***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.

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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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[AppyPappy]

The whole area is eat up with Marines.

[SaucyCranberry]

We're THERE YET! GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!

[dsmtoday]

come on, guys - attach a tow cable, take down that statue!

[blastbaby]

We are witnessing history LIVE from 12,000 miles away"

Woke the kids up - woke the parents up!!!

Yipeeeeeeeee!!

[piasa]

That cock chicken CNN reporter just tried to downplay the Iraqi reaction of throwing flowers and cheering by saying "Of course, when an invading army comes into your city you can expect that..."

What a #$%^*&^@$! If this was the frigging Soviet army people would be cowering in their homes!

[Timeout]

Fox has live report from the roundabout with some reporter

[Poser]

All your traffic circle are belong to us!

[johnb838]

In honor of MHKing:

"Here come the tanks. They're American tanks. Smoking? Yes."

[Petronski]

"Paradise Square" says Jumpelt, the reporter. Damn straight it's Paradise!

[InShanghai]

BBC says the US Army came in on one side of the square, and the US Marines on the other.

[Cboldt]

CNN Zahn: What about snipers? Might there be snipers? What is the level of concern about that?

What about suicide bombers? Could there be suicide bombers? What is the level of concern about that?

What about the reception by the Iraqis? Even though there is some celebration, lots of people are staying inside because there are large numbers of snipers, and the snipers are well-placed.

I am NOT making this up. These are the comments and questions she is asking of her correspndent on the street in Baghdad.

Looking at the pictures on the screen, can you give us a sense of where you are right now?

Just to give the viewers an idea, this is a scene near the Palestine Hotel, where several journalists tragically lost their lives yesterday. Luke, can you give us a sense of the reaction in Bagdad to that?

Want to remind people tha tteh Committee to protect journalists has been asked to look into this.

Bwahahahahaha . . .

[amom]

Ok sounds as if he's getting it together a bit...wow that gun is no small thing...and look at all those tanks!

[Howlin]

ABC, CBS, and NBC are NOT showing any of this.

CBS is talking about Joey Bishop.

[MEG33]

For many of us it is..who have watched that circle as a benchmark!

[melodie]

WOW!!! I just woke up!! We have ARRIVED!!

[Big Bad Bob]

In all my life, I have never felt so happy for others than I do today. This is a defining moment for the world. This is the moment when Britain and America along with a coalition of the brave, took the fight to the dictator of Iraq, and showed every other dictator in the world, that wherever you are, whenever, we will get you, and liberate your people. That is the bottom line.

God bless the Queen
God bless America

[Carolinamom]

GREAT doesn't begin to describe this day and the way I am feeling at the sight of our guys riding around in the CENTER of Baghday!! (Baghdad Bob is nowhere to be found.)

[AppyPappy]

Shots being heard!

[Howlin]

Relax. They are going to be exposed shortly.