***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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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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[Cboldt]

But once there's a new government/administration in place, THEY'LL pick their own UN ambassador to the UN.
(hint: it won't be Combover)

It sure won't. I don't feel sorry for the guy, but I don't have a problem if the US grants him immigrant status. He's a desk jockey, did his job, and now needs to find a new job.

[retrokitten]

Okay, now you made me jealous. I'm stuck at work. I can't wait to get home to see the footage.

[GOPrincess]

Shep gets a little wild and incautious occasionally...but he's got a great, unique style and I think as the years go on he'll get better and better.

[Catspaw]

Sky News just showed Iraqis in London alternately cheering and sobbing--cheering for the liberation of Iraq and sobbing about their relatives who've been tortured and killed by Saddam.

[kcvl]

Qadria Alasady, right, celebrates next to a poster of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) at the Kurdish Human Rights Watch Wednesday, April 9, 2003, in El Cajon, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

A swastika sign is seen on a defaced ceramic tile portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in Basra.(AFP/Odd Andersen)

[tame]

But you can't take away from the fact that today is a very good day.

Yes, It is, indeed.

[Mo1]

I missed that because I was furious that only half of the Senate felt the need to listen to a briefing by the Secretary of Defense and Gen. Myers. That is appalling.

Appalling yes .. Surprising, No

[Timeout]

I loved the moment when the statue came down.

But, hands down, the BEST moment was the instant those tanks drove into Firdos Square...on the webcam! It only took a few minutes before it was apparent the civilians were there to greet them, not beat them. Oh, happy day!

[retrokitten]

Yes, those who can write like that are gifted.

[GOPrincess]

That's a great update!

I wouldn't have even known about Chicken Boy w/o FR since I don't watch that station...he was really something else. Looked awfully silly compared to Kelly, Leventhal, North, Arnot, Bloom, et al.

[TomGuy]

While you're waiting, check out this thread:

Bagdad falls.

It has some good pics in the thread.

[Petronski]

"I am deeply saddened."

[Sam Cree]

Jane will fit in very well in Quebec :-D

[ztiworoh]

He's also a member of the Ba'athist regime, do you think Saddam gave that job to just anyone?? Believe me, he may not be in the fatigues or look as rough as the men in Baghdad, but he's just as guilty

[Catspaw]

It sure won't. I don't feel sorry for the guy, but I don't have a problem if the US grants him immigrant status. He's a desk jockey, did his job, and now needs to find a new job.

I sure object.

He could go to Russia, Syria or any other place--but he's NOT going to stay here.

He reminds me of that Information Minister that the Taliban had in Pakistan. After the Taliban fell, he asked Pakistan for political asylum. They said no--and he's now been relocated to Guantanemo.

[O Neill]

Antiwar protestors are circling their picnic blankets and fingering the dregs of their trail mix bags, wondering what to do next, like dogs whose food bowls been moved...

That's GOLD, Timeout, pure GOLD! ROFL.......

[retrokitten]

and sobbing about their relatives who've been tortured and killed by Saddam.

I'm sure this is bitter-sweet for many Iraqi's for just that reason.

[kcvl]

U.S. Army Sgt. John Beck from Miami, Fla. is welcomed by residents of Baghdad Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The soldiers from the A Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment took over a section of northern Baghdad with a warm welcome from many residents, but under sporadic rocket and small arms fire from irregular Iraqi forces.(AP Photo/John Moore)

An Iraqi waves a pre-1991 Gulf War (news - web sites) Iraqi flag (without the slogans "Allahu Akbar", or God is great, which President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) later introduced) in Baghdad's al-Fardous (paradise) square(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

[GOPrincess]

"I am awaiting Diogenesis' GOTTA SEE for today. I'll bet they well be something!"

Be sure to put a link here, would you? :)

[justshe]

Thanks, Ragtime. I missed your post. Since the link was 'broken' (red faced), I'll use that as an opportunity to REPOST my original post (grin). Maybe get some more action on the Freeperthon thread.....if only some stopping by to tell Jim 'thanks'.

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