Introduction
US forces are dropping vast quantities of leaflets into Iraq. They carry a mixture of threats and calls for Iraqi soldiers to desert their posts.
Click through the gallery to see some examples.
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Top: "Do not risk your life and the lives of your comrades!"
Bottom: "Leave now and go home. Watch your children learn, grow and prosper."
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"We can see everything"
Top: The US warns Iraqis that they are being closely watched and should not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.
Bottom: "The coalition has superior satellite technology which allows coalition forces to see the preparation and transportation of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. Unit commanders will be held accountable for non-compliance."
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"Severe retribution"
Top: This leaflet, with its picture of soldiers in gas masks, again warns against the use of weapons of mass destruction.
Bottom: "Any unit that chooses to use weapons of mass destruction will face swift and severe retribution by coalition forces. Unit commanders will be held accountable if weapons of mass destruction are used."
» BBC News | In Pictures: Propaganda war - US leaflets
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