***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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[CurlyBill]

Let's find Scott Speicher!!!!!!!

YES!!!! That would be a glorious moment!! It also would be a bit bitter-sweet. His wife has already remarried... as she thought for years that he had been killed.

[Amanda King]

United States of America National Anthem - Last Stanza

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

[Dog]

:-)

[epluribus_2]

Brokaw is listening RIGHT NOW to an analyst - This is a War of Liberation - You are a history scholar - iraqis to be grateful to Bush...

[Not A Snowbird]

Now THAT gave me goosebumps. We should sing that stanza more often!

[epluribus_2]

oops. was senator warner. never mind.

[Mo1]

It ain't over..they get on top of buildings and take shots at our columns.

Yes, there is still alot of clean up to do ..

[SirAllen]

Expect confirmation of WMD finds tomorrow. I believe we've known for weeks now, but have been holding back until this thing was nearly over.

[Green]

Well! Of all days for me to have an early morning meeting at the office and then just now be getting out! I missed a very exciting morning!!!

God Bless our Troops and the FREE Iraqis!!!

[Fracas]

I liked Rush's list. A walled off tiny little neighborhood sounds good to me....but let's take away their pens and computers - we need to prevent them from inflicting more damage on the undecided 'moderates'.

[Not A Snowbird]

Where, oh where, is Baghdad Bob???

[alnick]

I heard the polls showed 90% of Americans favor this war on Iraq....very strongly or strongly, I believe the categories are.

Nobody wants to admit to ever having opposed this war. LOL.

[Mo1]

Where, oh where, is Baghdad Bob???

Hiding under his bed ?

[Timeout]

Where are you hearing Brokaw? I've got Martha on my NBC channel. (and she AIN't liberating Iraq!)

[amom]

I'm back. So good to have a rather free from too much restriction type job.

Your children are fortunate to see this today. They will never forget their feelings of seeing it with you, as they become adults in 'their' century.

Absolutely!

[retrokitten]

I don't think that city would have to worry about a whole lot of tourists.

[epluribus_2]

PMS

[Cboldt]

Saddam's regime collapses; Baghdad erupts in jubilation (AFP <-- Link

"We're ecstatic to get rid of him after all these years of war and deprivation," said Dinkha Khosina, joining hundreds of Iraqis to greet US troops racing from Baghdad's northern entrance to the heart of the capital.

"Welcome, welcome!" Baghdadis cried out in English, as young people took off their T-shirts and waved them in joy in front of the US soldiers.

"This is the greatest feeling I've had in my life, after spending 11 years in military service because of all the wars Saddam has put us through," said Ayub, who did not want his family name used.

[Mrs.Liberty]

Sandy, I heard on the radio news this morning (David Cheter(sp?)), Sky News, that he had seen Bagdad Bob hop into a sedan this morning(evening, Iraq time),with some of his staff, and drive off towards the north.

[angelwings49]

I heard earlier on Fox that "combover" (the Iraqi UN guy who is now unemployed :) was due to come out of his apartment... but for "obvious reasons" he apparently changed his mind -- has anyone heard him say anything yet??