***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.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

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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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[steveegg]

Just remember to "thank" Turkey for not letting the 4th ID do this earlier.

[Dog]

I heard Bret Bair say earlier that the 1st ID has been airlifted into northern Iraq..

[Mo1]

FReepers ARE the GReatest!!

You Bet They Are!

[Dolphy]

They can't spin this. They were part of the problem not the solution. Again they are on the wrong side of history. They are going to be in the MINORITY for a VERY LONG TIME

I fully agree with you. This is a very significant time in history. The vibrant, vital spirit of this country has been revived.

[TheLion]

The street renaming was a big wow!

[Fledermaus]

Anything to the right of Howard Dean is "biased" to them.

[steveegg]

I heard Bret Bair say earlier that the 1st ID has been airlifted into northern Iraq..

Looks like we're definitely not going to mess around with the north. If I would have remembered that it was the 1st, I would have mentioned them.

[DollyCali]

good 4th July letter from Pres.. thanks

[US_Pride]

"you're a little late to be telling..."

Fine, and no this is not my first post on the subject - I'm not jumping on it to be "cool."

I just wanted to remind everyone to make the effort to say thanks PERSONALLY - when we see members of our armed forces in society (like in stores, gas stations, airports, gatherings, etc...)

I know that there have been times that I missed the chance to say something, felt ebarressed or too busy etc...

But now, I know I'm going to try harder.

[Fledermaus]

Another trait of the left - never learning from past mistakes. They spout the same old lies, the same old chants, propose the same old gov't programs that never work, etc.

What is it when you do the same thing over and over but expect a different outcome? Oh yeah, insanity!

[socal_parrot]

3,2,1

[TheLion]

Aren't there a bunch of RG divisions sitting around up north also? The 4th will probably roll around mopping them up!

[Timeout]

Y'all turn on CBS BagCam...Richard's blowing his lines again!

[Mo1]

Pretty boy is back on the CBS Cam praticing

and I think the Camera guy is having some fun with him .. FOFL

[steveegg]

Aren't there a bunch of RG divisions sitting around up north also? The 4th will probably roll around mopping them up!

I think those are regular Iraqi divisions (don't quote me though).

Clean-up in Aisle 4.

[prairiebreeze]

The vibrant, vital spirit of this country has been revived.

We just needed a President who knew how to do the right and honorable thing. Thank God we have one.

Prairie

[retrokitten]

This is too cute not to share...

U.S. Marine Corps Major Chris Hughes shares some time with an Iraqi girl during an effort to distribute food and water to Iraqi citizens in need, near Al Najaf, Iraq (news - web sites), April 8, 2003. The U.S. military is working with international relief organizations to help provide food and medicine for the Iraqi people in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Picture taken April 8, 2003. REUTERS/U.S. Navy (news - web sites)/Arlo K. Abrahamson NO SALES

[Mo1]

3-2-1 ... FOFl

ONE MORE TIME PRETTY BOY ... FOFL!!!

[Dog]

First word out of his mouth and he flubbed it...

[Timeout]

LOL! this is the practice "intro"...3-2-1.

Peter, the....

3-2-1-

Oh no! "The tables have turned!" Yuck!