Baghdad, Iraq - Republic of
US COMMANDING GENERAL FRANKS WITH MEDIA IN FORMER PALACE OF SADDAM
HUSSEIN IN BAGHDAD.
U.S. General Tommy Franks (background, 2nd R) holds a small press
conference during a visit to a former palace of Saddam Hussein near
Baghdad, during his first visit to the Iraqi capital, April 16, 2003.
Franks, commander of the U.S. forces that overthrew Saddam Hussein,
flew into Baghdad for a progress report, the U.S. Central Command said
in a statement. Franks also held a teleconference with U.S. President
George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. REUTERS/Karen
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