***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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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

LOL! Wankers, that's gotta hurt Michael Moore. (^:

[Queen of Excelsior]

What exactly is a wanker?

[Cboldt]

MSNBC obsessing about how dangerous the situation is. We don't have much force on the ground, etc.

[Prince Charles]

They need an extension ladder!

[retrokitten]

This part needs to be louder:

Hey, UN: this is how you keep the PEACE.

[SoldiersGirl]

these people are surrounded by Americans and they feel safe enough to destroy Mt.Saddam
this is freakin amazing

I wonder how many heart pills are being popped in liberal-land

[melodie]

im guessing a weenie whacker

[Howlin]

I had to turn it off.

I am actually offended by all the press today.

[Gityergun]

This is it boys and girls! This is what being an American is all about. Defending those who can not defend themselelves. SO let me count, two down, three to go...Syria, Iran, North Korea. Remember this day....tell it to your grandkids....

[Kip Lange]

Have just been staring at the TV for the past hour, hence lack of posts and probable lack of posts in the next few hours because:

WOW.

I mean, wow.

[TomGuy]

I was just telling my friend I hope the iraqi's take down the statue and not us, they deserve it

Same here....and this is great watching them be the ones getting it ready. Of course, if they need some assistance [it is pretty big], I'm sure a tank would lend a willing assist.

[Lauratealeaf]

My husband is still here. He woke me up after he got back from running and is hesitant to go to work now. Wants to see this.

[Herodotus]

British term originally meaning 'masturbator'

i.e.

to wank off.

now just reduced to a more manageable form and usable everywhere.

[AppyPappy]

Wanker = masturbator

[Carolina]

My cup runneth over.....don't ask w/what! LOL

I'm humbled...by the power of freedom...by the sacrifice of our troops...by the strength of will by our President in the face of opposition...by the idea of America the brave, the free...

[GOPyouth]

If things go well in teh future, they need to place a statue of George W. Bush and Blair there.

[P.O.E.]

ban democRATS from iraq!

And their henchmen the frenchmen.

[Prince Charles]

Yes, and very heavy I'm sure.

[socal_parrot]

Derogatory term. I believe it has something to do with masturbation.