***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.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - 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.

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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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[Howlin]

That's what I mean.......you and I will read it on FR, but it's not in the mainstream media.

[kcvl]

Jubilant crowd greets US forces in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 09, 2003

Jubilant crowds cheered US troops rolling through a district of northern Baghdad Wednesday, applauding and chanting "Good, Good, Bush!", an AFP journalist said.

Hundreds of Baghdadis welcomed the US convoy of seven vehicles carrying Marines through the Hababiyah district about three kilometers (two miles) from the heart of the capital, and tore up a giant portrait of President Saddam Hussein.

[cajungirl]

Folks lets make fun of CNN et al,,lets not let them get us angry today. It is a good day, a great day, lets not let them make our stomachs hurt. It gives them too much power.

[Kip Lange]

Nah, we should string France along until the very last minute and then just say we changed our minds. ;-) Quid pro quo, Clarisse...

[AFPhys]

SKY cut away from CENTCOM after a few minutes of briefing.

I would appreciate anybody who is watching to give us a few tidbits of what they are saying there.

[Kip Lange]

Oh, indeed it is a good day, and we should have fun, but never let down your guard on the spinmeisters...in two hours we could be hearing that we're in a quagmire again. :p Celebrate, but keep alert!

[Consort]

It's Lara "The Lip" Logan.

[Timeout]

My NTV is showing skyline, not the roundabout. It's dark, but I can see. No voices...just the hum of the air compressor. Are we seeing the same thing????

[Kip Lange]

Arabic messages going out on loudspeaker announcing presence of troops; medical care is being established; descriptions thereof...

[goldstategop]

Oooh.... what's Model Girl saying now??

[Howlin]

It's a good day to be an American!

[John H K]

Forget Lara, Katie Couric seems absolutely crestfallen; I can't remember her more somber.

[InShanghai]

BBC was showing a clip of two guys one saying "Thank you Mr. Bush! Thank you!" the other guy saying "We very like Mr. Bush!". Cheering and celebrating everywhere.

Of course, liberal media slack-jawed and trying to spin...

[kcvl]

Minister's Mercedes mobbed

April 09, 2003
YOUNG Iraqis attempted to hotwire the abandoned white Mercedes of the irrigation minister amid widespread looting in the Iraqi capital, an AFP correspondent said.

A group of about 15 to 20 men were working to start the engine under the lifted hood of the luxury car while another sat ready in the driver's seat.

The minister, Rassul Abd al-Hussein Sawadi, was nowhere in sight.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6261491%5E1702,00.html

[AFPhys]

Reuters: via SKY:


American tanks downtown Baghdad in Tahrir (sp?) Square

[Timeout]

OK, off cam chatter now.