***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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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Base(balls) (^:

ESPN to weasels: CHARACTER COUNTS!

[juzcuz]

You gals have great taste. I like them both. I'd be hard pressed to choose between Spec.Ops and the Cigar guy..

[angelwings49]

LOL We fondly refer to him as "Ceegar Guy." Isn't he adorable??!!

[meyer]

I'm going to be monitoring the next election at a known precint for hanky panky. I'm taking a digital video camera and am going to follow (with others doing the same) those vans and buses that pull up to vote.

Good idea - make sure you get license numbers. The perfect catch would be for a van-load of voters to stop and unload at two or more precincts. Collaborate with the others after the election and find a good prosecutor. Go after them. You may not catch them all, but if enough can get nailed and sentenced, it will send a message. People generally don't like jail.

[SPC Milam]

hey mom i love you

[Poser]

Dick Morris has put on 30 pounds in the last year.

[prairiebreeze]

Public figures, such as you, have platforms much larger than the average American's, which provides you an extraordinary opportunity to have your views heard -- and an equally large obligation to act and speak responsibly

This is sooo great!

Prairie

[Cboldt]

O'Reilly: The big losers, Saddam and his sons who at this moment, may be enjoying their new home, in HELL!

And he gives Hillary! a big WINNER! Yes! He really did! Because she supported the troops and resisted pressure from the left to mouth off against the war. Imagine that, get kudos from O'Reilly for keeping her mouth shut, and gets $$$ from a publisher while not provising a manuscript. I swear, she is haunted. Maybe O'Reilly is too, just a different spirit.

[retrokitten]

I like them both. I'd be hard pressed to choose between Spec.Ops and the Cigar guy...

Yes and this is just a small sample of them! Someone has a picture of some British or Aussie guys in a helicopter that is really good, too. Mrs. Liberty maybe? Oh! I can't forget Prairiebreeze's outdoor shower pic, too!

[najida]

Yes! Thank you Retro....

[mystery-ak]

Hey, everyone we have a new Freeper...my son Jonathan...he's at Ft. McCoy awaiting deployment.

[Jackie-O]

Bill on the loosers of the war
Guest says Al Jazeera is finished
Bill says CNN will still use them...FOFL!!

[crobnson]

Did you hear that the Arab countries cancelled their meeting with the UN about Iraq? Hmm, didn't think it was necessary any longer?

[Anomaly in Illinois]

Your post speaks for me as well.

I was too young to understand anything but the images on the news. I came away with this impression: soldiers good, protesters violent & crazy.

I will never forget it.

God bless our troops.

[Poser]

Welcome!

[meyer]

And it's okay to hate the U of Tenn! I do! lol

Well, I don't hate 'em, but I'm always going to be a Buckeyes fan! And a Browns fan (especially a Browns' fan)! And an Indian's fan!

I may just head off to UTC in a year or two to get my Masters as a part-time student.

[angelwings49]

Welcome, Jonathan!! We love you and appreciate everything you're doing!!! God Bless You!!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" Did anyone just hear Chris Matthews?

"Why don't those damn Democrats give President Bush his day? He WON!!"

Chris seemed genuinely happy at the outcome,but,he said that " he never thought it would happen,guess I am a pessimist." All Democrats are pessimists. Don't know if "it " was the happy reception or victory. It's amazing that he thought there was any doubt.

[Consort]

Another Cigar Pic link in Post# 4785

[SPC Milam]

thank you very much