***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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[fml]

NBC Today Show was showing the celebrations in Bagdad and in Northern Iraq!! Will wonders never cease!?!?
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They had to put out their feelers first, I guess they decided people wanted to see this.

[amom]

Just a small word of thanks for keeping the lights burning here making it so we could all share this moment.

And now back to our normally scheduled liberation.

[golas1964]

Dittos! Then on to Tikrit! It ain't over just yet...

[hawkaw]

Does anybody know what the "futures" are doing at the Stock exchange?

I can't believe Sky News David welcomed the American troops after what he has been saying the last few days.

Wonders never cease.

hawk

[Timesink]

QUAGMIRE! QUAGMIRE! QUAGMIRE!

[epluribus_2]

Elenor sneered yesterday that unless we find a lot of WMD, then the whole war was wrong and the Dems were right. I guess she wants to put the women and kids back in jail and have the UN prop up the Baath Socialists back in power.

[Timeout]

They asked Richard to describe the moment. Instead of talking about the thrill of it, Richard went off on a long monologue about how he'd been afraid and had a rock lifted off his shoulder.

Imagine the reporter at the burning of the Hindenburg. Instead of reporting what's happening, telling about has scared he was.

Stick a fork in Richard. He's cooked.

[Petronski]

"Corporal! You've just rolled into downtown Baghdad and wiped out the remnants of the Baath party! What are you going to do now!!!"

I'm gonna BOYCOTT DISNEY: a vortex of seductive evil™

[oldngray]

I was in the 3dBn 4th Marines before going to Vietnam the first time. While in Vietnam I was in "Hotel" Company, 2nd Bn, 7th Marines.

What a sense of pride I feel at this moment. Both the 3dBn 4th Marines and 2nd Bn 7th Marines are major units here in the liberations of Baghdad.

[Poser]

Canadians??? Um... I thought they were against this war. Were you being facetious?

[amom]

LOL

[mhking]

CBS/Early Show now finally shifting over...

[MEG33]

Going to Disneyland?LOL

[steveegg]

Start the clock.

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Fox News - The Marines also have a secret police headquarters.

[Quilla]

More tanks rolling in ... many, many people milling around.

[GOPyouth]

Fox: Troops taken a secret police headquarters.

[melodie]

I'm going to Disney World!!!

[MEG33]

Going to Disneyland?LOL

[blastbaby]

Sniper fire - they need to find them and string them up

[Herodotus]

My records have I/3/4 as being part of the 7th Regimental Combat Team Marines

for all those FReeps who have Marines over there and are wondering...