***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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[Jackie-O]

I love when Hugh Grant said it in Bridget Jones! I've used that word to my advantage a few times. (I can be a real smart a$$ at times!)

[AppyPappy]

CBS Cam is back up.

[CurlyBill]

BTW, this same cousin of mine is a civil war re-enactor.

I know a couple of people in the 2nd Maryland C.S.A. I was thinking about joining when I get more time.

[GOPrincess]

A quote from Henry Ward Beecher posted today on NRO's The Corner:

"Not another flag has such an errand, carrying everywhere, the world around, such hope for freedom - such glorious tidings."

[overtaxed_canadian]

NTV Cam has both sound and audio. Bazooka is currently trying to get her take down.

[RightOnGOP]

Speaking of things for sale....hottest selling items right now, in the vicinity of Iraqi embassies around the world...........matches and shredders!!!

Iraqi Embassy in Brazil Burns Documents
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=721&e=7&u=/ap/20030409/ap_on_re_mi_ea/war_brazil

[TomGuy]

Hanity didn't know the significance of slapping Saddam's images with sandals. Either that, or he blew off an earlier caller.

[GOPrincess]

I'd like the chance down the road to sit down and watch a DVD and reflect on all that happened in such a short time...the last three weeks are kind of a blur, so many stunning images day after day.

[texasbluebell]

Beautiful quote! Thanks for sharing that!

[AppyPappy]

I couldn't take it anymore so I switched over.

[JFC]

he did not know, neither did I unti I heard it on Fox earlier this morning. Now Hannity knows...

[Captain Shamrock]

God bless our troops!

Let freedom ring throughout the middle east!

[GOPrincess]

I was in Belgium with a group of political science students the day Reagan was first sworn in...we were studying the politics of Western Europe, went to 7 countries, visited NATO , etc....the professor was a flaming liberal and 21 of the 22 students were conservatives...we were all ecstatic watching the CBS feed of the Inaugural over Flemish TV in the hotel lobby that night (remember, the hostages were released from Iran the same day!)...our poor professor feared for the future of the country and the world. Little did he know...

[Straight Vermonter]

Yikes!

Marines hold nuclear site

[mtbopfuyn]

Embassies burning documents - Chirac is going to be very busy tomorrow.

[GOPrincess]

I bought two DVDs about 9/11 (including the documentary by the French brothers, which is truly stunning)...surely there would be an audience for something much more uplifting? Hope you're right.

[kcvl]

Iraqis Celebrate As U.S. Takes Baghdad

[Catspaw]

"It's all lies," said the man, who would only identify himself as Abdu. "We are only burning garbage and recently cut grass."

Geez, these guys NEVER know when to stop lying.

[Solson]

In 1982-84 I was completing 6th,7th and 8th grade and contemplating "going with" certain girls. :)

Intended to make you feel old. I hope it works. :)

[mtbopfuyn]

Whew, gotta luv Cavuto. Take that France, Germany, Russia.