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***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***
Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

Posted on 04/08/2003 9:03:27 PM PDT by An.American.Expatriate

Stars & Stripes

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



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


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)


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


Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD.

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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...




TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: april9th2003; baghdad; iraq; iraqifreedom; liberation; live; situationroom; victory; war
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To: retrokitten
my office shut down on Sept. 11.

What a concept! Although my office remained open, I shut down on Sept. 11th..and went home.

4,481 posted on 04/09/2003 11:09:41 AM PDT by DaughterofEve (<<Still searching for her 1998 FR Screenname)
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To: alnick
Oh, I wish I'd seen that clip of Brit joking around and kissing his wife!! Smart, funny, and handsome...what a hunk. :)

Once at the end of his show they showed a home video of him playing with his granddaughter...a toddler who was saying something like "Fox News, Fair and Balanced." It was a hoot, and a nice glimpse of him "behind the news."

4,482 posted on 04/09/2003 11:09:58 AM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: All
Back from school, looks lie a wonderful day for our troops and the iraqi people

Anything I have missed that's important?
4,483 posted on 04/09/2003 11:10:01 AM PDT by ztiworoh
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To: cyncooper
Born into the Republican side of the family, too - so we'll have another vote for George P. Bush in 2024!
4,484 posted on 04/09/2003 11:10:05 AM PDT by EllaMinnow
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To: Consort
CONSORT....do you need to go in the time out corner?
4,485 posted on 04/09/2003 11:10:27 AM PDT by melodie (I want my Bag Tee Veee....)
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To: Inspectorette
I sure wish I'd seen that clip!!!!!!
4,486 posted on 04/09/2003 11:10:54 AM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: ztiworoh
Nothing really.

Oh yeah, everything.

4,487 posted on 04/09/2003 11:11:01 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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To: blastbaby
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"

BBC World Service radio has, throughout this war, always had the newsreader say something like, "so-and-so's reports are monitored by the Iraqi authorities and his movements are restricted. Now to so-and-so in Baghdad..."

4,488 posted on 04/09/2003 11:12:19 AM PDT by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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To: ken5050
Todya's NY Times had an article about the Iraqi who was freed by the Marines from the torture chamber..the quoted himas saying that he "hoped the US doesn't stay too long in Iraq. It would not be a good thing." can you believe it?

no. I've read that quote before. They must have done a cut and paste job.

4,489 posted on 04/09/2003 11:12:48 AM PDT by hobson
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To: ztiworoh
"Anything I have missed that's important?"

Uh, no.

Just kidding! I got up and turned on the TV at 7:00 PDT, as I have every day of the war, and as what I was seeing sank in, the tears started to flow...this was a day that won't be forgotten.

4,490 posted on 04/09/2003 11:12:56 AM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: ken5050
Lara Loon is now telling headquarters she'll call back to get her messages .. that Sky News needs the camera now

Not sure if she ever got her lines down .. LOL

This cam is VERY telling about these so-called reporters
4,491 posted on 04/09/2003 11:13:02 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: alnick
Did you see the film clip that FNC played a couple of months back of Brit Hume mocking Al Gore? He surprised his wife and everyone in the newsroom by grabbing her and planting a huge kiss on her ala Al and Tipper during the 2000 campaign. Yes indeed, she is one lucky woman.

You beat me to it - that WAS a great clip. Really neat to see Brit loosen up a little.

4,492 posted on 04/09/2003 11:13:10 AM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: Chemist_Geek
London Iraqi embassy has been occupied by members of the Iraqi National Congress. Jordan's Iraqi embassy is closed for security reasons.
4,493 posted on 04/09/2003 11:13:45 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Inspectorette
I swear that before he retires, Bret will punch out Juan Williams live..ever notice when Juan says something really dumber than usual, the veins on Bret's neck start to stan dout....
4,494 posted on 04/09/2003 11:14:52 AM PDT by ken5050
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...No blood for Oyl.
4,495 posted on 04/09/2003 11:14:53 AM PDT by Consort
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To: Carolina
oh my gosh
I am laughing my lil butt off here
there is an article in this weeks tv guide about Richard Engel aka pretty chicken.

"Before the war, Engle was a virtual unknown, the 27 year old has displayed nothing but grace under fire as abc's lone voice from baghdad...."
oh man oh man oh man....
4,496 posted on 04/09/2003 11:15:22 AM PDT by SoldiersGirl (Land of the Free..because of the Brave)
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To: ken5050
ever notice when Juan says something really dumber than usual, the veins on Bret's neck start to stan dout....

YEP

4,497 posted on 04/09/2003 11:15:32 AM PDT by Mo1 (I'm a monthly Donor .. You can be one too!)
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To: SoldiersGirl
So who will win 5000?
4,498 posted on 04/09/2003 11:15:43 AM PDT by Cordova Belle ("I love it when a plan comes together!!")
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To: ken5050; All
Didn't someone ask about the WH press brieifing?? It should be coming up in a few minutes. 2:30 EDT
4,499 posted on 04/09/2003 11:15:50 AM PDT by retrokitten (She's the one, the only one, built like an Amazon)
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To: GOPrincess
Once at the end of his show they showed a home video of him playing with his granddaughter...a toddler who was saying something like "Fox News, Fair and Balanced." It was a hoot, and a nice glimpse of him "behind the news."

I remember that segment very vividly - because it was just a day or two before September 11, 2001, the terrible day our world changed forever.

4,500 posted on 04/09/2003 11:15:57 AM PDT by Inspectorette
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