***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 13 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April1, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

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Mhking's links:

Updated links (Null and Void alphabetized them and found a few other interesting ones):

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FR: Final Update: Streaming Video/Audio Links (Includes info & HTML/Javascript code on how to create your own multi-feeds page)

Abu Dhabi TV (Real - Arabic)
BBC/Baghdad Cam(Real)
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BBC News 24 (Real - BB)
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CN8 Philadelphia (Real)
CNN+ (Spain) (WMV)
CNN Baghdad Cam (WMV)
CNN Radio (WMV)
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DW-TV Berlin (Real - In German Where Available/Some programming in English)
ITN News Channel - London (Real - Audio Only)
MSNBC/NBC (WMV/Feeds page)
MSNBC (WMV - Audio Only - Headlines & Breaking News)
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NWCN, Seattle/Portland (Real - down)
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To all who helped this get started, thank you! Special thanks to null and void for keeping these threads running on the weekends, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, and, of course,...

[LakerCJL]

Here's a question, I just thought about last night...

How many predominantly muslim countries are there in the world? Which ones are backing our coalition and which ones are for Sadam?

Here's a quick list off the top of my head and from http://www.defendamerica.mil/iraq/worldviews032903.html (Forty-three countries which have offered various levels of support for Operation Iraqi Freedom are willing to be publicly named as members of the coalition, U.S. defense officials said March 20. Some countries prefer to remain anonymous, but that number becomes smaller every day as more coutnries publicly join the coaliton.):

Saudi Arabia - C(oalition)
Yemen - C
Qatar - C
Kuwait - C
UAE - C
Afghanistan - C
Philippines - C
Azerbaijan (aren't they mostly muslim?) - C
Turkey - C
Uzbekistan - C
Iran - neutral? (just hoping we don't come after them next)
Syria - S(adam)
Jordan - (I'm guessing coalition supporting on one face and Sadam loving on the other)
Turkmenistan - ?
Pakistan - two faced probably
Egypt - ?
Somalia - S (I'm sure)
Indonesia - C
Lebanon - S (whatever Syria tells it to do)
Bahrain - C
Oman - C
Djibouti - C
Sudan - ?
Libia - S (whatever takes the worlds eyes off them)
Algeria - ?
Morocco - ?
Eritrea (mostly muslim or Christian like Ethiopia???) - ?
Turkmenistan - ?
Uzbeckistan - ?
Kazahkstan - ?
Kyrgistan - ?

Can anyone help me fill in the blanks? Did I miss any? If I'm right, it shows something interesting....

[null and void]

The Dhue Dhue heads? LMAO!!!

It was a typo. Should have been:

The "Do" Dhue heads...

[Carolina]

Mexico to take helm of a fractured U.N. Security Council (BWAA HAAA HAAA!)

Mexico takes over the presidency of the U.N. Security Council today, hoping to heal some of the council's recent wounds and begin to repair relations with the United States, soured by Mexico's refusal to support the invasion of Iraq.

[Howlin]

I'm not sure. That's all they said.

Except that evidently some of the people on the plane have deplaned in Cuba, but most of the rest have elected to stay on board and go to Florida.

[rumrunner]

Something going down in Basra right now. Massive flares lit overhead of the city.

[mtbopfuyn]

That plane is still out there? They were reporting this last night. What has it been doing all this time?

[Howlin]

OMG.

[retrokitten]

AAAHHH!! That is going to keep me up tonight!

[RJayneJ]

Thanks for the nomination! };^D)

[TomGuy]

Akmed Vila seems to be more of an Akmed Tim Taylor....there he goes with the duct tape again.

[TigersEye]

Can anyone help me fill in the blanks? Did I miss any? If I'm right, it shows something interesting....

France - S
Russia - S
Germany - S&M
China - S
Korea - S

[Nam Vet]

I remember those flares. They give the eeriest light you can imagine. To me anyway. Danger close.

Nam Vet

[Catspaw]

Here's the last Cuban hijacking to Florida on 3/19. This one landed in Key West:

Cuban hijack suspects get bond

KEY WEST - A federal magistrate refused prosecutors' request Tuesday to deny bond to six Cuban men charged last week with using knives and a hatchet to hijack a Douglas DC-3 plane from Cuba to Key West.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/monroe_county/cities_neighborhoods/florida_keys/5480899.htm

[Carolina]

Al Jazeera showing fireworks over Baghdad.

[BulletBobCo]

When was the last time we were at the head of the security council?

[Solson]

Do you have coulrophobia?? Fear of clowns...

My sister does so I occasionally will send her mislabeled pics of scary clowns. :)

[arkady_renko]

Saddam to address the people tonight.

[Catspaw]

I believe what they did when the last plane was hijacked to Key West was to allow the people on board--NOT the hijackers--a choice to stay in the US or leave. Some, I do believe, went back to Cuba, but some did elect to stay here.

[Consort]

Al Jazeera showing fireworks over Baghdad.

Baghdad or Basrah?

[Nam Vet]

Is that one of those plastic helmets Saddam gives to his 'newest recruits'?

Nam Vet