***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Operation Iraqi Freedom

This thread is dedicated to the brave men and women of the

 Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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"Wish You Were Here"

For all the free people that still protest.
You're welcome. We protect you and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud,
but who will fight for you? No one standing in your crowd.
We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
wearing the boots and carrying guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
to make sure your future is carved in stone.
We are the ones who fight and die,
We might not be able to save the world, Well, at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at
and we want no choice other than that.
so when you rally your group to complain,
take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for that flag you love to fly
wars must be fought and young men must die.
We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear.
If that's not respected, we would rather stay here.
So please stop yelling, put down your signs,
and pray for those behind enemy lines.
When the conflict is over and all is well,
be thankful that we chose to go through hell.

Corporal Joshua Miles and all the boys from 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines,
Kuwait 3/9/2003

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Links to the past threads

Day 1	Day 8	Day 15
Day 2	Day 9	Day 16
Day 3	Day 10	Day 17
Day 4	Day 11	Day 18
Day 5	Day 12	Day 19
Day 6	Day 13	Day 20
Day 7	Day 14

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Mhking's live cam links 

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)
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MSNBC Bagdad Cam (WMV)
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NWCN, Seattle/Portland (Real)
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Cboldt's Goody Bag

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

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[umbagi]

Ah, the spin starts -- "I've seen concern expressed about the breakdown in law[r] and order."

[Prince Charles]

Ick. She's doing a stand-up for some news outfit.

[goldstategop]

Its only celebrating if Leftists loot. ;-)

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Quick, some get an Indian on this "lady" ( CBS Cam). Preferably one from the Slapaho tribe.

[TomGuy]

but...but...but....Reuters said.....


U.S. Land Advance Could Pause for Weeks - Military

Posted by HAL9000
On 03/30/2003 3:11 AM CST with 49 comments

Reuters | March 30, 2003
CENTRAL IRAQ (Reuters) - Some U.S. troops said on Sunday they had been told a pause in land advances toward Baghdad could last several weeks. They said they were digging trenches, laying mines around camps and camouflaging vehicles, but that the aerial and artillery bombardment on Iraqi positions in and around Baghdad would continue unabated. "It looks like they are going to be in this position for at least two weeks, the sergeant says," said a Reuters reporter with U.S. forces in central Iraq.

[Kip Lange]

*Knew* it.

[fellowpatriot]

She looks like she's going to cry!

[GOPyouth]

Chick on the cam calling in anarchy in much of the town.

[umbagi]

Oh, woe is us, woe is us! Look what Bush brought! "There is anarchy in some parts of the town!"

A break, a break, my kingdom for a break!

[rolling_stone]

Well I went to bed a couple of hours ago and for some reason woke up and turned on the TV to my delight.amazing hope we find our POW's SOON!! God Bless American and freedom loving people everywhere.

side note that "comedienne" Garfalo or whatever was on O Reilly one night spewing her crap and O Reilly asked her if the people of Iraq greeted us warmly would she would come back on the show and apologize and she agreed, I can't wait to see that witch eat crow.

[fellowpatriot]

Where's a sniper when you need em?

[Tree of Liberty]

"I cannot believe what a bunch of losers we are. We're looking up "money laundering" in the dictionary!"

[GOPyouth]

She's saying that the officials aren't there.

[Timesink]

Who are we talking about?

[Tree of Liberty]

No crap. She IS Peter Arnett, it sounds like.

[Timeout]

Yeah, minders not there...and she doesn't sound one bit happy about it.

I've decided we should demand they just leave all these clymers in Baghdad.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

She sounded hurt that the UN was looted. She also said she's seen nobody from the Ministry Of Information including Bob.

[GOPyouth]

"Before we only heard 1 opinion on the streets. Now we're hearing different opinions now. The people on the streets don't know what has happened to the government nor their leader."

[Tree of Liberty]

The commieslutpresswhore on the CBS Bag-cam

[kcvl]

US planes attack Tikrit
April 09, 2003

US warplanes have struck Iraqi positions around Tikrit north of Baghdad, the birthplace of Saddam Hussein and a potent symbol of his 24-year-old rule, a senior US military spokesman said.

"Over the last 24 hours what you have are continuing airstrikes against Iraqi military targets in the area of Tikrit as well as against regime leadership targets," Navy Captain Frank Thorp said at US Central Command's forward planning base here.

Thorp said US forces "continue to move north" from the Iraqi capital and described Tikrit, 200km north of Baghdad, as "first and foremost the next large metropolis in the country as well as recognised to be a very important city for the regime".

A senior US commander in the war on Iraq, Brigadier General Vincent Brooks, yesterday said US forces were keeping up the pressure on Tikrit to prevent Iraqi units loyal to Saddam Hussein from reaching the president's hometown.

"We know that there are any number of command and control related facilites in Tikrit," he told reporters here.