NPR News Baghdad Braces for Attack NPR | By Anne Garrels Published March 16, 2003 at 8:00 PM AKST Facebook LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:00 Tension in Baghdad increases as the city prepares for a U.S.-led assault to remove Saddam Hussein. Soldiers gather along streets and residents stock up on food and gas. NPR's Anne Garrels reports. Copyright 2003 NPR