***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.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

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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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[Mrs.Liberty]

that is the one! I love it! thanks for posting!

[DaughterofEve]

see my reply 3887...is that you over there?

[GOPrincess]

One of the TV scenes that got to me the most was right after the statue toppled, and one of the celebratory Iraqis could be glimpsed kissing one of our helmeted soldiers on the cheek... What a moment.

When I got up and saw what was happening I called a couple family members...woke my mother up (7:15 Pacific) and said "Get up and turn on your TV and watch history!!"

[Timeout]

Wow! Look at that gorgeous soldier on our CBS BagCam!

[Nefertiti]

*sigh* yeah another one of your truly passionate poems is on it's way to my guys in the Afhgan Desert... they are very proud of their service brothers and sisters and allies...!!! I just can't wait to have them all home so I can smother them in kisses!!

[DaughterofEve]

see my reply 3887...is that you over there?

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

DOWN IN THE DITCHES AND FEELIN MEAN
BEST DARN DAY I EVER SEEN..

SOUND OFF...........

[pitinkie]

And one Iraqi gave a soldier a yellow flower.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

God bless our President on this day
He will be known forever as 'the Liberator of Iraq'!"

Beautiful, EV.

[Mo1]

DU calling for illegal activities: http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/03_04_06_corner-archive.asp#007171

America's homegrown terrorist .. They are deprerate .. no knowing what they will do next

[Timesink]

I don't think so. I think he lives at the Fox News studios.

He just lives downtown. Hop on the subway and you're right at Fox in ten minutes.

[retrokitten]

LOL!! Shockingly, my office shut down on Sept. 11.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

a few people in Baghdad had the old Iraqi flag, The one without the writing about Saddam on it. Glad to see the old flag in Baghdad, they must have kept it hidden.

Thank you for sharing that. Courageous Iraqis, hiding the forbidden flag all those years!

[Carolina]

The MARINES found some of the UNICEF stuff in one of the evil SH's sons palaces.

UNICEF? *gasp*

Hee, hee, hee. UN, we have a problem.

[Warren_Piece]

Wow. I have cried a few tears today, but I am saving some for when I see the newly elected President of a liberated Iraq addressing a Joint Session of Congress.

Oh, Happy Day!

[prairiebreeze]

Hang in nicmarlo. You're FReepin', you're part of the scene!

Prairie

[Quilla]

Thank you all for the updates, recaps, opinions and shared patriotism. I am so sad that there are people who are considered Americans that don't feel pride in their country, cannot experience the thrill of patriotism, and do not support the brave men and women who protect our freedoms. They are missing so much - like goose bumps when the National Anthem is played.

My family and I are heading to the beach for Spring Break this afternoon (teenagers in Panama City Beach, uggh!) and you will all be missed. I'm so glad I was able to see the toppling of Saddam's statue and the happiness of the Iraqi people. My prayers are with our leaders, our troops, their families, and all of you.

Thank you again for allowing me to share this opportunity with you.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Did anyone see that US hating MORON from the Brookings Institution who claimed that there would be massive American casualties is on CNN claiming that he predicted the fall would be just like this. That hypocrite!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, Sir Ed. Romanians and the Italians are both enjoying this day. (^:

[Not A Snowbird]

"No; I work in hell. Again, I think we work in the same office. Mr. Chicken up on MSNBC cam"

At least hell allows you to access the cam. I'm in Federal Government purgatory... firewalls up the wazoo. Cut off except for FR... wait, that's all I need!