***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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[cajungirl]

You think so? I do think that is is the underlying plan of "the Man"

[epluribus_2]

bet Ross Perot still has a black book of contacts in Tehran.

[Howlin]

What link is that?????

[Timeout]

LOL!

Back on NTV..all's quiet on the roundabout!

[AppyPappy]

A frat brother from Lebanon swore it was because you insinuated that the person was "manure" beneath the shoe.

[cajungirl]

I feel like we are whispering in study hall,,

[Timeout]

Dr. Bob back on PMS.

Earlier he said, "It's a nation-wide garage sale!".

[fellowpatriot]

Let the games begin:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888820/posts

[Big Bad Bob]

why do you think that, it isn't like that the Syrians have got it great, saying that it could be seen as coming to Israel's aid, concerning Hezbollah and Hamas.

[hoosiermama]

Is that why the children in DIo's pictures yesterday we walking on Sadam's picture?

[AppyPappy]

the Arab world backed the wrong horse in this match

90% of the Arab leadership supported us. The militants knew Saddam had killed many fundamentalist Muslims and the rest knew he was trouble for the region. The people just hate the US and don't know why.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

NTV cam now has a better location, but Achmed forgot to set up the mic.

[epluribus_2]

Show them how great it is to be a middle-eastern friend of the West by making the average Iraqi more wealthy than Kuwaities, but without the Royal Family garbage.

[Timeout]

CBS cam back on...lots of rumbling sounds. Wind.

[Howlin]

It's considered a really big insult!

[johnb838]

They aren't seeing this. AJ left town and I just heard that the lead in the Arab world is that the fighting continues and is ferocious.

But propaganda only goes so far. They know we aren't evil bastards in Afghanistan. Soon (already) they know we aren't evil bastards in Iraq.

what do we all think is the likely hood that the Syrian and Iranian people in particular might, just might ask the Americans to bring those regimes down like we are seeing Saddam's in front of our very eyes.

That's been the problem all along. Don't allow yourself to be misdirected. It isn't really the 'arab street' that opposes us, they only know what they're allowed to see. It is the tyrannical regimes all over the region that are shivering in their boots and trying to figure out how to attack us. The MO has been to blame America for everything to deflect attention from their own failings.

[Howlin]

Reporter on MSNBC has used the "anarchy" word.

But he says that the tansk are CLOSE to the Palestine Hotel and are coming in!

[cajungirl]

Is cursing one's mustache worse than beating with a shoe?

[Timeout]

I think even Al-Jerkeera can't spin this!

[InShanghai]

Beeb reporting Marines heading towards the Palistine Hotel. Iraqi people standing around waiting, watching, in awe.