***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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[bvw]

Her mouth was shut because she was biting her lip while looking down to find a rug to pull out from under President Bush. O'Reilly is baiting ... Morris is pulling the wool over his own ears.

A person should pause twice before petting a dog known to bite, even if that dog looks mighty friendly at the time.

[Cboldt]

She didn't keep her mouth shut. She used Dashle, Kerry Durbin and the rest of the rats to use her talking points.

That can't be true, O'Reilly said she resisted pressure from her leftist supporters to speak out against the war.

I suppose he (and she!) will say it depends on what "speaking out against the war" means.

[RightWingMama]

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

Absolutely!!!

[juzcuz]

Yuk--Tommy Franks

Bruce Willis or Mel- Either one of them can be my Wanker...

[POGIFFMOO]

Women like strong men. Let's face it, the next time GW tells somebody they have 48 hours to clear out, they'll know what he means!

[tentmaker]

Tribute to our soldiers

[TheLion]

Newt is laying it on tonight!

[null and void]

I am looking for the day that the Iraqis stand together as a nation and tell the Wahabees to stick it up their collective ass!

Eloquently put...

[Cboldt]

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

Suddenly the "beating with the shoe" action is making more sense to me.

[SoldiersGirl]

shhhh
lol
IT'S A SECRET!!!!!!

[retrokitten]

You know what's funny? I don't know any woman (except for my lib sister in-law, but I'm not convinced she's 100% human) who doesn't have a crush on him.

Me included

[Jackie-O]

LOL!!

[POGIFFMOO]

Over here we use a baseball bat. They use a shoe.....go figure.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Yeah. I was unaware that the "beating with a shoe" was the highest form of insult in the Arab world until hear Shep mention it tonight. I thought it was insuting someone mustache. What if you beat someones mustache with a shoe?

[SoldiersGirl]

don't think your little tiny font fooled me for a second sister
LOL

[Cboldt]

Bruce Willis or Mel- Either one of them can be my Wanker...

errrr.... "wanker" is a selfish act, if you get my drift. You don't want one of those.

[tame]

You know what's funny? I don't know any woman (except for my lib sister in-law, but I'm not convinced she's 100% human) who doesn't have a crush on him.

Me included

Okay, I'm gettin' jealous again:-)

[retrokitten]

I was whispering. LOL!

[not-alone]

Wondering when someone would mention Tommy Franks

[cyncooper]

Another sweet picture.