***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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[Howlin]

I have a project for you.

You can try to figure out why these people

Reporters light candles during a memorial ceremony in the garden of Baghdad's Palestine hotel for two cameramen killed earlier in the day in US tank shelling



are more concerned about THEMSELVES than they are about this:

THIS story.

[Mrs.Liberty]

%#^$&*@#$$#@!

These mediots did not give a rats ass when Al Jazeera violated the Geneva Convention and broadcast video of our dead soldiers and POWS. They do not care that our POWS are not being treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and now they want an investiation as to whether the hit on the hotel was a violation. GMAFB!

[reformed_democrat]

I'm happy when the dogs run and the kid plays in the creek, but get very churlish when its time for the news. I haven't watched anything but FoxNews Sunday on the regular Fox channel for three years. It took me three weeks after the Super Bowl to finally see the Ozzy Osborne Pepsi Twist commercial.

Other than that, I'm content.

[Prince Charles]

So we're supposed to ignore their possible shading the truth just because they have a minder? Sorry, that doesn't wash with me.

Regards.

[GOPyouth]

The press that says we are targeting them are wrong..no doubt. I haven't seen Fox spouting that too much today. They have shown the DOD clip of them saying it's a war zone. But it's equally wrong for people to email and say that they deserve to get shot.

[amom]

LOL he looks great! I'll have to go and find some of the other photos. Camo bandana? Shade is where you MAKE it! lol

[scab4faa]

Did our guys sleep in this morning??? Where's the troops?

[Prince Charles]

See #204.

[Howlin]

He even equated their service with that of the actual guys doing the fighting.

The reporters tried to do that at the DOD press conference today, too.

Disgusting.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Yeah, if the Iraqi minders are forcing them to lie, what exactly is the point of them being there broadcasting?

[Slip18]

"I don't know what's scarier, UN trucks with UN people or with 'Raqis!"

Both of those scenarios are pretty darned frightening.

I'm still scratching my head over the French wanting to come in to Iraq to help the Iraqis form a new government. It's a head scratcher, that's for sure.

[Sacajaweau]

Put the seals in a circle around the big seal. That's what they did with the state seals early on as shown in Doolittle's drawing. The Knights of the round table was the same theme.

Always bought round tables for my home. Told the kids it was a democracy but I had veto power. Since they're part Italian, I think they heard "Vito" and I scared the cra* out of them.

[Consort]

Good idea.

[GOPyouth]

Shep didn't say that. He's making the point that officials of the Iraqi military are there with them. He's not saying ingore it. He's saying keep it in mind.

[MEG33]

That is cruel. No one should say they deserved it.

[this_ol_patriot]

This stuff is much more dangerous than bombs. They have the new anti-American fuel, watch the fires.

[Slip18]

Makes you wonder, huh?

[Howlin]

If the Arab world is starting to see all those other pieces

Ahem.

It was written by John R. Bradley. :-)

[Prince Charles]

Just for the record, I'm not one of those who emailed Shemp with "they all deserve it..." emails and such.