***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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[Solson]

On the way! You should have them!

[justshe]

Let Freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today
Is a Day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away
Let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Have we heard from Baghdad Bob?

"There are no Americans in the center of Baghdad. The people love President Saddam Hussein and would never knock down his statue. Robert Fisk is a really good journalist.

[najida]

I bet they asked for the tank (which is symbolic...we stand asside until asked).

And I REALLY have to pee, but I will NOT leave until the statue is down.

[avg_freeper]

THIS IS IT!!!!

[prairiebreeze]

Some in Paris must still remember.

Hmmm. Good point. Surely there are some there that are slapping the majority up the side of the head and calling them fools in French!

Prairie

[tame]

AHHHHHHH YESSSSSSSS!

[Severa]

*LOL* My husband's a HUGE Star Wars fan, he'd do the same if he wasn't at work!

[steveegg]

Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank!

[hispanarepublicana]

Cheney just bitchslapped

Lots of things I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH in life. One is being bitchslapped by Cheney or Rumsfeld. One of the others is being tongue-kissed by any of the "big 3" network evening anchors or Tim Russert.

[Chemist_Geek]

Okay, I have to go for a minute. Goitta get more coffee and make a visit to the restroom.

Sky News Bag Cam, 1008 EDT - M1 or LVTP pulled up to stsute base. I can't tell what it is, just USMC armored vehicle.

[Norman Arbuthnot]

Wow! I just got up.. What time did this happen?

The Marines started rolling into the square about an hour ago.

Oh boy, here comes an M-88 to pull down Saddam!! I would love to part of that crew, what fun!!!

[dogbyte12]

I think they are going to tie the rope to the armor.
They really need to break all regulations and let an Iraqi drive it.

[dfwgator]

You know, I bet a lot of Germans are watching this, remembering the feelings they had when the Wall came down, and are now thinking that they screwed up big time by not supporting us.

[prairiebreeze]

Please God, let it fall on Arnett!

Prairie

[amom]

It looks as if they have asked for American help with that statue...moving a tank into position!!!

[dogbyte12]

they are letting people use vehicle as a ladder.

[epluribus_2]

are we gonna let them drive? they are climing on the tank like kittens on Mama.

[mhking]

Actually, I've been hearing (in my head) the triumphant Batman finale from the end of the first Batman flick...

[null and void]

I'd like to see the women human shields get the Nazi collaborator haircut from the Iraqis. They tried to prop up the regime that caused so much terror in those people.

Sexist! Shave 'em ALL...