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[ Presenting plain-text part of multi-format email ] Hi everybody, anybody have news of this guy ? April 4, 2003, 10:53 PM EST WASHINGTON -- U.S. military officials have taken the unusual step of removing a Marine unit's commander in the midst of the fighting in Iraq. Col. Joe W. Dowdy was removed as commander of the 1st Marine Regiment, one of the Marine units approaching Baghdad from the southeast. The unit has about 5,000 troops. Military officials confirmed Dowdy had been removed but refused to comment on the reason. Dowdy, a native of Little Rock, Ark., was commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1979. Before his command of the regiment, he was an assistant chief of staff of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. The 1st Marine Regiment is part of the 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press Pierre [ IMSTP.gif of type image/gif removed by lists.casi.org.uk - attachments are not permitted on the CASI lists ] _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk