Posted on 11/08/2004 1:38:36 PM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 11/8/04 - Fallujah,Syrian-Iraqi border, Sana'a, Titan
BREAKING: Fallujah - US bombardment of terrorist stronghold, two key bridges taken
BREAKING: Sana'a, Yemen- Death for two terrorists
BREAKING: Syrian-Iraqi border - Closed off to protect liberated Iraq
FANTASTIC: President George W. Bush re-elected in largest vote and mandate in American history
BREAKING: Titan - Up close and personal for the first time
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Exclusive to FReerepublic
PICTURES YOU WILL NOT SEE IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA (PR arm of the DNC)
========= Fallujah =========
In Fallujah, US bombardment has begun
to free Iraq from the scum terrorists and gangsters.
In Fallujah, US soldiers help the Iraqis by taking two key bridges
over the Euphrates River.
In Fallujah, Iraqi soldiers stormed the main hospital.
In Fallujah, US soldiers help the Iraqis in rounding up terrorists seized by the Iraqis.
In Fallujah, terrorists fall.
In Fallujah, terrorists continue to dare to fire mortar rounds toward US forces.
In Fallujah, Apache helicopters patrol the terrorist city.
The roads to Fallujah.
In Fallujah, the roads remain sealed.
In Fallujah, US marine armored convoys continue.
Somewhere near Fallujah, US Marine heroes take a briefing.
In Fallujah, U.S. Marines of the 1st Division take position and patrol.
In Fallujah, Iraq's intelligence unit, 'Shahwanis'.
========= Sana'a =========
In Sana'a, Yemen, Islamic terrorists Maamoun Ahmad Onswa, Ali Muhammad al-Muraqib and Murad Salih al-Sorwri
listen from their holding cell to the verdicts against them for their role in the October 2000 attack
on the U.S. destroyer USS Cole off Yemen that murdered 17 American sailors.
The three terrorists who should have been hung
received prison terms ranging from 5 to 10 years. Terrorist Jamal al Badawi and another
were sentenced to death.
========= Syria =========
At the Syrian-Iraqi border, at the Abu Kamal crossing,
Syrian bulldozers reinforce a sand barrier.
At the Syrian-Iraqi border, the terrorist Syrian side.
At the Syrian-Iraqi border, the liberated Iraqi side.
In Damascus, Syria, at the market, downtown.
========= President George W. Bush - Relected November 3 =========
President George W. Bush received the largest vote and mandate in American history.
Thank you President Bush and FReepers and America.
========= Revealed for the FIRST TIME: Titan =========
At Titan, this radar image of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan
was taken by the spacecraft Cassini at 994 miles above the surface.
Titan, in ultraviolet and infrared. Red and green colors represent infrared wavelengths
and show areas where atmospheric methane absorbs light.
These colors reveal a brighter (redder) northern hemisphere.
Blue represents ultraviolet wavelengths and shows the high atmosphere and detached hazes
Titan.
At Titan, data from the passive radiometer mode of Cassini's radar instrument overlaid
onto a visible-light image mosaic from the spacecraft's imaging science subsystem.
The contours and colors show Titan's radiation at microwave wavelengths (about two centimeters),
while the light and dark shading is from the optical image.
This microwave radiation comes directly from Titan itself,
rather than being a reflection from the Sun as detected in visible-light images.
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Thank you, America for re-electing President Bush.
America has a very smart and wise majority.
Thank you FReepers for the comments, and Leni for the super great poem.
REMEMBER: Don't forget to spend a few hours each day this week helping for success in the War for Enduring Freedom.
END OF TRANSMISSION 11/8/04 .......... K
RE the new Iraqi troops, and their supposed failures to daye...any officer know that a unit has to be "bloodied"...it's one of the sad but necessary thruths of combat. NO matter how wekll trained, how well equipped, and how well led..until the firs shots are fired, the first men hit..you never know..also..the Iraqi NonComs haven't been tested yet...
Who takes these pictures? I hope it's not a western journalist. They just stand by and take pictures of men trying to kill our soldiers.
I wouldn't be too worried about this mortar attack. It can't be very accurate with the old MK1mod0 Hadji T&E (the dumba$$ holding the tube instead of a real aiming mechanism) to direct fire downrange. There's also the machinegunner standing there shooting from the hip with his "A" gunner holding the ammo belt at an angle that will probably jam the gun.
These idiots won't last long. Our Marines will ground them, and fast.
Yeah, you uh, yeah, I haven't a clue what you just said.
Just kickin' ass and takin' names sir ping!
Great pictures! My son is a Marine at Al Qaim.
I seem to recall a post that reporters were afraid to be embedded on our side. Guess if you are on their side you can be assured of safety.
Yoo don't fire a mortar by holding the firing tube. #1, the shots can't possibly land anywhere near their intended target. #2, after the first couple of rounds, your fingers will be seared, yes seared, to the weapon.
Thank you thank you for these photos of our heroes both US and Iraqi.
In fact, thanks for all the many incredible moments you have provided for us here on FR!
God bless the troops and the President!
No sh*t there's no aiming mechanism. That's a 60mm mortar being fired *not* from the standard baseplate with aiming device, but from the "commando" baseplate. The technique the mortar gunner is using is called a "hipshoot," in which one just kinda points the mortar in the target's general direction. The 60mm mortars don't have much range anyway, so it's reasonably accurate.
The photo's not staged.
Correct.
The japanese used a similar morter during WW2.
Airborne! Great post, Dio....missed you.
God Bless George W Bush and our Troops.
It sure is a good thing they don't know how to properly aim a mortar. Just kinda holding it in place isn't going to get much accuracy, thank goodness.
Dio!!! Thanks for the pictures! Good to see ya! Peace to you and your family!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! :^DGood job, Dio! As always.
I want you to remember that no bas*ard ever won the war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb bas*ard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you’ve heard about America not wanting to fight – wanting to stay out of the war - is a lot of horse dung! Americans traditionally love to fight! All REAL Americans love the sting of battle …..
And HERE is the full statement.
Bump to the top for Freedom Heroes and Truth
Thanks Dio.
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