***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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[GOPyouth]

lol sorry for that type. I was trying my best to remember exactly how he said it.

[turbocat]

I've got an important question - someone just posted the polling was sort of close on UN vs US resconstruction of Irag and it was from CNN. On TV or their web site?

Because on their web site it's been 65/35 for the last 2-3 hours... so where are they (CNN) getting the other figures!!??

[GOPyouth]

ahhhhhhhhhhh type typo

[Nam Vet]

I just skipped a few hundred posts to get within 100 or so. Be up front in a few. Wiping up the rear, as usual.

Nam Vet

[Spunky]

"Now look up "Spunk"

Quick definitions (spunky)
adjective: showing courage
adjective: willing to face danger

Quick definitions (spunk) noun: the courage to carry on (Example: "He(She) kept fighting on pure spunk")
noun: material for starting a fire

I earned that handle when I took back a car that was stolen from my son.

I followed a bunch of guys to a Mc Donalds, met them face to face with the title and said give me the keys.

He handed me the keys and said lets go outside and talk. I said; "No! I will just stay here and drink my coffee.

Needles to say I was shaking like a leaf all the way home.

[tutstar]

Just efore the commercial he read part of the email....the person wrote that they didn't feel sorry for the journalists who got killed or their families....only feels sorry for the troops and their families.

[JLS]

Yeah some people just do not get it.

[ztiworoh]

Ok we've got 29 minutes to make 500+ posts

GOTTA HIT 7000!

[spectr17]

I posted what CNN had on their screen from about 30 minutes ago. It was almost a dead heat, US, UN.

[DocRock]

make that one bradley about 10 minutes ago, nothing after that, cbs cam

[golas1964]

bump

[TheLion]

If we know where they are....we can get them! MOABS are now in the theater.

[ztiworoh]

Baghdad does look prettier this morning...

[golas1964]

Yeah, but how many people watch CNN now? Let's see a vote.com poll on the same question!

[crobnson]

I hope they make a video of today, I want to be able to see it again.

[DocRock]

Who did they poll?

[GOPyouth]

Leventhal's up. "got more sleep last night than I've gotten in 8 weeks."

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Bret Beir reports a few bombs being dropped still on Baghdad, but quite a few on Tikrit. Being pounded from the air. Operations in Mosul and Kirkuk. Some oil wells still in enemy hands. Next goal in the northern front. 1st Infantry flying into the north. Mop up ops going on in the South. Brit and U.S. Marines clearing out cities we passed on the way to Baghdad. AP reports that the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment went into the city that is believed to be the location of the Garden of Eden and were welcomed.

Rick Levanthal's on live. Got more sleep last night than he has in 8 weeks.

[Cboldt]

That's the conventional definition. My pop called me "Spunky" too. I have fond memories of it.

You ought to be proud of your stand -- good job.

[honeygrl]

he made a good point last night (think it was last night) when he said those journalists were over there for US so that we could see what went on and get all these great webcams and photos they've been getting over there.. we shouldn't be so callous towards them just because they are media...(those weren't his words, they are what I understood him to mean) plus, Shep said it and his word is as good as law as far as I'm concerned :-p of course, i'm a sucker for a pretty face.. he's even cute when he's angry.