71. American commanders have said that raids will now be more tightly targeted, aimed at bin Laden and the top Taliban leadership. 72. American commanders have said that raids will now be more tightly targeted, aimed at Osama bin Laden and the top Taliban leadership. 73. American commanders say the delays are minor setbacks, and they have instead stressed the cooperation shown by the hostile factions. 74. An American commander said they had seized a desert airstrip, but provided no details. 75. American commanders say hundreds have been killed. 76. American commanders declare Iwo Jima in U.S. control, even though Japanese troops still hold out in several spots. 77. An American commander said hundreds of Marines landed by helicopter southwest of Kandahar on Sunday night and early Monday and established a desert airbase within striking distance of Kandahar. 78. Because of a shortage of soldiers, American commanders in Korea began integrating their units, which had been divided into black and white soldiers since the Civil War. 79. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has been reluctant to approve the extended and expanded mission for U.S. troops in Basilan that Filipino and American commanders have requested. 80. Dezhurov, Tyurin and their American commander, Frank Culbertson, have been living on the space station since August. |