***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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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]

Yeah, it was me!! I also had a big crush on Stormin Norman in 91. My brother was over there then and it was comforting to know that a real bad a$$ was running the show!

[mystery-ak]

What a surprise...I've been after him to register for a long time.
I guess he knew where to find me...LOL
Thanks for welcoming him, he's a great kid...soldier.

[Miss Marple]

Newt on O'Reilly now.

[TheLion]

Dick Morris and O'Reilly were both saying she had kept her mouth shut.

[angelwings49]

Also, let's admit it girls... don't we all have a little crush on GW as well??? I know I do! (I'm embarrassing myself by admitting that, but it's true :)

[SoldiersGirl]

kelly clarkson alert on AI
new song
and um
GO IRAQ!!!!

where's my special forces dudes?????????

[GOPrincess]

Oh, *my*!!!! I am so proud of baseball.

[TheLion]

"Wow! Heading to 6,000 posts"

Maybe we can beat the Dow Jones!

[SoldiersGirl]

shhhhhh
if you don't say it outloud it's much less embarrassing
trust me on this. :-)
I wouldn't never admit that I think GWB is super sexy compared to all the hollywood wankers.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Been in meetings since 6 a.m. Eastern this morning. Did I miss anything big?

;-)

[ztiworoh]

I also find it funny that they had to put "George W Bush" on their "Pro-war Celebrities to Boycott" lis, Hmm didn't know he was for this thing, guess the anti-war people are that dumb though

[angelwings49]

Well, ya gotta admit -- he is cute :)

[Consort]

Speaking of Hillary, everyone live on C-CPAN2 right now are running for Vice President whether they know it or not.

[LubyGee]

Okay, I'll admit it! I first fell in love with Col. Perkins, but now I'm torn between Ceegar guy and Airborne guy. So many choices...

[alnick]

Also, let's admit it girls... don't we all have a little crush on GW as well??? I know I do! (I'm embarrassing myself by admitting that, but it's true :)

Yes, he is really something isn't he? Since we're gushing over men here, please add General Tommy Franks to the list. Mmmmmm.

[angelwings49]

... and so little time :)

[ztiworoh]

Ok, but for the men I say, Heather Nauert is STILL HOT!

[null and void]

Anyone else suspicious that the fire at the Finance Ministry was deliberately set by Saddamites to destroy a paper trail?

Not me. I think the FRENCH started it...

[SoldiersGirl]

lol
nope, didn't miss a thing
no statues fell, no Iraqi's were freed, nothing happened at all ;-)

[TheLion]

"everyone live on C-CPAN2 right now are running for Vice President whether they know it or not."

Don't know if I can stomach that!