***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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[Timesink]

Wasn't the media was warned weeks ago to leave Baghdad?.

Yup.

[umbagi]

there was a pic on DU last night of a whole line of naked British troopers taking a shower.

The Hiney Line was NOT a DU exclusive... They probably stole it from FR; it was posted here, and I don't think it got yanked.

See what you're missing by not staying up all night?

[bootyist-monk]

I didn't see Shep say it. I was responding to what I had seen posted. I'll take your word for it and I stand corrected.

Bootyist

[Fledermaus]

They don't need to know what is sounds like. Their opiticals show them what it looks like. They can practically see through walls.

[Mo1]

That's what he said. Take EVERYTHING that guy says with a grain of salt though (if he says the sky's blue, look out a window to make sure). He writes for The Nation, I believe.

Oh I know who he is .. just wanted to make sure I heard him correctly ...

Thanks

[bornintexas]

Just like the Newsday guy telling Brian on Fox that it just means more to us because........"he is one of our own." Think about that. Aren't our soldiers SUPPOSE TO BE THAT?
I consider all soldiers one of my own.

[Timesink]

Did the Dixie Shix win anything last night?

A massive amount of boos from the audience the moment their name was mentioned ... and nothing else. A total shutout.

[toddly]

Any one notice the footage of one of the reporters who was killed? Showed him hiding on the balcony by the camera behind a stack of sand bags.

If I'm a tank gunner 400 yards away and I see lens glare behind a pile of sand bags, I'M GONNA SHOOT AT IT!!!

[Texas Tea]

Odd you should say that...most going from right to left are slumped and those going from left to right are straight up and scanning the area. Not as many of them now as there was earlier though.

[Robert A Cook PE]

"I'm about 50 posts behind... tried to trim my fingernail with a hammer earlier. ;-)

Try using a chisel next time. 8<)

[stumpy]

Tomorrow, I will make a "small" purchase at my local Seer's store and inform the salesperson to inform his manager that my purchase is to let CORPORATE management that I approve and APPRECIATE what the management is doing for LOAYAL Americans.

[GOPyouth]

Craving a coke.. store run. heh heh ;) brb

[Fledermaus]

Yes, many booos! Local talk show host guy went. They boooed every time they were mentioned.

But according to a lot of callers, CMT cut them out and put in canned applause on the replay. And they've replayed it many times since last night.

Sort of like the VH-1 in NY when they booed Hillary!

[rolling_stone]

Excellent point...now all we need is for someunbiased journalists to point that out...send it to Fox news...let them report it and we can decide!!!!

[thatdewd]

The Hiney Line was NOT a DU exclusive... They probably stole it from FR

LOL, that's a lot better name than "naked butt pic". At least on FR, you know it was the women who were enjoying it.

[Prince Charles]

Hey, that's good advice! ;-)

[thedugal]

perhaps next time the US will offer each reporter his own personal Patriot missile. bunch of mealy mouthed pukes. they act all tough and courageous "Live from Baghdad" with their stupid little quotes "The thunder of B52s above us and the blaze of ackack fire in air.." and then they cry like a bunch of sissies when one tank shell hits the edge of their hotel. And the tank shell wasn't even the explosive tipped kind. It's bad enough that they are Saddomite sympathizers, but it's impossible to stomach their self-import.

[umbagi]

you gals would've liked that one.

Here ya go:-)