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Been there, done that: Iraqi

Been there, done that: Iraqi soldiers surrender.

Shocking twist: Iraqi soldiers dress like civilians to attack US soldiers.

But that's a twist: Iraqi civilians dress as soldiers so that they can surrender.

Near Zubayr, some civilians can be seen walking to the checkpoints set up by the invading forces. The civilians pretend to be Iraqi soldiers who want to surrender, a move to secure U.S. military "meals-ready-to eat" and bottles of mineral water.

But they are turned away after failing to present proper identification.

"I would like to surrender," said one man, who was quickly rejected by a British soldier.

Posted by Matt at March 24, 2003 11:36 PM