***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 2-LIVE THREAD***

21 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

This is the continuation Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1- LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

To all who helped this get started yesterday, thank you!

[TexKat]

Thats okay, answered my own question, it is the Saddam River

An Iraqi Writes

In Iraq, only one dam crosses the river before it enters the city, it is called Saddam dam. Another one is small called Badoosh dam constructed to protect the first one.

They say that if America will hit the dam, the whole the city of Mosul will sink! Even Baghdad may sink too!!

[The Wizard]

I want to get those people who light the oil fields on trial

[momofsixgirls]

oh, okay, trying to do too many things at one time, apparently, thinking isn't one of them, lol.

[The Wizard]

CNN is announcing that the bvrit's did indeed secure the penisula

[Tree of Liberty]

Bill Gertz reporting that Iraq preparing to use chemical weapon artillery shells

     Iraqi CW shells

     U.S. intelligence officials tell us the evidence that Iraqi artillery units are preparing to use chemical warfare shells is based on reconnaissance photographs of the shells.
     The rounds were identified as chemical weapons-capable shells with slots where a vial of nerve agent or biological-weapons dust is inserted before firing.
     No evidence of the actual chemical or biological agents has been spotted so far. Officials said the weapons of mass destruction vials are kept separate from the artillery shells and then brought to the units before being fired.
     The artillery units with the special shells were bombed Wednesday in southern Iraq in a pre-emptive strike. Officials believe the Iraqis, if they use weapons of mass destruction, will draw on their hidden stocks of VX nerve agent, an extremely potent poison.

[Tree of Liberty]

I know the feeling :)

[TexKat]

I like sky news blondee123, but it tends to slow down my computer at times. I go in on it every now and then.

[PRND21]

I want to get those people who light the oil fields on trial

Or pikes.

[TexKat]

Hi Sandylapper, I woke up. Had to get me a nap in. But it is definately not to see Tariq.

[InShanghai]

Could have been a tagline that fell off :-)

[blondee123]

U.S. intelligence officials tell us the evidence that Iraqi artillery units are preparing to use chemical warfare shells is based on reconnaissance photographs of the shells.

I'm afraid if they do that it will be the mother of all battles! I hope they don't, I want to see less innocent people harmed, Saddam is such a sick B@stard! Of course, France said they will come to help if they do use chem or bio, so we have that to look forward to! NOT!

[Tree of Liberty]

Hmm, are fallen taglines related to dangling participles?

Sorry, it's late and I'm punchy

[PRND21]

Uday defects per Reuters...thought he was dead.

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Al Jezerra reporting Al Abardi (right hand to Uday Hussein) has defected to Kuwait. Has not been independently confirmed by Fox.

[blondee123]

Using live stream usually slows mine down too, but for some reason, it's not doing it tonite, guess I got lucky!

[lorrainer]

Fox via Al Jazeera: Uday has reportedly defected to Kuwait?

[Sandylapper]

Same here (on the nap). I'm sleep deprived. I want to see Tariq surrender or say that Saddam is dead, but that probably won't be the case.

[The Wizard]

Al abadi has defected to Kuwait

[smokeyjon]

Negative - Uday's right-hand man defected to Kuwait, as per Al Jazeera

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Reuters reporting that U.S. and Turkey are deadlocked on using Turkish airspace