Baghdad is now being bombed around the clock, with some of the most intensive bombardments since the start of the war 12 days ago. B-52 bombers have been dropping massive payloads on Republican Guards positions in the southern outskirts of the city, while laser-guided bombs have struck communication facilities and government buildings inside Baghdad. In a news briefing in Qatar, the commander of the U.S.-led war in Iraq General Tommy Franks said coalition forces have made