***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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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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[justshe]

I'm wondering if comb-over owns his apt....or if he is leasing. If leasing, the apartment complex managers MIGHT start wondering if his next lease payment might not be just a wee bit late?

[Warren_Piece]

You know, I've been working on a web site that catalogs pre-war predictions by leftists and then squares them with reality. It's been rather fun so far. But then I got to the one where they claimed that minority men would die disproportionately. When it came time to research it, I just couldn't do it. I swear, I looked at the faces of the dead, and try as I might, I couldn't see black, white, hispanic, asian. I saw the eyes of men and women who had left their families, slept in the mud, saw unspeakable things, and ultimately bled to death in the sand. They never got to see those Iraqis dancing in Baghdad. they did it for them, and they did it for me.

They have no race that I can see. Pvt Lynch had it right: They are US soldiers, too. That's all I can see.

[Carolina]

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

You and me, Mo! Glad to see him happy. He was running around like a kid in a candy shop interviewing our guys, looking for any Iraqi who could speak English. It was priceless.

[Mo1]

Did you just hear Chater in FNC about a rumor that is floating around there that maybe Saddam ran to Russia???

[Not A Snowbird]

My cheeks are red now. All of them.

[Lauratealeaf]

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. (^;

LOL! Ragtime Cowgirl! You are priceless! We could also use some rubberbands. They are good "wee gloating" ammo. And they sting!

[ican'tbelieveit]

Oh well, it has been defined for you just a few posts up, LOL.

[ken5050]

What CD is Dearborne?

[Conan the Librarian]

Sand GNAT if you please. Get a hold of "Chew Toy of the Gnat Gods" It will tell you all about the Sand Gnat. The Sand Gnat is also a Baseball Team here in Beautiful Savannah, GA

[mhking]

Russia or Russian Embassy?

[Carolina]

My cheeks are red now. All of them.

LOL! You asked. All I told my kids was that it was a rude word. They seemed to accept that.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Hmmmm...he's wearing a Russian hat...his new home?

[bigcheese]

Its the guy that has to manually start a wankel.

[Mo1]

You and me, Mo! Glad to see him happy. He was running around like a kid in a candy shop interviewing our guys, looking for any Iraqi who could speak English. It was priceless.

I notice ... again .. I A VERY SORRY FOR EVERYTHING I'VE SAID ABOUT HIM

[retrokitten]

Great pics!

[Fracas]

It takes a big person to admit when they're wrong.

In the same way that Chater and Marks are celebrating WITH us, some need to be sure they don't fall for the sudden spirit of conservativism and patriotism on the part of some hosts and networks. They're just trolling for ratings.

[Cboldt]

Thought it was a rotary engine.

Wankel Wanker -> Circle Jerk

[Hanging Chad]

POW MIA THREAD

[ican'tbelieveit]

Bloody hell good to see you. How many times did he say that?

[hawkaw]

David Chater semi-capitulating on Fox.

Yeah, I still don't like or trust him.

Yeah me too. I couldn't watch Sky for three days after David had report after report that sounded like I was listening to the SH himself.

And now listening to him today welcoming the Americans. Really strange day and it is really strange to watch.

hawk