***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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[TheLion]

I've noticed how well informed Ollie is....I'm sure he is in the loop!

[longtermmemmory]

that seems to be the new disbelief line. The people who took down the statute where not iraqi's they were **fill in group**. The americans did not win, there must have been a secret deal with **fill in person(s)**.

[bornintexas]

"about the people that the marines were killing that weren't Iragi's"......

I think that will be one of the other good things about this war...with all the crazy terrorist coming over to Iraq to fight for Saddam, we wiped out a lot of future terror attacks...

Now, you probably won't be hearing that on CNN..

[Brad’s Gramma]

bumping #3829

[Jaded]

I have to really wonder if SH survived the first attack. There was no organized resistance. He's too arrogant and evil to let that pass. So long as SOMEONE in the country looks like him, some of the troops would find that reassuring and not know the difference and onward through the fog and all that.

There are plenty of chems and bios. IMO, SH would have released them as a last stand. I don't see him turning in to a victim of the US. The rest of his flunkies didn't have the tyrant there so they ran. Cowards that they are.

[GOPyouth]

Bill O'Reilly was not pitching a relief fund for the spouses of 20 year old soldiers who left their pregnant wives behind, who get a knock on the door and a check for $50,000 in death benefits that is supposed to raise their kid for the next 18 years.

Actually, he has mentioned organizations you can donate to for families who have lost spouses in Iraq. He mentioned it last week, where it was on his website, and I posted it on FR. :)

[Constitution Day]

I came on this thread to look in amazement at the 6500+ (!!!) replies, and saw your so-called "rant".
That was no rant, it was the TRUTH. Thank you.

CD

[GOPyouth]

http://www.billoreilly.com/pg/jsp/community/contactcenter.jsp

This is the page that has links to where you can donate.

[Socratic]

"Why would he go to France when all the other thugs are going to Syria?"

He needs to catch a connecting flight.

[Tree of Liberty]

Geeez, is Levanthal still griping about 1 MRE/day?

[Spunky]

"That's the conventional definition"

OMG! I just looked further.

Blush! Blush! :-(

[TheLion]

We were posting that around here weeks ago (it seems). Send them all in for a turkey shoot!

[RightOnGOP]

Yes, straight from Ollie's mouth. He described poverty beyond belief, dire circumstances. He sounded pretty moved. Pretty disgusted actually.

He also reported (dead) bad guys hanging from light poles, with Ba'ath party signs hanging around their necks. Plural.

[crobnson]

I have believed that we would know the truth about him via the people. After living for so many years under his terror, they new he was dead, they felt the weight lift. He died in that bombing the other day. My gut is telling me that and something or someone has passed the word in Iraq.

[Poser]

I predict that Leventhal will bulk up upon return. He's a little too food oriented.

[Jaded]

That's more than some of the Iraqi people have been eating for months.

It's about ME. It's ALL about ME.

[bornintexas]

You definately have a way with words...

[Socratic]

"Just out of curiosity, is anyone else not prepared to listen to a lecture on morality from Mr. Vehicular Assault?"

A lot more than from Mr. Oval Office Fellation!

[dogbyte12]

Point taken... but it isn't personalized.

How about a fund for the children of PFC Lori Piestewa specifically? The reporters are the "stars", the grunts get whatever is in a general relief fund.

[TheLion]

They could probably get carry out over there now...although, I would be afraid to eat it!