***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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[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - CentCom confirms a successful SAR of two critically wounded SpecOps south of Baghdad. In a hospital in Kuwait. 95% chance of survival because of the PJ's.

[Nam Vet]

I'm afraid we've seen our last complete episode of 'This Old Bunker'. That weekend was a classic.

Nam Vet

[thedugal]

scum sucking son of a toad whore on Sky News

[fellowpatriot]

The founding fathers felt we needed freedom of the press so that regular citizens could check up on the government

I heard what Shep said, but I have a problem with him treating it as if it has anything to do with our founding fathers and the rights they preserved for OUR nation. These people are not on American soil. They don't have the same rights over there as they do here.

BUT, that still doesn't take away the fact that the context in which Shep was talking was in regards to emails from people saying that they deserved to die.

It is indeed sad that some of them died and were injured, however that is war. If they weren't part of the media, they would be referred to as 'collateral damage' and there wouldn't be any talk about the Geneva convention.

As far as the emails go, right or wrong, these people are just expressing their first amendment rights which is something else our founding fathers rightly preserved for us.

The United States government and military wants these reporters there.

I disagree. I think they are doing more to help the other side by virtue of not being able to speak freely about what is going on over there. How is anything that Baghdad Bob is saying helping us?

[EaglesUpForever]

Excuse me, for the acronym-impaired: SAR? PJ's?

[bootyist-monk]

Ah, wouldn't that be something? Hear aircraft in the distance now. Don't think it is the wind, but I could be mistaken.

[nopardons]

Read Daniel Pipes; he has a MUCH better perpesctive and IS an expert , who also LOVES America. You'll be much happier and better informed, by him, than the writer of this trash, who has only vaguely stumbled upon some truth. :-)

[umbagi]

I'm afraid we've seen our last complete episode of 'This Old Bunker'. That weekend was a classic.

Indeed it was. I guess they've run over to the Palace to start filming "Surprised By Design"...

[Nam Vet]

Achmed, Norm and the Keggers are world renowned. Word has it they're arranging their first world tour.

Nam Vet

[Tree of Liberty]

SAR = search and rescue

PJ's = Para Jumpers, USAF medics charged with search and rescue

[Consort]

PJ = O'Rourke

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Jack Straw newsconference from Paris

[bootyist-monk]

Definitely aircraft. Getting louder.

[dsmtoday]

Now that dude on ntv bagcam was defintely Baath...

[Tree of Liberty]

Speaking of O'Rourke, did he and a couple other columnists head North of the boarder by themselves a few days ago? Any word from them?

[EaglesUpForever]

Thanks

[bootyist-monk]

Smile boys, you're on camera.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Fat guys in Iraq = Baath Party.