The answer to that could well decide how quickly they make a final push into the city

push

they

the city


Input: Are you coming here

coming

you

here


Input: A few miles further to Mosul, Kurdish militia and their flags speeding to a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

speeding

Kurdish militia

a town abandoned by Iraqi forces


Input: A few miles further to Mosul, Kurdish militia and their flags speeding to a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

abandoned

a town abandoned by Iraqi forces

Iraqi forces


Input: After a day of fighting, the Iraqis were driven back five kilometers, about three miles down the main road west towards Mosul from the Kurdish city of Erbil

driven back

a day

the Iraqis

Mosul

the Kurdish city of Erbil


Input: Well, as coalition forces push ahead in their bid to capture Baghdad, big questions remain about Saddam Hussein and his whereabouts

push ahead

coalition forces

Baghdad


Input: CNN senior international correspondent Nic Robertson, who was expelled from Baghdad, is with us now from the border of Iraq and Jordan, on the Jordanian side, to talk about what's happening in the Iraqi capital

expelled

CNN senior international correspondent

Baghdad


Input: He did promise to take journalists to the airport, however, he never made -- he didn't make good on that promise throughout the day

take

He

journalists

the airport


Input: Now, representatives of the committee -- the International Committee for the Red Cross, who have been to some of the hospitals in Baghdad, report higher-than-usual numbers of casualties coming into those hospitals

coming into

higher-than-usual numbers of casualties

those hospitals


Input: Now, representatives of the committee -- the International Committee for the Red Cross, who have been to some of the hospitals in Baghdad, report higher-than-usual numbers of casualties coming into those hospitals

have been to

representatives of the committee

some of the hospitals in Baghdad


Input: We had a chance in the morning to go to the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk (ph), and we found there has been a steady flow in of hundreds of casualties, all over the night and through into the day, casualties -- I mean, war wounded had to be sent over, dispatched to other hospitals, because this Yarmuk was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming in

go

We

morning

the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk


Input: We had a chance in the morning to go to the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk (ph), and we found there has been a steady flow in of hundreds of casualties, all over the night and through into the day, casualties -- I mean, war wounded had to be sent over, dispatched to other hospitals, because this Yarmuk was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming in

coming in

the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk

the sheer number of people coming in


Input: We had a chance in the morning to go to the main hospital, which is called Yarmuk (ph), and we found there has been a steady flow in of hundreds of casualties, all over the night and through into the day, casualties -- I mean, war wounded had to be sent over, dispatched to other hospitals, because this Yarmuk was just totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of people coming in

sent over

war wounded

other hospitals

this Yarmuk


Input: And Iraqi officials promise to take journalists to this particular hospital, the Yarmuk Hospital, that is now located, it's on the southwest of Baghdad, and it appears to be pretty much between the position of where coalition forces have been seen and where Iraq now has a militarized front-line position

take

Iraqi officials

journalists

this particular hospital


Input: Now, when journalists were taken to see that hospital, twice they were turned around and told that they weren't actually allowed to go inside that hospital, Judy

were taken

journalists

that hospital


Input: Now, when journalists were taken to see that hospital, twice they were turned around and told that they weren't actually allowed to go inside that hospital, Judy

go inside

journalists

that hospital


Input: It is a garden -- it is a large garden-type area for people to take their children to go and play

take

a large garden-type area for people to take their children to go and play

people

their children


Input: Well, as American forces do push ahead toward the Iraqi government's key center of power, British forces are keeping up their work to the south of the Iraqi capital

push ahead

American forces

the Iraqi government's key center of power


Input: By the time they leave Iraq, they're determined Saddam and his Ba'ath Party will have bitten the dust

leave

they

Iraq


Input: They're well within striking distance of the mortars and rockets of the Fedayeen militia, but they're prepared to take that risk to try and persuade the people of Basra that they won't desert them, that they'll stick with this however messy it gets

desert

They

the people of Basra


Input: Walter Rodgers reports according to Army sources, Iraqi officials are fleeing Baghdad in droves, using civilian convoys top avoid being targeted by coalition air strikes

fleeing

Iraqi officials

Baghdad

civilian convoys


Input: CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reports coalition troops entering Baghdad were met with fierce fighting, and there were casualties on both sides

entering

coalition troops entering Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: CNN's Martin Savidge, embedded with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, reports the unit has reached the extreme southeast suburbs of Baghdad, adding to forces the U.S. says now encircle the city

reached

the unit

the extreme southeast suburbs of Baghdad


Input: Well, U.S. forces entering Baghdad do face the prospect of urban combat, a type of battle they have trained for, but, of course, they would prefer to avoid

entering

U.S. forces entering Baghdad

Baghdad


Input: Same thing when you come into a building

come

you

a building


Input: It's -- yes, it's extremely dangerous, because once you enter these buildings, we found, actually, enemy, you know, guarding these sites

enter

you

these buildings


Input: They've just come across one of the Marine convoys that they need to track, so they're watching every move that the Marines make as they move towards Baghdad, making sure they don't come across any type of threat

move

they

Baghdad


Input: And one more safe Marine is one more Marine that can continue on north to Baghdad

continue on

that

Baghdad


Input: We'll look at the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go and try to see what enemy is there

go

the routes ahead of where our guys are going to go

our guys


Input: Melony Marshall was married just a month before she left for Iraq

left

she

Iraq


Input: I'm ready to come home

come

I

home