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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2-Umm Qasr,Al-Faw,Safwan,Az Bayer
The usual suspects and many brave photographers | 3/21/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

Posted on 03/21/2003 11:38:51 AM PST by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2 - Road to Baghdad,Battle at Umm Qasr, Al-Faw Peninsula,Safwan,Az Bayer,Iraqis surrender Disguised

BREAKING: Start of the Air War
BREAKING: Road to Baghdad
BREAKING: Battle at Umm Qasr
BREAKING: Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender
BREAKING: Safwan - Iraqis surrender
BREAKING: Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender
BREAKING: Iraqis surrender Disguised


========= Baghdad =========

In Baghdad, Saddam's complex in central Baghdad.


========= Kalak =========

At , Iraqi soldiers and their defense at the Great Zab river.


========= Kuwait-Iraq border On the Road to Baghdad =========


Heroes on a US Cobra fire at Iraqi positions.


The1st Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment fire 51mm illumination rounds.


Heroes of 847 squadron supporting the Royal Marine Commando assault on Iraq.


US and Allied heroes convoy.


Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division enter Iraq.


With the heroes of the British Royal Air Force (RAF).


Heroes of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.


========= Umm Qasr =========

In Umm Qasr, Heroes Marine 'Raiders' take cover and control from Iraqi fire, with British artillery rounds continuing.


========= Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender =========

British soldiers of 40 Commando take prisoners at the Al-Faw Peninsula.


=========== Safwan - Iraqis surrender ===========

Near Safwan, Marine heroes take Iraqis.


========= Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender =========

Iraqi soldier surrender after a gunfight at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer.


========= Iraqis surrender Disguised =========

In Iraq, surrendering to the Armies of Good, Iraqi soldiers wearing civilian clothes over their uniforms.


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To: HairOfTheDog
There is something so moving about still photographs that video will never capture.

You're so right. I had mentioned in the Hole that I'd heard of a NY Times columnist who was incensed at that picture of the Iraqi being given water. His comment was that the Americans were FORCING the Iraqi to drink. There are several clues in the photo which belie that idiot's comment. First, the gun is held by a soldier who is out of the picture, and it is NOT pointed at the Iraqi soldier. Second, the Iraqi's hands are behind his back, so he wouldn't have been able to hold the canteen anyway. Third, look at the hand of the American soldier which is on the Iraqi soldier's head. It is not clenched with anger in any way. It is resting on his head in order to keep the Iraqi soldiers head in the correct position to receive the water without causing him to choke on it, and to allow him to get as much as he can. It is a protective gesture, not an offensive one.

As you said, still pictures let you see all the things that a fleeting video can't.

141 posted on 03/22/2003 8:50:41 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
First, the gun is held by a soldier who is out of the picture, and it is NOT pointed at the Iraqi soldier.

Yeah, we talked about that in the Hobbit Hole too. Those of us who know how LoTR was filmed know the tricks the camera can play with perspective! I am sure the gun is pointed down and clear of the Iraqi, but the camera is tricking the perspective.

142 posted on 03/22/2003 11:20:06 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (The eagles are coming! The eagles are coming!)
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To: sciencediet
The REAL inspectors have arrived.
143 posted on 03/23/2003 5:53:12 PM PST by Capitalism2003
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To: WhiskeyPapa
"Not only am I a vet, but although it is not generally known, I won the first Gulf War single-handed."

Walt"

I wouldn't expect a liar like you to stoop to tell such a relatively puny fib as that.

144 posted on 03/23/2003 7:14:37 PM PST by Aurelius
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To: Diogenesis
I have two cousins in the Royal Irish Guard based at Umm Qasr. I think they are doing a great job. I would like to wish them luck and to say get home safe. My cousins are Corpral Trevor Coult and Lance Corpral Gareth Coult.

I also believe we should capture Saddam and have him on a televised exicution or is that just my sick mind??
145 posted on 03/25/2003 1:43:35 AM PST by Laura Brown (come home save Trevor and Gareth)
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To: dennisw
I am very diappointed in the way this war is going on. I am a wife of a Cpl. in the Marine Corp and to see our men having to "cater" to the Iraqi soldiers needs as POWS is really iritating. Our POWS, God bless them, are not being treated the way we are treating the Iraqi's. They are only surrendering to live another day. Our men and women are fighting for someone else's freedom and they are being treated like shit! The way I see it don't take POWS of Iraq, kill them the way they are killing our brave men and women! Iraq is the one that decided to fight us and that is what we are here for. If you think about it the way I do, every POW that we have captured could have killed one of our men or women before they were captured and now we are making sure they are feed and watered on a regular basis. What about our POWS? Just something to think about!
146 posted on 03/27/2003 1:18:50 AM PST by sthrngirl
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To: HairOfTheDog; Freeper; My back yard
Could you do me a favor?...This pic looks like my Brother-in-law, and I am trying to find out the details of this.

Mark
147 posted on 03/29/2003 12:29:59 PM PST by maitken
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To: maitken
I can't source it! - I can say that there were two pics of the same soldier from that scene.... searching for the other one for you!
148 posted on 03/29/2003 12:35:28 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
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To: maitken
Here it is:

Maj David 'Bull' Gurfein, of New York City, right, with 1st Marine Expeditionnary Force, tears down a portrait of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in the southern border city of Safwan, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, March 21, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

Posted here: U.S. Marines Tear Down Saddam Portraits

Here is the first shot again:


149 posted on 03/29/2003 12:42:36 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you, again. So much we hear is negative that this positive feed is wonderful. We are so proud of these military men and women, their sacrifice for freedom for strangers, as well as our defense and their compassion which shines clearly in some of these pictures. God Bless all these people, and you, Diogenesis
150 posted on 03/29/2003 3:46:46 PM PST by wingnuts'nbolts (I see the world and my surroundings in a new light and I still hate all things Clinton)
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To: wingnuts'nbolts
This baby will grow up in a FREE Iraq.
151 posted on 04/04/2003 8:34:18 PM PST by Capitalism2003
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To: Capitalism2003
Thanks for the heart warming picture! Lucy child. It is also heart warming to have a 22 yr old student as a FReeper and supporter of our President and troops. Welcome!
152 posted on 04/05/2003 6:17:26 AM PST by wingnuts'nbolts (I see the world and my surroundings in a new light and I still hate all things Clinton)
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