***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.

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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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[maica]

It was really GOPrincess who said it first -

"FoxNews is what the American press used to be when the American people counted their blessings instead of criticizing their country."
.. I said to my family the other night, during WWII it was "mainstream" for the U.S. media to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys. Now it's "right-wing conservative" to do so!!

3561 posted on 04/09/2003 11:13 AM EDT by GOPrincess

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I replied to her that we are the mainstream.

Rush said something about some of the networks, etc, marginalizing themselves. I don't remember the exact words he used.

[EllaMinnow]

He can be Ragtime Cowboy, if that's alright with you. I just made him a cowboy quilt!

[Timeout]

Links for Yahoo and MSNBC?

I went to both sites and didn't find Photo Galleries

thanks

[Consort]

It's being replayed now.

[AppyPappy]

Let us know because I can get it here in the library

[Carolina]

Lucius, here's Cboldt's recap: RECAP HERE

[nutmeg]

I want to be sure THIS gets lots of coverage...

BILL O'REILLY: If you are wrong… and if the United States — and they will, this is going to happen — goes in, liberates Iraq [with] people in the street, American flags, hugging our soldiers… you gonna apologize to George W. Bush?

JANEANE GARAFALO: I would be so willing to say, "I'm sorry". I hope to God that I can be made a buffoon of, that people will say, "You were wrong. You were a fatalist". And I will go to the White House on my knees on cut glass and say, "Hey, you and Thomas Friedman were right… I shouldn't have doubted you"…

Calling Janeane Garafolo...

[AppyPappy]

4567

[retrokitten]

Here is the link for yahoo pictures...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index2&cid=1479

And MSNBC...

http://www.msnbc.com/news/846463.asp

[Inspectorette]

I have a feeling "GW" is "popping" with pride and joy today!

I'm also thinking about President Bush 41. This must be a bittersweet day for him. He honored the UN mandate in 1991 and didn't topple Saddam. If he had continued on to Baghdad, so much bloodshed and death could have been avoided.

[melodie]

appy..is there a line behind you waiting for computer time?

[Cboldt]

The Iraqi people took down a statue of Saddam, cut off its head, and dragged it around town. They had some help from the Marines, but mostly did the deed themselves.

[AppyPappy]

We have several hundred IMacs. It's not a problem.

[Cordova Belle]

Could it be that we have all maxed-out our comments-permitted-over-lifetime? ;-)

[ken5050]

I'll try a thread summary...

Jennings is red
Saddam is dead

[melodie]

wow thats awesome!

[Mo1]

JANEANE GARAFALO: I would be so willing to say, "I'm sorry". I hope to God that I can be made a buffoon of, that people will say, "You were wrong. You were a fatalist". And I will go to the White House on my knees on cut glass and say, "Hey, you and Thomas Friedman were right… I shouldn't have doubted you"…
Calling Janeane Garafolo...

ANyone have her phone number??

[cyncooper]

Remember when, at the 2000 Republican convention, used the refrain:

"They have not led. We will!".

Yes! And the line that kept recurring to me as the reality of the innocent Iraqi plight was made manifest:

"Help is on the way!"

[AppyPappy]

My tax dollars hard at work

[mwl1]

I think 41 is most preoccupied with the pressures and burdens on his son's shoulders and not looking backwards.