***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 17 - LIVE THREAD***

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In honor of our Freed and the men and women who risked their lives to rescue her!

Freed POW PFC Jessica Lynch - Army Photo	Freed POW PFC Jessica Lynch - Private Photo

Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread 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.

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

To all who helped this get started and keep it running, thank you!

Special thanks to An.American.Expatriate for staring the daily threads, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, Ragtime Cowgirl for her Exclusive Live Transcription Service™, and, of course, Belly Girl...

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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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[Redcloak]

I'm always happy to be of service!

[AppyPappy]

Note: When I pulled up FNC at 6AM, they were showing the incursion into Baghdad. It was just released footage. One image is now missing. We seemed to lose an M1 Abrams tank. You can partially see it occaisonally with guys pouring water from cans on it.

Martial music ... The "Marching to Jihad" Rap by The Baggie Boys

[Mo1]

His farewell Speech???

[mwl1]

Gruesome reading... thanks for sharing. Those CIA operatives are heroes... they saved perhaps thousands of US lives.

Assuming the article is true, where then is Saddam hiding? Still in Baghdad? Speculation that he was in Mosul has been discredited.

[Redcloak]

What's he saying? (I'm too lazy to open a second browser window.)

[Poser]

My fingers are too fat for a Mandolin. They are tuned like a violin. The fingering is weird.

If you buy one, get a Gibson. There is no substitute.

[Conservababe]

I believe the tank was just disabled for a short time.

[Timeout]

Two reports from CNN:

Jason Bellini, with Marines MEU, found Jessica Lynch's dogtags in a warehouse near the river...NOT at the hospital where she was held.
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Another reporter is in Mobile, Alabama, where the first fallen hero, Howard Johnson, is being buried today.

Johnson's own father is the minister of the congregation and is officiating at his son's funeral.

Per the reporter, "Reverand Johnson was dressed, not in black, but in RED, WHITE, and BLUE".

[AppyPappy]

My kids have deemed the music "lame"

[The Wizard]

CNN just aired some tape from thje hospital where PFC. Lynch was being tortoured....showed guys in beds with feet and hands cut off.........remember they said they were going amputate her leg....lokks like they did it all the time

These are rotten, ignorant bastards and it's good they've been stopped

[dogbyte12]

That is Achmed or Ahmed depending on how ya spell it, playing some Top 40 music. Baghdad Bob is the info minister who claims we aren't even in Iraq yet.

[AppyPappy]

One guy whipped a smoke grenade into it,

[mwl1]

"Democrats are sooooo 9/10"

Of course they are, but this is not a credible slogan. Most middle-of-the roaders won't even get it.

[mhking]

I dunno - there's no translation; the video from the BagCam is on, but that's the audio -- now they've gone to music. Maybe this is the audio from IraqiTV?

[mhking]

No, I know WHO they are...I just wanted to know why MSNBC was "treating" us to this on the audio of their BagCam as opposed to natural sound...

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I'm relying on you guys for Baghdad Cam reports. My computer's physically challenged. (^:

[Redcloak]

There's a glowing alien (Or perhaps a French reporter) in front of the CNN cam.

[Mo1]

Smart kids you have ... they are sooooo right

[wolf6656]

Bagdad Bob and the Information Ministers
Iraqodile Rock - Duet with Elton John

I remember when Iraq was young
Me and Saddy had so much fun,

[dogbyte12]

About time for some big booms to start, unless we are starting ro run out of things to boom that is.