Dubai, Mar 23: Iraq has baptised the war unleashed by the United States and Britain the "decisive battle", after the 1991 "mother of all battles". The code name flashes up on Iraq's satellite television channel monitored in Dubai during regular new bulletins.
Its original Arabic name "Maarakat al-Hawassem" is difficult to render exactly in English since decisive is in the plural. Officials have said repeatedly that after 12 years of UN sanctions the new war will be decisive and lead to the defeat of the invaders.
Bureau Report