***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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[Timeout]

Who yelled at Peter Jennings?

Ok, Ok! It was General Joulwan.

See post #4006

[SoldiersGirl]

the first reporter that ask Rummy if the Iraqi people will be offended because we destroyed a national monument should be flicked in the nose by Tori

[CurlyBill]

There was the sound of an explosion a couple of minutes ago... Car alarm(s) went off. Not sure what this was...

[GOPyouth]

Back from class. What an amazing day. I'm so freakin tired it's not even funny. I got to bed around 3:30am Pacific and got a phone call telling me to wake up when the tanks rolled into the circle. The regime got THUNDERSTRUCK.

[Consort]

[Mo1]

I heard it on the NTV cam
http://www.ejsmithweb.com/fr/allmedia_v2.asp

[retrokitten]

Isn't that great?!? I saw all these people on the webcam running down the street and I thought something was wrong. My friend IM'd me and said, "Oh my God! There is someone riding Saddams head down the street!"

[Dog]

You posted that you heard a BOOM and car alarm...

[GraniteStateConservative]

John Conyers'.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Guess that reporter was sleeping in this morning and missed the throngs of people trying to destroy it on their own (sledgehammer man comes to mind). IDIOTS all of them. Geez.

[tame]

First time I saw Rummy start to show that side. BTW, Like the tag name:-)

"Shake it down, shake it down, shake it down, shake it down, now"

[cyncooper]

Before addressing families of those who lost loved ones and telling them they had died in a just and noble cause Rummy quoted George Washington and referred to him as the leader of OUR liberation.

[blastbaby]

"Well, I am glad that Chater told us about the oppression he endured while trying to report with his "minders" hovering around and it is good that he managed to stay in Baghdad so that he could report freely as he did today"

That is the point - they can have minders and be threatened - but where is the outcry??? or the lead-in - "now we bring in our reporter from the field - with an Iraqi gun to his head"

[Inspectorette]

I am almost sure Rumsfeld started to get choked up when he spoke of the deceased soldiers who "made it possible". Did you catch that?

Yes - I definitely felt got that too.

[Carolina]

Welcome back. I'm on adrenaline. I'm sure tonight will be crash time.

[Lauratealeaf]

''spatula city'' was a commercial on UHF by Weird Al. Rush often plays the commercial on his web site during comercial breaks.

Yes, I listen to Rush and have heard that commercial. It is great!

[Dog]

Artillery and gunfire on the MSNBC BAGCAM....

[Fracas]

Rummy's suggestion that the FREE Iraqi people talk to the reporters is a stroke of genius. I imagine their ears will blister. Unfortunately, some may hunt up those who want to gripe about the 'invaders', but some of the truth will come out...and it's about time.

[Mo1]

A retired general by the name of Joulwan came on ABC moments later and gave Jennings hell for using the term and treating our soldiers with casualness bordering on contempt.

Thank Goodness someone gave it to Jennings

I'm hearing shots and ALOT of Booms in the background of the NTV cam

[mware]

Oh man this is going to take a ream of paper to copy this thread.