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

Multiple ^ | April1, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

Welcome to the Situation Room of Operation Iraqi Freedom - 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.

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Links to the older threads:
Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1 - LIVE THREAD ... 4557 posts
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***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 3-LIVE THREAD*** ... 4751 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 4 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 6045 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 5 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 4869 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 6 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 5126 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 7 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 4110 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 8 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 3863 posts
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***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 10 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 2545 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 11 - LIVE THREAD*** ... 2774 posts
***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 12 - LIVE THREAD*** ...

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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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Live Video/Audio Feeds:
(If you can't reach a feed by clicking on it, make sure to try copying the address, and pasting it in the appropriate browser -- WMV=Windows Media Player; Real=Real Player/RealOne; MP3=WinAmp/Audion/other streaming MP3 player; QT=QuickTime)

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)
BBC News 24 (Real - 56)
BBC News 24 (Real - BB)
CablePulse 24 - Toronto (WMV)
CBS/Baghdad Cam (Real)
CBC RadioOne - Toronto (QT)
CN8 Philadelphia (Real)
CNN+ (Spain) (WMV)
CNN Baghdad Cam (WMV)
CNN Radio (WMV)
CNN via KGW/Portland (Real - down)
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)
N-TV Berlin (Real - In German Where Available)
NWCN, Seattle/Portland (Real - down)
Sky News (56K - WMV/Copy/Paste)
Sky News (BB - WMV/Copy-Paste)
SNN6 Sarasota, FL (Real)
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMV - Fox Affiliate)

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Please have mercy on us dial up limited FReepers! Limit the big graphics, post links instead. A brief description of what the graphic is would help:

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,...

[Fledermaus]

I thought this time they had special transponders and other ways to tell friendlies.

[An.American.Expatriate]

Thanks for changing the title!

[An.American.Expatriate]

The was at leat one thread on that.

Check the Day 12 Thread (early posts!!)

[An.American.Expatriate]

Gotta run - off to work for me.

Back in 90 Minutes.....

[Poser]

Well. Good night. It's your shift. See you in about 8 hours with the first cup of coffee of the day.

[spectr17]

I thought this time they had special transponders and other ways to tell friendlies.

Not all of them do. In the GW one British SAS team was bombed by our A-10 even though they had the Union Jack on their vehicles.

[Mo1]

Sheen is an actor, and a good one at that. His political thought, however, rivals that of a precocious pre-teen with poor impulse control. The obvious answer is that Martin Sheen should try acting like a good American, as acting is his only discernable talent. Or maybe he could try acting like a thoughtful and sensible human being for a change. Given his considerable skills, this shouldn’t be too difficult for him. Then again, maybe he could just act like a man with duct tape over his mouth. All he would have to do is shut up.

Good article

[AFPhys]

Re. "only one MRE"... According to a buddy of mine, these "rations" are apparently very high calorie to begin with, and designed for combat soldier situation. Only one per day is not going to be a problem for anyone, though they usually allot more. ... again, confirmation would be appreciated...

[elbucko]

Is this possible? Or is it just a figment of my fevered imagination?

Sounds good to me. Let'saddle up!

[Tree of Liberty]

Here's a dotmil site about MRE's. Each one has about 1300 calories

Fox - Wires report that precision munitions hit the Iraqi National Olympic COmmittee which houses the Ministry of Youth. The hit was to erode command and control functions

[Fledermaus]

Poll needs FReeped!

Globe Poll
Should the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays play God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch as mandated by Major League Baseball?
Yes
No

http://www.globeandmail.com/

[spectr17]

Re. "only one MRE"... According to a buddy of mine, these "rations" are apparently very high calorie to begin with, and designed for combat soldier situation. Only one per day is not going to be a problem for anyone, though they usually allot more. ... again, confirmation would be appreciated...

You could get by with one MRE per day as they are high calorie. MREs have approximately 1300 calories (5439 kJ) per meal with 55% of the energy from carbohydrates, 35% from fat and 15% from protein. If in cold environment and exerting you would need more.

I've got a webpage with more info on MREs here

[SoldiersGirl]

the MRE's are 12 to 1300 calories each...one a day is enough...but not really. These guys are in hot weather, sweating out everything that goes in, burning calories just on adrenaline alone. They have to wear their mopp suits, which is going to increase their body temperatures...burning even more calories. I'm sure they're fine with one meal...but they really need 3 at least. They don't live on MRE's alone though. Speaking from experience, I know most of these guys stock up on pogey bait (silly name for real food) like beef jerky, protein bars..etc...things that are light and easy to carry.

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - wires also report that the Ministry of Youth was used by Uday as a torcher chamber

[Consort]

Any threads on FR concerning the recent (today or yesterday I think) friendly fire incident between a U.S. A-10 plane and British ground troops?

Saw a couple using "cowboy" in the search option.

[cibco]

Your #50

You forgot to add in the drop of MOAB's that will start it all. The "Shock". Tic... Tic... Tic...

[Mo1]

Besides I wanted to be the belly girl poster for day 13 :P

ahhhh .. now the truth comes out .. LOL

[spectr17]

My roomies pogey bait was sardines. When it got hot he would open a tin and offer some and I'd about puke at the sight and smell. He's eat them head and all. He used to make the army grunts puke into their helmets when we flew together all the time with this same routine.

[SoldiersGirl]

Dang straight they should. They want to play baseball...the American pastime, against American teams, with American players, and there Americans playing on both of those teams as well. Show some unity and respect for once and stop trying to find all of these ridiculous excuses to moan and gripe and seperate yourself from everyone else. If they don't like...then boycott baseball for the season. Both of those teams suck anyways, we won't miss em.

[AFPhys]

Yes to all of you... 1300cal not really enough for sustained effort, but it seems that a few days isn't going to hurt anybody or make them sluggish. That is not to say they wouldn't be complainin', though.