***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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[GOPrincess]

"You'll never regret watching history."

You bet. I came of age during Reagan's first term and was a history major/political science minor during those years... I have always had a profound love of history and remember events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall so vividly... It is awe-inspiring to watch what has happened in the last days and know that we are watching history unfold as it happens (we owe a great debt to those embedded journalists)...I told my children "You'll be studying this in college" :). (Of course, hopefully in a good college without flaming liberal professors, LOL.)

[commish]

so, how many papers are going to have that picture on their front page tomorrow?

Hello, is this thing on???

[TomGuy]

May we never forget....

but...but...but....Reuters said.....


U.S. Land Advance Could Pause for Weeks - Military

Posted by HAL9000
On 03/30/2003 3:11 AM CST with 49 comments

Reuters | March 30, 2003
CENTRAL IRAQ (Reuters) - Some U.S. troops said on Sunday they had been told a pause in land advances toward Baghdad could last several weeks. They said they were digging trenches, laying mines around camps and camouflaging vehicles, but that the aerial and artillery bombardment on Iraqi positions in and around Baghdad would continue unabated. "It looks like they are going to be in this position for at least two weeks, the sergeant says," said a Reuters reporter with U.S. forces in central Iraq.

[babaloo]

I just read an article at Lucianne that Kofi has cancelled his trip to Europe this weekend to meat withe the Axis of Weasels. From Sky News or Sky World I believe. Do not know how to link. Sorry. Guess he knows which way the wind blew.

[Fledermaus]

Grrr, headed go grocery so I can get back in time for Shep...stalking up on beer, cable modem is back up (have dial up back up now just in case), and it's going to be a long, long night and morning.

[JFC]

You guys have to listen to Hannity on line, he is great today.....

http://hannity.com/index.cfm/bay/content.listen.htm#

[GOPrincess]

I'll email Fox with the DVD idea...hope a lot of you do too! Tell them there's a big audience of FReepers ready to run out and buy it when it's ready! :)

[commish]

so, how many papers are going to have that picture on their front page tomorrow?

This was in reference to the "Hero of the Peace" Picture.

[Fledermaus]

go=to; stalking=stocking

[Poser]

How many times are politician going to say, "the worst human rights violator since Adolf Hitler?"

I guess these guys never heard of Joe Stalin or Pol Pot.

[texasbluebell]

The spot on msnbc that they just ran always brings tears to my eyes.

They used a segment of a speech GW gave a few weeks ago at a military base: "We thank God that Liberty found such brave defenders."

[retrokitten]

LOL!

I think you all like to do that to me because I admitted I blush easily!

[ican'tbelieveit]

I want a Fox DVD for my kids, but me mostly. There are so many things that brought out such emotions. Today I was emotional watching celebrations in Abril... then Baghdad. Can't wait to get home and see what is up for tonight.

[AppyPappy]

I will have to watch the sun come up in Baghdad tonight. That's past my bedtime but it has to be done.

[retrokitten]

Okay, I will. I know we can't be the only two people who would buy it.

[Fledermaus]

I was getting my masters in Economics in 1982-1984...was loving it when all the old economists were getting everything wrong.

[Cate]

I foolishly stepped away from the tv for two seconds and missed the blurp with Comb-over. What was his grand statement? I heard the announcer say they were wondering how long the key to his house would work.

[CurlyBill]

Hey, CurlyBill, where did you get your screen name? I remember a character on the movie TOMBSTONE named Curly Bill (played by actor Powers Booth). My cousin worked on that movie.

That would be the one...

[Amanda King]

I wish it was my design! It is just a bumper sticker that was for sale on eBay.

[Fledermaus]

I'm your huckleberry