***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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[Poser]

I think the giant porcelin vase was the best, or perhaps the nice arrangement of fresh lupins. (Dennis Boyd, Dennis Boyd, Riding Through the Glen)

[LauraJean]

I thought the guy carrying the dorm sized fridge while running was pretty good, but my favorite was the big gold vase with what looked like daisies in them.

[spectr17]

Who the heck would tak window frames? Give me a nice collar TV and it's on the way home on top my head.

[Jackie-O]

Liberal Embeds

(wankers)

[Timeout]

And a last, last question:

What ever happened to that Fox correspondent who was a dead ringer for George Clooney?

Haven't seen him since the first day of the war.

[mrsalty]

I guess if you live in a mud shack, windows would be nice

[spectr17]

Carrying a dorm sized fridge? A big guy or what?

[Aggie Mama]

Someone took a potted bouquet of flowers out of one of the Ba'ath buildings. I kept thinking, flowers?

[TheLion]

When it comes to politics and social issues, celebrities should STFU.

[longtermmemmory]

Dish has a lot of specialty subscription channels for ethnic markets.

[spectr17]

Yeah, now that you mention a mud shack them new winder frames would spice up the joint real well. Did he remember curtains?

[Poser]

"Someone took a potted bouquet of flowers out of one of the Ba'ath buildings. I kept thinking, flowers?"

(Dennis Boyd, Dennis Boyd, Dum dum dum da dum)

[Sacajaweau]

Flowers?? Have a feeling Saddam's goons forgot to check for "bugs".

[tutstar]

Did anyone hear Shep Smith say that he's going to cover some of the emails and mentioned one that said something like who cares what happens to the journalist? I'd like to know if someone else heard it...my baby isn't always so quiet. Anyway he'll be talking about them soon anyhow.

[Tree of Liberty]

What was his beat when you saw him?

[KSCITYBOY]

The guy pulling the big ass boat without a trailer! Now that is looting with an attitude. Actually in these peoples case I wouldn't call it looting I'd call it a tax cut.

[Tree of Liberty]

Yes, I heard

[mrsalty]

Thats probaly next on the list.We dont realize how good weve got it here

[Mrs.Liberty]

Yes...I heard it..he also said he (Shep), doesn't get this mad very often.

[Cboldt]

Dish has a lot of specialty subscription channels for ethnic markets.

I appreciate your effort to enlighten me, but honestly, my short-term memory is questionable, and my long-term memory is downright fantasy.