Monday, March 4, 2002

General Tommy Franks Situation Report March 04 2002 by Jack F. Mancilla freelance New Media Journalist Operation Anaconda has been in the process of development for the past several weeks and that the timing for the attack was dependent on intelligence gathering and confirming the target good enough for a military operation. " 2:29:15 PM    comment Yahoo! News Nine Americans Killed in Afghan Attack By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Nine Americans have died in a U.S.-led assault in Afghanistan (news - web sites), including at least seven killed when two helicopters took enemy fire in the largest offensive of the five-month war against terrorists, Pentagon (news - web sites) officials said Monday. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said enemy forces had sustained "much larger numbers of killed and wounded, and there will be many more." He said the assault would continue during the days ahead. Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said several hundred al-Qaida fighters were in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, well dug-in, well-fortified and they "have lots of weapons." 11:15:45 AM    comment www.infoworld.com Macromedia gives Flash a major overhaul By Matt Berger MACROMEDIA ON MONDAY unveiled the newest version of its tools for building Web applications, called Flash MX, along with a number of partnerships with hardware and software makers who will support the new tools. Macromedia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Burgess hailed the new version of Flash as the broadest and most radical product the company has ever released. 11:01:56 AM    comment BBC News ASIA-PACIFIC Tiny Pacific nation takes on Australia Australian legal experts have warned the government to take seriously a challenge by the tiny, island nation of Tuvalu. Tuvalu is under threat of sinking if sea levels rise due to climate change - and could be washed away within 50 years. 10:50:03 AM    comment ABCNEWS.com Tiffany Poses in Playboy The former teen sensation is hoping her 10-page Playboy pictorial will shatter her squeaky-clean image and get her back on TV and the radio. "I did it to break down those barriers so people couldn't say, 'Aww, she's still 14,' and I also did it because I couldn't get booked on shows and it was a chance for me to say, 'Hey, if that phone rings, yes, it'll be because of Playboy, but I can talk about my music,'" she told ABCNEWS Radio. " 10:30:15 AM    comment

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