***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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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]

Our poor boys aren't getting that shower and nap.

"..and miles to go before I sleep."

[Carolina]

Rummy: They will go in at the exact moment and do a great job!!!!

[retrokitten]

I'm going to need psychological help when all this is over.

I'm gonna need AA.

Rummy layin' the smackdown on that reporter!! Woo-hoo!

[Anamensis]

All these reporters are like a Hydra from the Greek myth. Every day Rummy bites their fool heads off, the next day the heads have grown back, dumb as ever. Poor Rummy. He must spend half his days flossing bits of reporter out of his teeth.

[Mo1]

thank goodness for my walkman and AA batteries... I rigged my computer's speakers into my walkman so I can pick up the audio from the ABC TV feed. I'm going to need psychological help when all this is over

FOFL .. That is some smart thinking .. Go McGiever (sp?) Go!

[ken5050]

Ya know, the war plan was great, the strategy, and the flexibility of our troops was wondeful, but whoever decided to do the "thunder run" on Saturday, when the first armored column took a tour of Bagdad, well, he's a genius....that showed that the whole city and the regime was week..it probably avoided two weeks of combat and thousands of casualities...I hope we find out who thought it up..

[AppyPappy]

Are you sure that's not wind? I couldn't get any sound on MSNBC so I switched to NTV

[LisaFab]

Listen to these questions! Seems, that the next liberal line is the old "we're losing the peace" canard.

Now asking about Iran and Syria for God's sake!

[Lauratealeaf]

Rummy is in fine form today - I just love that tinge of lecture in his tone.

I love Rough Rummy!

[Carolina]

Question about Iran

Rummy: Iraq? maybe?

Hahahahaha!

[GOPrincess]

I love this picture...I saved that issue of VANITY FAIR :).

These people are such giants, every one...the Clintonistas look so...small and tiny...by contrast. I hope that history will show the Clinton era was simply an aberration, a "holiday from history," and we never go back to that kind of small-minded, mendacious administration.

To all in the Bush Adminstration: Job well done.

[JFC]

rummy. ain't gonna take no crap with these foolish reporters. gig em rummy!

[ken5050]

yeah..he just found out the Knicks were eliminated.......BTW..congrats on UConn....and they'll be better NEXT year..

[Not A Snowbird]

Rummy: "I find it notably unhelpful"


Hahahaha!

Rummy's on fire!

[GOPyouth]

Rummy slapped down Bret Baier. That was pretty funny.

[Mo1]

Sounds like Tanks rolling in on the NTV cam

[GraniteStateConservative]

Also by John Dingell. It used to be only by John Dingell. Redistricting split the city in half.

[melodie]

rummiw whoopin some butt

[Fracas]

The White House must have told Rummy he should take no prisoners. LOL.

[Dog]

Could be.....I don't know.