***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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[Fledermaus]

I have less and less patience for these people as I get older..rather than compassion & understanding.. and a few of them are in my family.

Fortunately, I had no patience for these people in high school.

[PJ-Comix]

Right now I'm having a BLAST reading the DUmmy Forum. Their mood is both GLUM and OUT of touch with reality. Here is an especially hilarious DUmmy POST:

Since when do we destroy art? Even if it is of Sadam? I've been watching the news, and i've noticed the U.S. marines devoting a lot of their time to knocking down statues of Sadam and the ba'ath party. I can't help but wonder if this is some kind of ethnic clensing, I mean we are going to try to put a democracy into their government, and since their society, their culture is one based around dictatorships, are we trying to make them forget their Iraqis, and turn them into Americans?

I for one think that is exactly what we're doing. Especially wtih a president that is so infatuated with manifest destiny and imperialism, and all that other stuff.

I, also think it is wrong. We have no right to tell these people to adopt our society. We are forcing it on them. I just hope we don't try to force democracy on them in the same fashion, because if we do it will blow up in our faces!!

[Mo1]

I meant record the audio (stronger proof).

Not sure .. maybe someone is ..

[Fledermaus]

Now if only the GOP in the Senate had the guts of the military and would stick to the "battle plan" and get that economic program inacted.

Screw the Dems...come on Frist - force a showdown and put the Dimbulbs on record. Vote every day. Force the stuff out of committee. Get those judges to the floor!

[SoldiersGirl]

technically we aren't supposed any comments from DU, I got in trouble for it already...lol

[Sacajaweau]

bump for later

[Fledermaus]

Art? Worried about art? What a bunch of wussies!

[Poser]

Thank you.

[justshe]

My ISP went down.

Yes, I am a monthly donor too. What is amazing to me, is that ALL of this is available. And is still available even if you DON'T donate. And yet, no amount is too small to be donated. Not like some 'pay for service' website that charges a monthly fee...although I would gladly pay it if it were.

So....thanks for the plug to become a monthly donor. It is easy....and painless.

[ChewedGum]

I got a forwarded post about a DU related deleted post which I replied to. Took me a while to figure out what the problem was - thought I was the one in trouble for a bit!

Gum

[don-o]

I'm proud to say I pledged today -- quite an inspiring day all around !!

Outstanding!

A few bucks, especially as a monthly keeps this place open. How can anyone be a FreepLoader after what we have witnessed in just this thread?

May your tribe increase!

[umbagi]

Right now I'm having a BLAST reading the DUmmy Forum

I'm having so much fun there it's making it hard to keep up here!

Are we seeing another regime falling, at DU? Where are their fedayeem? People are getting away with murdering their insane logic, and the mods are nowhere to be seen!

Hey, z, is that you I see over there ;-)?

[SoldiersGirl]

I didn't know it was a no no when I did it, so I'm just passing along the info

lol, it was probably my post you responded too :-)

[Fledermaus]

Just shows you how intellecutally weak they are. Iraq WAS a democracy before Saddam took over! Morons.

Talk about looking down their noses at people. Bush said it in Northern Ireland, "I'm getting tired of the press talking down about the Iraqi people when it comes to them controlling their own government".

It's like their prejudice of low expectations. Liberals, left wingers and Dems are nothing but bigots and braindead a-holes!

[ztiworoh]

Over where? Im here at FR, but I dotn know if that's what you were asking

[PJ-Comix]

technically we aren't supposed any comments from DU, I got in trouble for it already...lol

I can't help it. Right now the DUmmies are suffering from another MELTDOWN similar to what happened there after Election night 2002. It's absolutely HILARIOUS to read the GLUM and OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY posts over there. Comedic entertainment at it's BEST!

[ChewedGum]

It's ok - I don't hold grudges. (Know too many people who destroy themselves doing just that)

Gum

[prairiebreeze]

Iraq WAS a democracy before Saddam took over! Morons.

Bingo. On both counts.

Prairie

[melodie]

howdy all...just got back...phew...you type fast...lots of catching up to do!! LOL...i don't know if it has been posted but combover is supposed to be on the Fox Report tonight. Don't know if he will still show up.

[SoldiersGirl]

yes it is, whenever it gets slow here I pop over there for the comedic brea