***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.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - LIVE THREAD.

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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, Ragtime Cowgirl for her Exclusive Live Transcription Service™, Fledermaus for his 15 minutes of fame, and, of course, Belly Girl...

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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)

Mhking's live cam links: Current as of 8:13 PM 4/5/03

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)
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)
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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[umbagi]

That is rain hitting the mic..

... and the lens, now. I thought those two flashes on the right, earlier, looked more like lightening than 'splosions...

[commish]

The Lord cares not how religious you are, prayers have been given to him in your sons name by those of us who are in his light. I pray that you will one day come to him as well, but until then I will pray for you, your family and the all of our soldiers and families.

[Fast5]

Hey, I got Red Dots all over the vid on CBS cam.

[Mo1]

1. Clean out your cache before signing off; and

Oh, I forgot ... THanks for the reminder

2. Never, ever let Mr. Mo1 learn how to use the "Search" feature on FR and enter "Mo1" hehe

I've tried getting him to sign up .. that way he want get on my case .. he'll be to busy freeping too .. LOL

[Cboldt]

Event and Link Collection : April 7, 2003

• Baghdad Bob's Presser Comedy Routine <-- Link
• 3 ID takes New Presidential Palace and Presidential Palace (both on west side of Tigris) <-- Link
  http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/photos/iraq/park/images/pic1.jpg <-- Charlie Co. Under the Crossed-swords
  How the "New Palace" is being used by coalition forces <-- Link
  U.S. forces barreled into the heart of Baghdad <-- Link
• 3 ID takes Parade grounds, and shoots down statue of Saddam? on horse <-- Link
  US Tanks rolling through Hands of Victory Monument <-- Link
• 3 ID does NOT take the Ministry of Information Building <-- Link
• Marines moving into Baghdad from the west, 2 KIA <-- Link
• Pretty sure Chemical Ali was killed in Basrah <-- Link
• Iraqi missile hits 3 ID, 2nd Brigade communication unit <-- Link
  2 US soldiers killed, 2 reporters killed (Spaniard & German). The German reporter was Christian Liebig, of the most-read German weekly magazine FOCUS (focus.de). The Spaniard was Julio Anguita Parrado, 32, of the newspaper El Mundo.
• Basrah is "over the hump" <-- Link
• Citizens of Baghdad were reported to be taking matters into their own hands <-- Link
• II MEF rumored to have "uncloaked" northwest of Baghdad <-- Link
  Sky News said that in the field there have been rumours that the II Marine Expeditionary (14,000 - 42,000 strong) is coming from the Northwest to launch a killing blow on Baghdad after wire reports noted that the Baghdad Government may fall in days, not weeks.
• Several reports of Chem agents found (multiple locations)
• US marines discover "PLF faction's bomb-making facility" in Iraq
  Agence France-Presse (AFP): Bomb-making facilities, chemicals, mortars, gas masks and AK-47s were found inside the 20-building complex to the east of Baghdad, said Public Affairs Officer Corporal John Hoellwarth [US Marines].
• Yahoo Has Hundreds of Photos of U.S. and U.K. Troops Being Cheered by Iraqis
• Tommy Franks visits the troops at 4 sites in Iraq

Links to Baghdad City Maps

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg <-- 1.6 Mb
http://www.stripes.com/02/dec02/baghdad.pdf <-- 440 Kb

Articles - Good Reads

Mark Steyn : The butcher of Baghdad is out of tricks (Quagmire follow-up)

Shock and Awe: The phrase first appeared publicly in the book of the same title by Harlan Ullman and James Wade in 1996, which came out of a report by the Rapid Dominance Study Group, an informal association of mainly ex-military men. The concept they put forward was, as Harlan Ullman explains it, one that involved "inflicting minimum casualties and doing minimum damage using minimum force". Shock and Awe is not about destruction but about power. By demonstrating such might that an opponent is stunned into surrender, and by concentrating on matters that reduced the ability to resist, it combines military force with psychological warfare. Their book argued that "The ability to shock and awe rests ultimately in the ability to frighten, scare, intimidate and disarm".

[commish]

Hey, I got Red Dots all over the vid on CBS cam.

Oh NO they killed Kenny! YOu B*st*rds! :-)

Just rain drops on the lens.

[livius]

See my post 4046 for more information on the journalist, Julio Anguita, and his father (also named Julio Anguita).

[Jackie-O]

Prayers for your son and your family during this worrysome time.

[glock rocks]

i want to add my prayers for you and your son.

[amom]

Fine words commish.

Nice to share a thread with you again my friend.

[umbagi]

Hey, I got Red Dots all over the vid on CBS cam.

Fallout pattern from the red mist Chemical Ali became?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Legitimate military target, heh:

Cuba Will Keep Baghdad Embassy Open

HAVANA (AP)--Cuba will keep its embassy open in Baghdad, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday, a day after Russia evacuated most of its embassy staff.

..Many of Baghdad's estimated 60 embassies--including those of Portugal, Spain, Thailand and Japan--pulled out their staff before the war began.

The Russian convoy of departing diplomats, including its ambassador, came under fire Sunday, injuring at least four people.

[EaglesUpForever]

Shucks, I thought it was gunshots, thought they were going to get Baghdad Bob with tranquilizer darts and bring him back to the US to run Hitlery's campaign...

[Fast5]

Oooh, Duh Me. It rains over there????
Damn

[oceanview]

Well, the handwringing by the press is not important. But this just doesn't feel right to me. Token opposition in Baghdad, the special republican guard, where are they? Possibly setup "finds" of WMD that turn out not to be true. Something just doesn't connect, could they all have fled to Tikrit, or Syria?

[Mrs.Liberty]

TEXOKIE has a Troop Prayer thread. I have asked her to add your son to the list. I hope that is okay, I should have asked you first!

[Dolphy]

You are all in my prayers, eastforker.

[Ecclesiasticus]

I too wish to add my prayers for your son.

[Jackie-O]

It needs to rain over there , there's a low ceiling and a bit of a sand storm. We need to keep our eagle eyes in the skies.

[Fast5]

"Hey, I got Red Dots all over the vid on CBS cam.

Fallout pattern from the red mist Chemical Ali became?"

Ohhh geez, LOL!