***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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[Carolina]

FWI, pMS is showing the same palm tree. CBS is frozen on the America at War title.

[tame]

Dream on, little dreamer.....

Those Baptist ministers in your family (and in my chuch) have offered FAR more hope than John Lennon. Amen?

BTW, have you heard from the Buehler's? (my spelling?)

[BreitbartSentMe]

But CNN is running commercials (on it's own network) that say they are #1 in war coverage?? How can this be?? *snicker snicker snicker*

That would be the PREVIOUS war in Iraq, not this one!!!!!!!

[A. Morgan]

Jennings? Now aint that the pot calling the kettle black. Jennings is, has always been and will forever be a lying sack of cr*p.
Nam Vet

I see you hold Jennings in the same high regard as I do.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

We're waiting for the war to end to gloat Big Time. Today it's wee gloating. The whisk is appropriate. Perhaps a pea shooter. Belly girl would bring ammo, pointed peas perhaps. (^;

[AppyPappy]

The palm tree (Palmy) is back on MSNBC BagCam. Glad to see it survived

[Not A Snowbird]

"No-see-ums, too."

Hmm. I confess to spending some time stationed in South Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana, and therefore am acquainted with the delightful sand flea. But what, exactly, is a "No-see-um"?

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thanks - just wondering if any of the live feeds have anything worth watching - the Palm tree is not worth it. Is Chicken boy anywhere to be seen?

[MEG33]

Same here..my kindest Christiane..Her Self Important Highness

[Carolina]

This IS a family forum! LOL.

Don't I know it...my kids wanted to know what "wanker" meant. LOLOLOLOL!

[bigcheese]

Cheering Iraqi's in both Iraq and Dearborn, no signs of any regime left in Baghdad, a statue of that evil one being pulled down by Iraqi's .... how could life get any better?

{knock, knock} Oh yeah, and then there is Belly Girl at my office door...

[epluribus_2]

don't forget, the american media types like Amanpour still have THEIR minders, from Atlanta, NY, LA, and Washington.

[Mo1]

Try Sky news .. it's hard to get connected

Chater is on FNC .. WOW .. has his tune changed .. talking about the freedom of reporter in bagdad also with the Iraqi people

OK .. I take back what I've said about him .. I was wrong

[hawkaw]

But CNN is running commercials (on it's own network) that say they are #1 in war coverage?? How can this be?? *snicker snicker snicker*

That would be the PREVIOUS war in Iraq, not this one!!!!!!!

Oh!!!! those commercials are the worst. And then I find out they used "Pew Research Centre" as they source. Man I just lose it everytime I see them.

hawk

[Amanda King]

[Lauratealeaf]

Nope - not Ft. Smith...about 90 miles north (aprx) in Siloam Springs. (John Brown University - and no - not THAT John Brown)

Gum

Yes, I know about John Brown University. Of course, the best part of Arkansas is the northwest region.

[Mo1]

Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations (news - web sites) Mohammed Al-Douri gets into his car after leaving his residence in New York Wednesday, April 9, 2003. U.S. Marines and Army units swept through Baghdad on Wednesday, as U.S. commanders said Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s control over the capital was coming to an end. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

[retrokitten]

Christine Amanpour is a nitwit

You are far too kind. I prefer "huge friggin hairy idiot".

[epluribus_2]

and the U.S. military has done more for peace than any peace demonstration.

and the US as a nation has done more for muslims and arabs, in particular, than any nation in history. Stick that in their CNN-AlJazz eyes.

[Timesink]

David Chater semi-capitulating on Fox.