Posted on 04/04/2003 1:26:26 AM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 4/4/03 -Raids on Baghdad, Palaces, Airport, STRIKE VIDEOS
BREAKING: Baghdad - Blackout - and crescendo shock and awe
BREAKING: Saddam's Presidential Palace - raid
BREAKING: Tharthar Palace - raid
BREAKING: Chemical Ali''s House - taken
BREAKING: Saddam Jessica Lynch International Airport - weapons hot
BREAKING: STRIKE VIDEOS :
Apache helicopters, Iraqi tanks, anti-aircraft missile launchers,
meeting complex, An Najaf, artillery launcher, Karbala, communication facility, Ar Rutbah, bunker, Mosul,
armored personnel carrier, trucks and other vehicles, Al Amarah,
surface to air missile facility, fuel tank, radar
========= the ex-Saddam International Airport =========
Coalition forces enter the future Jessica Lynch International Airport.
At Saddam International Airport, the Iraqi Regime Command and Control Facility before and after air strikes.
At Saddam International Airport, the enemy side.
Saddam International Airport by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite.
========= Just outside Baghdad =========
On the outskirts of Baghdad, the enemy Iraqi Republican Guard.
========= Baghdad =========
In Baghdad, Iraq, except for lights from a hotel generator, there is total darkness.
In Baghdad, more crecendo shock and awe for terrorists who don't get it.
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the Baghdad "International Terrorist Fair"
curiously guards spend a lot of energy guarding what appears to be rubbish..
Near Baghdad, Iraq, at Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace. US Special Forces raided it .
In Baghdad, Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri
said he doubted the Coalition would even pass Karbala.
The other ruling regime spokeperson also agreed. (yada yada yada).
========= Baghdad burning fuel trenches =========
At the burning fuel trenches, Saddam's evil war crime continues to smoke..
Satellite images of Baghdad show plumes of black oil smoke.
========= Tharthar Palace =========
U.S. special forcesraided Iraq's Tharthar Palace, ~56 miles from Baghdad,
west of Saddam's hometown Tikrit.
========= `Chemical Ali''s House =========
Near Basra, Iraq, at the residence of Saddam Hussain's cousin, Ali Hassan al Majid al Tikriti,
known to his enemies as "Chemical Ali".
IRAQI FREEDOM
GROUND CONTROL MAP
AIR CONTROL MAP
STRIKE VIDEOS :
BREAKING: Strike Videos from DoD
DOWNLOAD THIS: CLOSEUP Apache helicopters striking Iraqi tanks and anti-aircraft missile launchers
Apache helicopters striking Iraqi tanks and anti-aircraft missile launchers - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: CLOSEUP Apache helicopters striking Iraqi tanks and anti-aircraft missile launchers
Apache helicopters striking Iraqi tanks and anti-aircraft missile launchers - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: CLOSEUP Apache helicopters striking Iraqi tanks and anti-aircraft missile launchers
Apache helicopters striking Iraqi tanks and anti-aircraft missile launchers - Download mpg file here
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an attack on an anti-aircraft artillery position
an attack on an anti-aircraft artillery position - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: CLOSEUP an attack on a meeting complex near An Najaf
an attack on a meeting complex near An Najaf - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: IT BLEW UP REAL GOOD AWARD
an artillery launcher near Karbala is struck
an artillery launcher near Karbala is struck - Download mpg file here
a communication facility near Ar Rutbah
a communication facility near Ar Rutbah - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: IT BLEW UP REAL GOOD AWARD
a bunker near Al Amarah is struck
a bunker near Al Amarah is struck - Download mpg file here
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an armored personnel carrier near Mosul is struck
an armored personnel carrier near Mosul is struck - Download mpg file here
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trucks and other vehicles are struck southeast of Al Amarah
trucks and other vehicles are struck southeast of Al Amarah - Download mpg file here
surface to air missile facility is struck
surface to air missile facility is struck - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: IT BLEW UP REAL GOOD AWARD
A surface to air missile facility is struck
A surface to air missile facility is struck - Download mpg file here
A fuel tank in a revetment is struck
fuel tank in a revetment - Download mpg file here
DOWNLOAD THIS: IT BLEW UP REAL GOOD AWARD
radar site in western Iraq is struck
radar site in western Iraq - Download mpg file here
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END OF TRANSMISSION 4/4/03 .......... K
In this handout photo from CENTCOM in Doha, Qatar, residents of a small village near the city of An Najaf, Iraq, carry a pot full of water they just filled from a U.S. Army water tank, April 02, 2003. The towns water supply is contaminated. The Armys 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion coordinated the delivery of thousands of gallons of purified water.
Navy trainers go through daily exercises with a bottle-nosed dolphin, Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at Camp Patriot in southeastern Kuwait. Trained to spot lethal mines littering the sea floor, nine Atlantic, dolphins were flown into the Persian Gulf last month to help clear the British-controlled Iraqi port of Umm Qasr so that humanitarian aid can be shipped into the country.
Members of India Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, secure an Iraqi army outpost and training center near the town of Numaniyah, Iraq on Wednesday, April 2,2003.
FReepers - DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE WAITING FOR THESE PICS FROM THE ROAD TO BAGHDAD ON TV
From Iraq, WMD-training site with a small amount of what was labeled 'tabun'.
Absolutely not. This brave young woman is a victim, not a hero, and more than the men and women who worked in the Trade Center were heros. The NYFD and the Special Forces who save Jessica are heros. Save the glorification for those who deserve it. If we must make a political gesture, might I suggest Tony Blaire International Airport.
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