***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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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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[Aggie Mama]

I took my 6 yr old to school a bit late this morning so he could see this live. He told me, "Mom, I want to see them take down that statue of the bad guy."

[SoldiersGirl]

For the land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. Amen.

I think these Iraqi citizens have earned the right to borrow that line today.

[melodie]

decapitation before tumbling would be very fitting for today

[TomGuy]

They need to be speeding along.

It's gonna be getting dark there soon....and we want to see it fall....


Move it, guys!

[GraniteStateConservative]

The american people know what sh!ts the liberals are. We don't need to hit them over the head with the news. The people can see the evidence of our correct foreign policy on TV.

[steveegg]

Tim Russert, NBC: The White House Has Declared a No-Gloat Zone.

And here I am safely outside the No-Gloat Zone. First, Saddam; then, D'Asshole and Hitlery.

[InShanghai]

lets see what the Hollywood types think of this

This isn't real, this is being filmed in Hollywood!

[fml]

They forgot to mention FREE!!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I'm going to miss the Bagcam.

[NTNgod]

For all the grief we've all piled on David since the war started (before the square liberation), watch that it'll come out his idol is Thatcher or something, and he really is extremely conservative :)

[rolling_stone]

when they tighten the noose they will get a littl more but they do need to allow room for the fall

[Timeout]

The took the sign from the human shields?

[Kip Lange]

Iraq needs to be wired as fastly as possible for all of that.

By the way...

WOW.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Haven't these guys taken a Boy Scout knots class?

[Carolina]

David found an Iraqi who speaks English. Talking about how hard it's been for everyone...talking about how it was all for Saddam...hopes for an Iraqi government...hopes the Marines have come for the right reasons.

[prairiebreeze]

Yeah, well I'm gloating. I'm gloating BIG TIME!

Prairie

[Cboldt]

MSNBC - The supply lines all the way to Kuwait still have to be secured. Some smaller towns aren't secured. We need to provide crowd control in Baghdad, and we can't do it with the force we have in their now. Putz's.

[Jessamine]

Damn... of all times to get gainfully employed, I've gotta go to work now! I really enjoyed sharing history with all of you, Freepers!

[AFPhys]

I stopped trying to hold back the tears of all the emotions I've had for the Iraqi people weeks ago...

nevertheless, the dam will be breaking big time mucho today.

[GOPyouth]

Awwww hell, that rope got up above the shoulder and is around the neck.