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

Multiple ^ | April1, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

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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,...

[Lauratealeaf]

Brit just got Bret Baire to state that it is going to be extremely good news.

[overtaxed_canadian]

Rules of engagement changed...

"Firing Permitted on All Buildings

As fighting raged from Basra to Baghdad, members of the 101st Airborne Division involved in street clashes in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf were given new rules of engagement, ABCNEWS has learned.

A high-ranking military source told ABCNEWS that they were now permitted to fire upon all buildings, including residences and buildings of religious or historical value.

The change in orders came about after U.S. military officials say they learned that Iraqi forces were using religious landmarks as shields and hiding anti-aircraft artillery next to mosques."

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/Primetime/iraq_main030401.html

[melodie]

oops...lol not aa all

[Dog]

I'm a nervous wreck...

Three minute warning to statement!

[ztiworoh]

Wow, I wonder what it could be???? RG surrender?

[ChewedGum]

Well, don't send her this thread! (Several freepers have already collapsed under it's weight!) Try the past few days at Opinion Journal Online

There is a Barry McCaffery article there that is pretty good. Monday's Peggy Noonan article is also quite good. (These aren't really hard news but good 'Don't Panic!' type of articles.)

Gum

[prairiebreeze]

Good news, wow I hope so, I got big butterflies.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

- was a legal secretary for years...

Cool! I was the best typest in my Jr. High class, lol, but classical guitar and Freepin - that's exercise. It's more of an idiot savant kind of thing. (^;

[Lauratealeaf]

I re-iterate....extremely good news.....good news in the extreme.....good.....news......good news.......take that and shove it CNN!

[merrin]

Because the radio station they listen to at her work carries CNN radio news and she just heard them say "We are losing, though we haven't lost yet"....

Frankly, I doubt they said this. Not because it's untrue, but because it's so obviously untrue.

At most, I'll bet they left her with the impression that we're losing.

[Sacajaweau]

Excellent!! Hope Must be the Highest Goal not the lowest!!

[Timeout]

The Wall St. Journal's website is excellent.
www.OpinionJournal.com.

You have to register, but it's free. I never miss their "Best of the Web Today" every afternoon. Informative and wickedly funny.

[merrin]

Brit just got Bret Baire to state that it is going to be extremely good news.

They've taken out Peter Arnett?

[steveegg]

I wouldn't equate "extremely good news" with 2:15 a.m. local.

[Mrs.Liberty]

I saw it passing through one of Timeout's posts..he has it in his tag line...

[ztiworoh]

This has to be BIG, this isnt a usual press conference time at CENTCOM, even for a special one, this is something important

[melodie]

saddam dead and rg surrender?? just said it will be broadcast in iraq and they want them all to hear...per pmsnbc

[Cboldt]

Saddam International is about 10 miles due west of center Bag.

Karbala is about 50 miles south-west of center Bag.

[Dog]

No steve I'm afraid you are right...pray buddy..pray!

[spectr17]

Rules of engagement changed... "Firing Permitted on All Buildings As fighting raged from Basra to Baghdad, members of the 101st Airborne Division involved in street clashes in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf were given new rules of engagement, ABCNEWS has learned. A high-ranking military source told ABCNEWS that they were now permitted to fire upon all buildings, including residences and buildings of religious or historical value. The change in orders came about after U.S. military officials say they learned that Iraqi forces were using religious landmarks as shields and hiding anti-aircraft artillery next to mosques."

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide now