***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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[Spunky]

"My pop called me "Spunky" too. I have fond memories of it."

I'll bet you do, since your a male.

[Consort]

Rick made a no no.

[Tree of Liberty]

What'd he do, I wasn't paying attention to the TV for a moment.

[Jaded]

8 minutes.... we ain't gonna make it. dang.

[TheLion]

You may be right. We also probably disrupted his lines of command and communication so badly, he couldn't do anything.

[cyberian_cartoon]

Sky News having a nice recap and interviews. Geesh, I missed a lot today.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

A lot more than from Mr. Oval Office Fellation!

Well, if I was forced to make the choice, I'd go with Shep too.

[tutstar]

of course, i'm a sucker for a pretty face.

LOL...Shep is great! even my hubby likes to watch him

[Consort]

Rick said that not too many Iraqis watch FOX News.

[Tree of Liberty]

LOL, who knows how long it's been since the local falafel stand has had its oil changed?

[Jaded]

THis is fricken amazing. FInding munitions in houses. Civilian areas. These cowards are beyond words.

[Cboldt]

We're a celebrity-driven society, to our detriment.

[spectr17]

Here's a hot item for the discerning Baghdad traveler.

Hot Item

[DocRock]

I'm sure her roommate Pfc. Lynch will be sure they are well cared for when the hollywood bunch make her rich for her movie rights. A trust fund for her kids is a noble cause and I'm sure it's in the works. If not, I trust you will stay on top of it, till it is.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I have been lisening to MSNBC webcam for past half hour. Constant booms. Camera shakes sometimes.

[Tree of Liberty]

Ah, I see. Not as bad as the other week when he was talking about going to the bathroom and he said "hey, no one's watching at this hour, so what the heck", or words to that effect. Gave me a good belly laugh, but I'm sure 2nd floor talked to him.

[TheLion]

Wonder what is under the churches and hospitals?

[GOPyouth]

You may be able to contact these groups and they may be able to ear-mark the money to a specific family. You might check the local press in El-Paso to see if there are any funds set up specifically for the troops.

As for the press and whatnot, I agree that they should shut up about having bullets fired near them. As Rumsfeld and several people have said, they are in a warzone.

But, with what Shep is talking about are emails he received saying "screw the journalists" and "I don't care if they die" and stuff like that. That ignorant for people to write that especially when they are bitching about people they are relying on to get the news from the theater of combat.

Shep pointed out that these journalists are in a war-zone and that they had Iraqi officials there threatening their lives. He was dodging that question. But, I do agree with you that the reporters who are bitching that a round got fired into that hotel need to shut up. We are on total agreement with that.

[LauraJean]

Where is Poser when you really need him.

[meanie monster]

very well said, thanx