***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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[Not A Snowbird]

"B-Bob had a scheduled presser this morning...he was a NO SHOW!"

Try looking under the bed...

Okay, now I REALLY need to get ready for work. I mean it this time.

[epluribus_2]

don't choke on those feathers, Katie!

[Carolina]

"I SEE HAPPY!"

[steveegg]

Where's Baghdad Bob?

He's probably "feeling" the Marines this morning. File the "Baghdad Bob's a cult hero" story that showed up in my local fishwrap in the "Dewey" files.

[Cboldt]

CNN again brings up the reporter story from yesterday. Man, that story is soooo over. Put some ice on it, move along.

[mewzilla]

Those people are truly despicable human beings.

[Timeout]

really

[mhking]

MSNBC Caption: BAGHDAD FALLS

[arkady_renko]

David Chater from Sky has been under the gun from the first night of the war, as well - I think he's as relieved as anyone: ever since he said, on the first night, "these air strikes are very precise, very controlled", the Iraqi minders have been on his case.

Hi Ivan - Yes, the minders evidently were constraining him quite a bit. He seems genuinely happy to see the troops. I will admit to piling on David over the past few weeks.

A_R

[retrokitten]

This is thier July 4th.

[GirlShortstop]

Wankers??      Jerk-o##s

[Carolina]

I am feeling really mad at all these reporters today; WE have known all this all along, and now here they coming, acting like it's all big news.

Let's rub their noses in it.

[fml]

Where's Baghdad Bob?
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In his world we're still not near baghdad.

[epluribus_2]

Judy Woodruff probably under her bed, too.

Hillary probably stabbing voodoo doll of W right now, repeatedly, ranting - "You're in MY HOUSE", over and over

[Catspaw]

Each time Chater interviewed one of our Marines, he ended it with "stay safe."

*sniff*

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

FN: Greg Kelly: Supplies from UNICEF found at Uday's house....boxes of EX-Acto knives, Lladro pocrcelain, tobacco, etc...

Roh, roh! (^;

[TomGuy]

The Statue may be boobietrapped...reason for the delay

[SC_Republican]

I see as many cameras as rifles on the streets. That is good I think.

[prairiebreeze]

I also hear that Sadman and Okey (Uday) are thought to be badly hurt and fled toward Mosel trying to flee into Syria. Hope we are there waiting for his miserable head to pop up out of a hole somewhere.

Also Queasy sleeps with the fishes.

Prairie---It's a great day in Iraq.

[SoldiersGirl]

I"m late for the gym waiting for this dang statue to come down
what better way to start a day