Pentagon says MAJOR AIR STRIKE OVER IRAQ Immenent-HEADS UP!

CNBC | 03/21/03 | na

[prisoner6]

***VIA CNBC... Reports that Pentagon says MAJOR AIR STRIKE OVER IRAQ IS Immenent...

Fasten your seat belts.

prisoner6

[prisoner6]

It this is inappropriate please pull

[BunnySlippers]

What city? Bump!

[tomkat]

if those buffs unload, seismic activity will certainly spike

[new cruelty]

all of em!

[Thane_Banquo]

I think I heard the same thing Wednesday and Thursday.

[prisoner6]

No other info given. I heard it at around 9:40AM eastern. Took me a while to decide whether to post. It could be nothing, disinfo OR,,,remember that wave of B52's taking off from Fairford this AM? Speculation was they'd arrive between 10-11 this morning....

Hmmmm...

prisoner6

[jgrubbs]

I'm in "Shock and Awe" that it hasn't happened yet.

[savedbygrace]

If the senior Republican Guard officials don't surrender in the next 3 or 4 hours, S&A will likely follow, IMO.

[exnavy]

Here come the B-52's.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Nic Robertson (CNN) and Peter Arnett (CNBC) better keep the porta-potties close.

Let's Roll SnA.

[randita]

Speculation was they'd arrive between 10-11 this morning....

8 or 9 PM Iraqi time. Sounds about right.

Reports were that Republican Guard strongholds around Baghdad were going to be hard in the next step.

[Moose4]

Yep, we've heard the same thing the past two days. They know that Saddam & Co. are watching the news channels, I wouldn't be surprised if the Pentagon is yanking the presstitutes' collective crank with this.

I still think "shock and awe" will mainly occur off-camera, where our troops are fighting, and not in downtown Baghdad, at least not until our troops get there. But what do I know?

}:-)4

[Johnny Gage]

Yes.
SkyNews.com had a live video report of the BUFF's taking off about 4:30 CST. (my time)

That would put them somewhere in Iraq around 10:30 CST

[luv2ndamend]

If the senior Republican Guard officials don't surrender in the next 3 or 4 hours, S&A will likely follow, IMO.

When I woke up this morning I was thinking the same thing. After learning that the B-52's had left England.

[CWW]

Can someone post some live feed links, e.g., fox, sky news, msnbc, etc.

[jgrubbs]

Check out this site about "Shock and Awe" - http://www.shockandawe.com/

[prisoner6]

It IS odd that ONLY CNBC is making the call this morning. I was just getting ready to go out shopping for munchies in case the B-52's were making a real run. Now I don't know whether to go get chips and pop, or just make do with popcorn...

prisoner6

[Semper Paratus]

We are telegraphing our next moves to goose the surrender negotiations along.

[ThinkingMan]

and my sky news video feed just went out! anyone know another news video feed?

[j_k_l]

Here come the B-52's.

That is “Shock & Awe” to have that horrible band from the eighties sent to Iraq is just cruel…

I know bad joke…