***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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[avg_freeper]

shots fired close by

[coder2]

So true...

80 families in the US --- 30+ in Britain.

May they rest in peace.

[Prince Charles]

Can't take Tim Russert and his tripe anymore... switching back to Fox.

[Solson]

They're too polite in Excelsior.. :)

[SoldiersGirl]

God is with these people today, nobody is going to be hurt by the damn statue.

[Cboldt]

THey're probably going to need a tank for this.

Nahhh, the thing is hollow. A few hundred people playing tug o' war with the statue will prevail, with ease.

[Carolina]

Someone yelled, "George Bush good!!"

[Howlin]

Absolutely. You go sinkspur!

[Cordova Belle]

Wait! I just heard this over the MSNBCcam:

"All your statue are belong to us!"

{I apologize}

[melodie]

havin a ..I wish i had some Depends moment? LMAO

[majordivit]

The Iraqis are hammering the pedestal with sledghammers. That one Iraqi looks like Paul Bunyon..

[Chemist_Geek]

THey're probably going to need a tank for this. Roll a M1 up thru that grass and yank that bastard down.

Let the Iraqis do it themselves. They need to, for their future freedom.

[Prince Charles]

LOL

[AFPhys]

I don't have to "imagine" their plight too much... I've known over a dozen Iraqis during Saadumb's regime... They all have horror stories to tell. I always believed them. (Sobbing like a baby to see this day finally arrive...)

[eyespysomething]

They need to hold a sign over her head saying "Human Shield Here!"

[SoldiersGirl]

bwahahahahaha

sorry, I'm 12 today

[Howlin]

I thought I "heard" the tanks coming and then I looked at the webcam and saw people RUNNING to the circle.

We've been waiting for this at this exact spot for 21 days and nights.

And the reason WE waited is because we KNEW this is what it was going to look like.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I love the FoxNews coverage, reminding America that more than 80 Americans and 30 Brits have made the supreme sacrifice. Thank you, SG, and your hubby!

This IS the Henry V speech made real...all those who lie abed...(France, Russia, UN...) will count their manhood cheap, from this day forward.

[Slyfox]

Don't Mess With America!!

[GOPyouth]

They need to let that buffed out dude in the muscle shirt to start whaling on that thing