***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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[Sacajaweau]

Saw the Iraqi UN Ambassador coming out of a building. He said "the game is over". I have a feeling that Saddam and sons ARE dead from looking at his face and his refusal to say more.

I now believe that Bomb No. 1 was part target and part ruse.

[Fledermaus]

Neil's been on a roll!

[crobnson]

Yes, between him and Baghdag Bob, this war has had a few lighter moments.

[lavrenti]

Abdulluh is a Hashemite. A descendant of Ali, Big Mo's nephew and the dude the Shias regard as their heroic leader.

The Hashemites were the guardians of Mecca and Medina until their eviction by the Saudis. The Brits, in their infinite wisdom, threw the very dry bone of Transjordan to them.

We have uses for Abdulluh. Like perhaps the future king of Hejaz after we kick out those stinking Whahabbi punks out of Holy Town.

Mark me a cynic but we can pull Abdulluh's underwear over his head in private while publicly pimp slapping Syria.

[Dog]

When we are done up in northern Iraq.......we need to mass on the Syrian border and demand they hand over all Iraq senior leadership..

[retrokitten]

LOL! Maybe richard is writing thier scripts, too.

[CurlyBill]

FNC reporter: Should the Republican Guard surrender? "Combover" al-Douri: What Republican Guard? I did not see it! I like this guy. He and Baghdad Bob should form a comedy team.

That was classic!!!

[Timeout]

He also used the "genie out of the bottle" line.

This guy's a freepin' walking metaphor!

[Miss Marple]

Combover on his way to France?

I do believe if France takes him we might see an Atlantic Free Trade alliance, comprising Britain, Italy, Spain, Denmark, the Baltic countries and Eastern Europe.

Surely Chirac cannot be that stupid!

[GOPyouth]

That was a great piece today. I was driving home from school today after seeing some of the people who didn't think the Iraqis deserved freedom. All I could think of was what he said. I got home and my brother had emailed me the transcript. Almost word for word what I thought today.

[Petronski]

What a cutie!

Too bad I'm a heterosexual. ;o)

So, what time does Linda Vester come on in wartime? 11:00 edt?

[Senator_Palpatine]

COALITION VICTORY....GOOOOD...

HOOOOOOOOOAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Centurion2000]

Fox News: Mohammad Al-Douri UN ambassador for Iraq has fled to FRANCE!!!!!!

Well that was a suprise .... NOT.

[amom]

I'm dying for him to do his lines and the car alarm AND Barf the dog go off at the same time!

Oh you ARE bad! lol

[Catspaw]

Ted Koppel is getting a tour of one of Saddam's palaces. They found cameras and listening devices (in every room, I do believe), along with a monitoring room.

Creepy.

[umbagi]

Saw the Iraqi UN Ambassador coming out of a building. He said "the game is over". I have a feeling that Saddam and sons ARE dead from looking at his face and his refusal to say more.

I don't think he knows. The only thing this yo-yo has said in the last month that I believe is that he hasn't heard from the Iraqi "government" since the first bombs hit. Whatever's remained of it, comms with their guy at the UN haven't been a priority...

[Carolina]

That kind of rhetoric is very significant. The significance of it is significantly breathtaking.

Pretty Chicken: Hahaha. You done with me, period.

FReeperland says, "YEESSSSSSS!"

[Timeout]

They're not gonna use him! Guess Ted Koppel was just too good to break in on.

Sunrise in Baghdad.

Richard's gone back to bed.

[Fledermaus]

True, but I'm tired of hearing his rich momma (or stepmom) on TV in the U.S. being all, "ooh, this could be dangerous for America" and "the Arab world won't like this", etc.

She's an ungrateful, typical left wing liberal idiot who gets off watching NY elite kiss her ring at fundraisers for fake causes.

I'm sick of them all. It's time to show them who's boss. I say force her to go back to Jordan with her bratty kids.

[angelwings49]

I think Linda was on earlier this afternoon... don't know if she'll be back on at 11 or not