***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

[golas1964]

Geraldo is in Kuwait City, and judging from the big grin on his face the last time I saw him on FNC, my hunch is he will be embedded with part of the 4th ID, reporting on the Battle of Tikrit.

[Tree of Liberty]

Shep might have an overall point, but he's comparing apples and oranges in relation to journalists and the 6yr olds. The journalists, as far as I know, were always free to leave the country and get out of harms way. The girls never had that opportunity.

[Mo1]

Moving On To Next Thread ... ***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 22 - LIVE THREAD***

[Nam Vet]

Well, welcome aboard! Dig in and have fun! WARNING !! FReeping is addictive!

Nam Vet

[Cboldt]

One letter that Shep read essentially said the reporters deserved to die. I suspect the person who wrote the e-mail didn't mean to express that. It's easy to pick on inaccurate expressions.

[amom]

traffics picked up on the round-a-bout.

[Anomaly in Illinois]

Okay, I remember that letter.

I like Shep, but he can be very dramatic at times.

[cyncooper]

I am disgusted that Ricky was thrown out.

I'm finally trying to catch up on comments here. Ricky blew it with the hat, IMO.

:)

[Cboldt]

April 9, 2003 -- Iraqi Liberation Day

Event and Link Collection : April 9, 2003

Times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

• Liberal admission that they were wrong about Iraq mission will NOT be forthcoming, time to change the subject
• The quagmire was three weeks in duration
• We did not suffer massive casualties
• Civilian population did not suffer massive casualties
• No mass exodus of refugees
• No massive retaliation on US soil (the liberals will blame the next one on Bush, for liberating Iraq and thereby provoking the terrorists)
• At CENTCOM presser, Fox News asks first question about POW's held near Rasheed Airfield (after a bunch of selfish reporters ask about keeping reporters safe in a battle zone)
• Only Iraqi resistance comes from near Palestine Hotel <-- Link
  
  The only shooting in the city center was from Iraqi paramilitaries firing sporadically at U.S. forces across the river. The firing came from around the Palestine Hotel, home to many foreign journalists, but the U.S. military did not return fire.
  
  
• Journalist deaths maybe caused by Iraqi fire (Guardian 1:20 PM) <-- Link
• Children held as hostages released from Iraq jails <-- April 8 Link
  
• The Beeb's Summary - War at a glance <-- Link
• Two Special Ops rescued near Baghdad (Reuters 4:15 AM) <-- Link
• Iraqis celebrate their liberation in the streets (AP 6:38 AM) <-- Link
  Iraqis celebrate their liberation in the streets (Reuters 6:30 AM) <-- Link
• Tanks reach center city Baghdad (Reuters 7:37 AM) <-- Link
• Pictures of "The" statue coming down <-- Link
• Baghdad erupts in jubilation (AFP) <-- Link
• Iraqi people kick-out Lebanese and Syrian volunteer mercenaries (Reuters 7:30 AM) <-- Link
• US may lower threat level to yellow (Wash Post) <-- Link
• Marines find torture chamber in Nassiriya (Reuters 11:30 AM) <-- Link
• Marines hold nuclear site at Al-Tuwaitha (Pittsburgh Tribune Review 1:29 PM) <-- Link
• Joyful greeting for Marines at Amarah (Virginian-Pilot 2:55 PM) <-- Link
• Rumsfeld warns Syria (Times [UK] 6:07 PM) <-- Link
  
  "We are getting scraps of intelligence saying that Syria has been co-operative in facilitating the move of the people out of Iraq and into Syria," he said. "Then in some cases they stay there and find safekeeping there, in other cases they move them from Syria to some other places.
  
  Mr Rumsfeld said yesterday that the US was worried about the possibility that the Iraqi regime might have succeeded in spiriting illegal weapons out of the country. He did not name Syria specifically.
  
  
• 4 ID slated for Tikrit (NY Post 7:59 AM) <-- Link
• Coalition fighting near Tikrit (AP 11:26 AM) <-- Link
• One brigade of 4th ID is rolling north from Kuwait (Financial Times 5:14 PM) <-- Link
• Other parts of 4th ID mustering (AP 8:03 PM) <-- Link
• Deviations from the military plan <-- Link
• Expatriate Iraqis celebrate in Dearborn (no press link located)
• MOAB reported in theatre (Mosul/Tikrit) (FoxNews 7:05 PM)
• US and Kurdish fighters seize strategic mountain top (Trinity Mirror 8:15 PM) <-- Link

Pictures and Cartoons

• Straight Vermonter's Collection <-- Pictures
• Iraqi kissing picture of GWB "Hero of the Peace" <-- Picture
• Go Home / Human Shields / U.S. Wankers <-- Picture
• Baghdad Bob's New Assignment <-- Cartoon
• Saddam's "grim reaper" Body Double <-- Cartoon

Northern Iraq Maps

Northern Iraq <-- Link (1.1 Mb)
Kirkuk-Arbil Region (north of Tikrit) <-- Link (692 Kb)
Al Mawsil [Mosul]-Arbil Region, Northern Iraq (north of Kirkuk) <-- Link (931 Kb)
Husaybah [Qusaybah] and Iraq/Syria Border (north of Mosul) <-- Link (630 Kb)
Chart of Tikrit Airfields <-- Link (225 Kb)
Satellite images of presidential palaces in Tikrit <-- Link
Multimap of Tikrit (zoom in and out) <-- Link

Good Reads

Hitchens, 'nuf said
New York Times says Bush is just dumb-lucky (NYT 6:47 AM)
James Doran: Mourning comes to a town called Comfort <-- Read This
Media Research Analysis of Media Predictions
Ralph Peters: Laboratory of War. No substitute for experience.
Democrats move to block military ballots

[cyncooper]

I'm behind, but I distinctly recall this "it's thanks to clinton's military" garbage being offered up during the breathtaking Afghanistan action and the dems pathetically tried to hitch their wagon to the success.

Nobody bought it then and they certainly won't buy it now.

However, forewarned is forearmed. It wouldn't do to let them say things like that unchallenged.

[Lauratealeaf]

I'm finally trying to catch up on comments here. Ricky blew it with the hat, IMO.

:)

You think? My daughters called me right after the show and were upset about Ricky being eliminated. Their theory is that most people didn't vote for him because they figured he would already have enough votes. Once I heard Simon describe Ricky as the nicest contestant in the competition. Wish Kimberly Caldwell had been eliminated. She is pretty but really isn't the best female singer. I think Kimberly Locke has the best voice. Oh well, most will do well now anyway from the exposure.

[Chemist_Geek]

It gave a whole new meaning and not a very favorable one to the cognomen Baghdad Broadcasting Corporation!

Hey, at least they're honest and up-front about it. That's one thing I admire about BBC News.

In terms of bias, I've found that while the BBC World Service is no Fox News Channel, it's a heck of a lot better than ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN/NPR.

[kcar]

Did I spout that nonsense about Fox and a gauntlet? I must have been sleep deprived, although I really wish Fox would have had one to ease my conscience about watching the CBS webcam. Nevertheless, here's to O Reilly:

[SPC Milam]

thanks for the support i really appreciate it.

[SPC Milam]

hi mom i dont know if you are on. your always on so it would be a suprise to me if you are not if not love ya

[SPC Milam]

thank you for your support and god bless

[SPC Milam]

hey what are you doing

[SPC Milam]

im getting ready to go to lunch, im on duty at the HQ until 8pm I will not be able to call but have access to the internet

[SPC Milam]

where are you

[Dog]

This is the thread the day OUR tanks arrived in OUR Baghdad Circle...

Wonder where Achmed is now..