***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)
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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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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Good Morning.

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

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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[Straight Vermonter]

This is the most dangerous time of all in Baghdad......"

but she goes on to say "....as US forces close in on all sides."

As if it is the US forces that create the danger.

[AFPhys]

... maybe they will want a strong police force and self defense guns and a tax cut.

They are already claiming they want a balanced budget and that they are concerned about the deficit... can this be far behind? (LOL... guess I can't dream that high)

[cajungirl]

would you be saddened? Disappointed? Tee hee

[Nam Vet]

YumYum.....Patti Ann YumYum. LOL. Good morning young Lady. The M's are short, not long. YumYum.....Quickly cut off the M's to correctly pronounce. Anyway, glad to meet you and good morning.

Nam Vet

[kcvl]

An Iraqi boy offers a flower to a British solider during patrols in Basra, April 8, 2003. Photo by Mark Richards, Pool/Reuters

[bornintexas]

20 days and LIBERATION!

[Timeout]

Just look at that picture....Gen. Brooks on one side, celebrating Rackies on the other. Can't beat that!

[Kip Lange]

No, I'd, um, I'd make France move to the Baldwin's house. :p

[thedugal]

they wouldn't join Saddam's Lion Club. It is a primer for the fedayeen. the are forced into arms at age 6, if they or parent's refuse they go to jail. some kids had been in jail for 5 years.

[Howlin]

Freedom looks mighty good on satelite TV.

[cajungirl]

shouldn't the barrel of that gun be pointed down?

[Timeout]

Guy on the CNN cam is putting on his makeup!

[cajungirl]

It is a beautiful sight to behold.

[Howlin]

I heard some of them were there because they didn't join the Saddam youth.

[AFPhys]

LOL ... hunky Marine son-in-laws ...

[Howlin]

Friday is my birthday. All I want is to know that Saddam and the boys are gone.

[TomGuy]

Am betting that, within a week, the following will "surface":

"Ahh had a plan to get Saddam. Ahh missed him by just that much [finger and thumb showing approximately 1/2 inch of space]."

If you thought x42, you are a winner. Opppsss Achmed Mohammed just took off running and smiling down the street of Bagdad with your prize.

[cajungirl]

Yep,,to move things, push my wheelchair when the time comes, protect the daughters, yadda yadda,,mostly to move things, furniture and stuff.

[Kip Lange]

Kip, I imagine we'll be hearing that exact thing any time now.

Aye, but now we're prepared. We can now begin pre-spinning the spin. Spin on, media, play on, Jimi...wave that free flag high. :-)

(Trivia: Jimi Hendrix was a US paratrooper for a short while)