Scuds! Chemicals! Massacres! Hussein is Dead!... Oh, Wait a Minute. Stop the Presses.

If you have wondered about the accuracy of military reports from Iraq since the beginning of the invasion, this article in the Guardian should give you an idea. Some of the turned-out-to-be-false stories include "IRAQI GENERAL CAPTURED", "BASRA TANK COLUMN", "MASSACRE OF TRIBESPEOPLE", "SCUD UPDATE", "CHEMICAL WEAPONS FACTORY: NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T", BASRA UPRISING", and "SCUDS". You've seen them all in the news during the past 10 days, and they are mostly fabricated fantasies.