***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 6 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | 25 March 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

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[The Wizard]

We should wish no one cancer, let's grow up a little

[this_ol_patriot]

2 Large explosions JDAM maybe Basarah

[this_ol_patriot]

Basarah

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Richard Gaisgord from Basra saying Brits dropped a big bomb on Baath party headquarters, will wait 'til morning to go in, worried about not being able to tell who's the bad guys.

Should we ahve announced this over the TV? Bad guys are still coming in from Jordan to help Saddam's regime fight US. Reenforcements could arrive before we get in to help.

[OXENinFLA]

Close, Hannity was talking about where IraqI TV was.

It's in the middle of an orphanage w/ kids all around.

[Catspaw]

Heh heh heh.

But you can bet the feyadeen is hiding in hospitals, day care centers, private homes...using any kind of human shield they can.

[steveegg]

What about the transmitter, though?

[Carolina]

Richard's accent is difficult to follow. He has a public school accent.

[7 x 77]

We should wish no one cancer, grow up a little.

I'm just reporting what I read, developing hard . . .

[this_ol_patriot]

BUT...they know who is who..That's why we need these people after all these years they can smell Saddam's men from 100 yards I bet.

[Catspaw]

Bad guys are still coming in from Jordan to help Saddam's regime fight US. Reenforcements could arrive before we get in to help.

If they're coming in from Jordan, most likely Palestinians, probably Hamas. They've got a ways to travel before they get to Basra and anything going in is going to have an unpleasant ending.

[AppyPappy]

Where did you hear that? If it's not true, knock it off.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Predictably diabolical. GRRR.

[null and void]

She may have to try to steal the next election.

Again???

[B4Ranch]

Bombing in central Basra occuring now......taking out the mortars taht the Itaqi troops are using to control the resistance from the people. Sky News

[abnegation]

Fox: Brit forces kill top Baath party official in Basrah.

[Peach]

Good point and one the Iraqi people themselves have made, when they feel safe enough to speak freely.

[duckbutt]

Close, Ragtime Cowgirl - - it was reported last night that Iraqi TV is located in a day care center....hence, that's why we haven't taken it out....yet.....

[Catspaw]

Oh, you know they can tell who's who. it makes the targeting easier.

[alnick]

Ruby, None of them are AD. I have a few A's, but they're all in the 30s and 40s.

I love him. He's so passionate about this war. He said the other day that Saddam's got the Mother of All Migraines. heh heh.