***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 19 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 7, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

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.

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Mhking's live cam links: Current as of 11:30 PM 4/6/03

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)
"Mother Of All War Websites" (Additional links to live audio/video feeds)
VirtualTuner.com - Showdown in Iraq
WWI-TV Portal (WorldWide Internet-TV Portal Site)
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 - mostly down)
DW-TV Berlin (Real - German/English)
IraqiTV (Real)
IraqiTV (WMV - #1)
IraqiTV (WMV - #2)
IraqiTV (WMV - #3)
ITN News Channel - London (Real - Audio Only)
MSNBC/NBC (WMV/Feeds page)
MSNBC (WMV - Audio Only - Headlines & Breaking News)
MSNBC Bagdad Cam (WMV)
N-TV Berlin (Real - In German Where Available)
NTV Baghdad Cam (Real)
NWCN, Seattle/Portland (Real)
Reuters Feedroom (Real - Raw Video Feeds)
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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FR: Final Update: Streaming Video/Audio Links (Includes info & HTML/Javascript code on how to create your own multi-feeds page)

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WWI-TV Portal (WorldWide Internet-TV Portal Site)

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BBC News 24 (Real - 56)
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CNN Radio (WMV)
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IraqiTV (Real)
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MSNBC/NBC (WMV/Feeds page)
MSNBC (WMV - Audio Only - Headlines & Breaking News)
MSNBC Bagdad Cam (WMV)
N-TV Berlin (Real - In German Where Available)
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Reuters Feedroom (Real - Raw Video Feeds)
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[angelwings49]

Here's something I just received from a friend--hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)

A friend of mine is an officer in the naval reserve. A few weeks ago, he was attending a conference that included admirals in both the US and the French navies. At a cocktail reception, my friend found himself in a small group that included an admiral from each of the two navies.

The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans only learned English. He then asked. "Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you have to speak French?"

Without even hesitating, the American admiral replied: "Maybe it is because we arranged it so that you did not have to learn to speak German?"

To that, the group became silent.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Didn't even get the first Rummy quote right - too much excitement today, lol.

"The cirlce circle is closing and their options are running out. As his regime collapses around him..peoplea re are asking, "where is he" (insert punctuation)? We may not know (add k,w) where he is, (insert comma) but do know he is not running Iraq." (^;

Not complete quote...at least 3 good Rummy rants today.

[Dog]

LOL!!!!!!

[blu]

Achmed Vila...beleagured Baghdad's Bob Vila..."This Old House" meets "Trading Spaces" meets Armeggedon.

[glock rocks]

major bob

don't forget major bob

[Poser]

I've got to take a break and fix a database for one of my students. BRB.

[Cboldt]

. . . excitement and anti-climax of all these WMD reports . . .

The media are looking for the hot story, so there will be many false starts and dead ends. I just wanted to get a summary of the latest reports up, and differentiate between them.

[TomGuy]

hmmm...on some of the barrels of possible sarin/VX gas agent, written on them is: "product urgent" [in French]

[Timeout]

"Who was Achmed Villa?"

In the first days of the war, the BagCam was located on a different roof than the one where it is now. Do you remember the views of a traffic intersection, blinking light and what looked like a parking garage across the stree? (It turned out to be a bank).

As we watched the camera, we noticed there was a man who came out on the roof sometimes. We didn't know then that he tended the camera. He would sweep the roof, sometimes throwing trash off to the sidewalk and THEN he would look down to see if there was anyone on the sidewalk. LOL!

Sometimes Achmed had more men up there. We called those "keggers". On the first weekend, they moved the camera to a new location. For two days and nights running, we were treated to the sounds of saws, hammers and air compressors, but we couldn't see what they were doing. Thus, Achmed came to be called "Achmed Villa", host of "This Old Goat Barn" or "This Old Camera Shed".

There were other names and shows, among them Achmed The-Tool-Man Taylor. I would have to go back to remember all the names and show names. It would be worth the effort---very funny!

[AppyPappy]

Yup. "This is Achmed Vila and welcome to 'This Old Bombed Out Sheethole'. Today Norm is going to build a credenza out of tank parts and pulverized concrete, because we are up to our armpits in it.".

[Howlin]

You and I are going to have to take a trip to Butner for some R&R and therapy when this is done. :-)

But we'd just get upset there, too, because Jonathan Pollard is up there. We'd probably kill him.

[Cate]

We're all humming the jeopardy theme music awaiting your return... hmm...hm...hmmm..hh....hmmm...hmm...

[Carolina]

Here's something I just received from a friend--hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)

I thought the event was with Tom DeLay speaking with a French ambassador. He asked the French ambassador, "Do you speak German." Frenchie answered, "No." DeLay said, "You're welcome." And walked away.

Article was posted on FR.

[mhking]

Well, of course, we've got to add the cast of "This Old Mosque": Abdul Vila, Norm Habib and the new guy, Sahib Thomas...
And Enrico Palazzo (the loud Italian/Spanish guy on the NTV BagCam with the operatic voice - if you can't catch the reference, think "Naked Gun")...
And Barf the Iraqi dog...
And car alarms.

[AppyPappy]

I figured it was a bank because it has an ATM. No one ever used it however. I remember the people standing on the street waiting for people to pick them up.

[epluribus_2]

meets Half-Life Networked Version

[retrokitten]

Who could forget Major Bob?

[Jaded]

Do you think his female fans throw burkahs at him?

eeeewwww

[steveegg]

More Frog Legs bump.

[Carolina]

You and I are going to have to take a trip to Butner for some R&R and therapy when this is done. :-) But we'd just get upset there, too, because Jonathan Pollard is up there. We'd probably kill him.

Hahahahaha!