***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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[Mo1]

FOFL .. he says he is a little slow on the up take

WELL DUH

[Dog]

He woke up to the Marines in the square......

[Fledermaus]

Nothing will shut these people up,

I've got a few handguns that can do the job.

[Cboldt]

What I wouldn't give to see U.S. Tanks roll up and park themselves right in the middle of that circle.!

Excellent precognition -bump-

[Timeout]

Ruh roh, he almost got to the part where he says he was very scared.....thought better of it.

[socal_parrot]

A stone has been lifted off of his shoulders?

[TheLion]

Forces move into northern Iraq
By Tim Ripley, at US Central Command, in Qatar
Published: April 9 2003 17:14 | Last Updated: April 9 2003 17:14
As US tank columns headed into the heart of Baghdad on Wednesday, American commanders were turning their attention to finishing off the Iraqi regime in its 'tribal heartland' of Tikrit.

An advanced brigade of the US Army's 4th Infantry Division is already motoring north out of Kuwait and "within days" will be moving past Baghdad ready to launch what could be the last battle of the war.

Helicopters and C130 Hercules have also been ferrying the division's troops, supplies and equipment into forward airstrips deep inside Iraq to bolster the drive north. More troops from the division will be close on their heels, giving America's Middle East commander, Tommy Franks, the troops needed to punch past Tikrit to occupy Mosul and Kirkuk in the sensitive Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

US officers say that the Iraqi Republican Guard's Adnan Division retreated to Tikrit with a number of senior figures in the regime, suggesting that a bloody battle could be expected. However, once Tikrit is overrun they expect a less resistance in Kirkuk and Mosul, where some 100,000 regular army troops are understood to be keen to surrender to US soldiers rather than Kurdish peshmerga fighters.

The Adnan division is now the main focus of US airpower, with almost around the clock air strikes being launched against the last large formation of the once feared Republic Guard now in the field.

...............more...........

http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1048313606659

[Poser]

Anybody got a screen capture of the Wankers sign?

[Mo1]

He says he feels a stone has been lifted off his shoulder and well as the Iraqi People


Me .. OH WOW .. What a guy Pretty Boy is .. he's been soooooooo brave threw it all

[SoldiersGirl]

which cam is he on?

[Nam Vet]

Q. What is a Yankee?

A. The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone.

Nam Vet

[boreddough]

cbs

[Timeout]

Egad! Don't the people in his news room ever watch THE NEWS?! We knew all of this HOURS ago!

[Mo1]

[overtaxed_canadian]

Somebody should record all of Pretty Chicken's off-camera's ramblings in order to discredit him when he starts to make it bigger.

[Fledermaus]

Retreated to Tirkit? More like moved to be slaughtered later.

[Mo1]

The CBS CAM

http://www.ejsmithweb.com/fr/allmedia_v2.asp

[SoldiersGirl]

"let's do it with a lot of whine"


lol, that would be different than normal how????

[Timeout]

Oooooo. He says to Kate: Let's do it!

[Fledermaus]

He wants to party "with lots of wine"...figures. He's a wussy boy.