***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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[TomGuy]

Ooooo OOOOOO Tank Tank....tank gonna help with the statue

[atomic conspiracy]

I believe it is time for the lefty denialists and saddam apologists to follow the example of their long-time role-model, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, and put themselves out of Iraq's misery. They should leave their children out this time, though.

[steveegg]

Is it WRONG of me to want to put on the Imperial March from Star Wars? :p

I don't thikn so. In fact, I've got it now.

[Timesink]

NBC: Tom Brokaw says this is just like 1989 in Europe!

[Mo1]

Oh Oh ... the guy hit the statue with his show ... in Iraq that is meant to be a BIG Insult

[Anamensis]

Beating the statue with his shoe.... LOL!! The shoe is mightier than the tank! Well, no, I guess not really, but still.

[epluribus_2]

deep. Germans are reaching for Rolaids now.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you for posting the speech! Awesome...the Iraqi people pulling down the statue...w/ help from the US Marines.

[melodie]

hee hee

[Mustang]

FNC: US Tanks come to help the Iraqi's topple that Saddsack statue.

[Michael81Dus]

My dear friends!

This is a day of JOY, Baghdad is FREE!!

IRAQ IS CONQUERED!!

....IRAQ IS FREE!

But let us not forget for a moment, that many brave men and women - on Iraqi as well as on OUR side - can not celebrate this day of peace and justice for Iraq.

The democratic, peaceloving nations may welcome its new member, the Republic of Iraq!

Thank you, America and Britain, for defending the entire free world and liberating a nation from a regime that has oppressed, tortured and killed its own people!

Thank you, soldiers, who have given the very most a man can give: your lives! We mourn your death and will not forget, what you all have done for us - once again!

From a grateful German

[WI Conservative 4 Bush]

I think that's an LAV, not a tank.

[wolf6656]

This is it!!!!!
Bagdad Bob news conference????
They are commmitting suicide on our statues?

[Herodotus]

cable wrapped around the statue's left foot. watch it get tensed up tight on the winch...hehe...

[Herodotus]

armored recovery vehicle...

[Cboldt]

Maybe just lending them rope or chain from a winch.

This is awesome. I am grinning from ear to ear. Iraqi people sitting on our armor.

[dfwgator]

Hey Tehran, you want a piece of this??

[headsonpikes]

"Ahhh..."

Schadenfreude...it's better than Coke...and less filling.

[AF_Blue]

Suggestion: buy yourself something, then wear it while you're placing the call-in order to Hooters for wings. Put the beer on ice, and send hubbie to pick up the wings, with a reminder that he'll have EVERYTHING waiting upon his return (emphasize "WITH the wings").