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***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***
Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

Posted on 04/08/2003 9:03:27 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate

Stars & Stripes

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



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


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)
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CBS/Baghdad Cam (Real)
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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
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IraqiTV
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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)


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


Good Morning.

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




TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: april9th2003; baghdad; iraq; iraqifreedom; liberation; live; situationroom; victory; war
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To: Kip Lange
Its looting and rioting only when its carried out against an anti-American dictatorship. Then its viewed by the press as a counter-revolution.
1,521 posted on 04/09/2003 4:28:16 AM PDT by goldstategop (Lara Logan Doesn't Hold A Candle Next To BellyGirl :))
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To: cajungirl
I have a Vietnam refugee friend that I saw yesterday and he was excited, wondering if we would go back again without the political limitations...he knows what it was like and what it can be like after living in the US for 25 years....
1,522 posted on 04/09/2003 4:28:22 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I saw him,,cute! Is it strange that none of the looters have tvs or vcr's. This is sort of low budget looting on the fly. One guy had like an old cabinet of some kind. These looters ought to demonstrate for better booty.
1,523 posted on 04/09/2003 4:28:22 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Trust but Verify
A big bump to that.

He must be so embarassed.
1,524 posted on 04/09/2003 4:28:53 AM PDT by Howlin ("I do believe this city is freakin' ours." -- Capt. Chris Carter of Watkinsville Ga)
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To: Cboldt
Those were UN sanctions, and were also violated by France, Germany and Russia (among others)

Pasted the wrong comment, doh. Let me try again. I know the above, you know the above, any sane person knows the above, so what do we do about the liberals? :-)

1,525 posted on 04/09/2003 4:29:07 AM PDT by Kip Lange (The Khaki Pants of Freedom)
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To: Cboldt
IF the idiotic four (france, germany, russia, china) had STAYED WITH THE PROGRAM and enforced the sanctions, Saadumb would likely have been broken long, long ago.
1,526 posted on 04/09/2003 4:29:14 AM PDT by AFPhys (((PRAYING for: President Bush & advisors, troops & families, Americans)))
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To: Catspaw
He definately deserves the other star for his patience in dealing with enemy pressers everyday. I don't know how he does it.
1,527 posted on 04/09/2003 4:29:14 AM PDT by bornintexas
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To: cajungirl
These are happy looking looters taking the booty from the Iraqi govt office. I love the guy with the yellow plastic flowers,,what a funny thing to loot.

It isn't so much that they are wanting things of value, but that they want symbolic representations--"I helped take Saddam down and I took ____ from him." It is no less symbolic than those who took pieces of the Berlin Wall when it came tumbling down. It is a symbol of liberation.
1,528 posted on 04/09/2003 4:29:19 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: goldstategop
I would assume they're going to do like they did in Basra--take everything out of the government offices that isn't cemented down.

Those flea markets in Iraq are going to be great for bargain hunters in the next few months.

1,529 posted on 04/09/2003 4:29:32 AM PDT by Catspaw
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To: Kip Lange
But what do we do about the liberals? ;-)

Take their money and influence.

1,530 posted on 04/09/2003 4:29:41 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: cajungirl
Oh, here they come: the journalist questions.

As I said last night, I would LOVE to hear any embedded reporter discuss this Palestine Hotel issue with ANY of these 'hotel jockeys.' I bet they don't agree.
1,531 posted on 04/09/2003 4:30:13 AM PDT by Howlin ("I do believe this city is freakin' ours." -- Capt. Chris Carter of Watkinsville Ga)
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To: Cboldt
Loot their SUV's.
1,532 posted on 04/09/2003 4:30:23 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: cajungirl
These looters ought to demonstrate for better booty.

I saw someone drive off with a garbage truck & also the cab of a semi truck!!! LOL

1,533 posted on 04/09/2003 4:30:27 AM PDT by blondee123 (WAR: Saddams choice, not ours!)
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To: cajungirl
I liked the old guy with the 5 foot gigantic super-tacky black vase with the gold trim.
1,534 posted on 04/09/2003 4:30:36 AM PDT by John H K
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To: cajungirl
low budget looting

One Brit soldier was quoted yesterday, very sympathetically, saying "They're looting rubbish. Poor souls.".

1,535 posted on 04/09/2003 4:30:37 AM PDT by Timeout (...an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm--GWB inaugural address)
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To: AFPhys
I dunno,,that n korean dude hasn't broken yet, nor has castro. I doubt that sanctions work but that is another story.
1,536 posted on 04/09/2003 4:31:15 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: bornintexas
Maybe he has a "happy place" he goes in his head while he answers the questions...after all, it would only take about 5% of Brooks' intellect to deal with these morons, leaving the other 95% free to think about...umm...Anna Kournikova AND military planning.
1,537 posted on 04/09/2003 4:31:20 AM PDT by Kip Lange (The Khaki Pants of Freedom)
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To: AFPhys
Exactly! He thought he'd get a deal from France. If France had stood with us threatening force, this wouldn't have been necessary!
1,538 posted on 04/09/2003 4:31:22 AM PDT by Howlin ("I do believe this city is freakin' ours." -- Capt. Chris Carter of Watkinsville Ga)
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To: cajungirl
Refused to join the Baath party youth group
1,539 posted on 04/09/2003 4:31:25 AM PDT by RippleFire
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1,540 posted on 04/09/2003 4:31:30 AM PDT by kcvl
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