***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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[Mo1]

BLOCK PARTY in Dearborn, MI being shown on Fox News

[retrokitten]

No CNN, MSNBC, and certainly none of the leftist 3 networks. They would suffer withdrawal symptoms .... heh he heh.

Just imagine the screams when we tell them that is their punishment! LOL!

[O Neill]

All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free...

Imagine there's no Saddam;
It's easy if you try...

[Mr. Silverback]

LOL!!

[Fracas]

Good point! Have you noticed the distinct change in tone by David Chater and Simon Marks? Now that the pressure is off in their respected locations, they're nearly dancing in the streets - unlike the US media.

[Cboldt]

call your local ABC affiliate and complain about Jennings

Done. The dumb-person on the other end offered to give me an ABC telephone number. I said, "No thanks, you are an ABC affiliate, and what ABC puts on the air affects your station more than it does me."

[abnegation]

Fox reporter estimating 30,000 to 50,000 of them in Dearborn.

[Fracas]

We can only hope! Perhaps I'll send my suggestion to Shep - you think?

[retrokitten]

That's amazing.

[O Neill]

Imagine all Iraqi people,
Living life in peace...

[GraniteStateConservative]

He stands by that and says he meant that terrorism will increase because of the war.

[Trust but Verify]

Anyone know the status of the Pentagon briefing? Cubicle bound.

[john316]

30-50k needin' flights to bagdad, that should give airlines a little boost.

[Lauratealeaf]

Good point! Have you noticed the distinct change in tone by David Chater and Simon Marks? Now that the pressure is off in their respected locations, they're nearly dancing in the streets - unlike the US media.

I especially enjoyed seeing David Chater dashing about the streets interviewing the troops and Iraqi citizens. He seemed as excited as we are!

[JFC]

WTG... that is what it is all about. We are not buying the libeal lies anymore. This day is showing the world we all want to be free and not under the thumb of any type of negative dictator

[Jaded]

Really? They should watch the live footage.

Then again, this is from the same group that on 3/25/03 started asking:

Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?

I imagine that soon, and in the same whiney voice they will be asking:

Are we done yet? Why does it take so long to rebuild a city?
Are we done yet? Why does it take so long to rebuild a city?
Are we done yet? Why does it take so long to rebuild a city?
Are we done yet? Why does it take so long to rebuild a city?

same shills, different day

[Mo1]

Good point! Have you noticed the distinct change in tone by David Chater and Simon Marks?

Yes I have .. big change, especially from yesterday

[retrokitten]

LOL! Do it! He'd get a kick out of it I'm sure.