***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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Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD.

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To all who helped this get started and keep it running, thank you!

Special thanks to Null and Void for keeping these threads running on the weekends, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, Ragtime Cowgirl for her Exclusive Live Transcription Service™, Fledermaus for his 15 minutes of fame, and, of course, Belly Girl...

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[Consort]

Lara "Ligan"

[Straight Vermonter]

That hotel may be th last place in Bag under Iraqi control.

[GOPyouth]

Fox reporting now that the minders are not there for some of the western journalists.

[thedugal]

Achemd saying "Damn, when are the Americans going to get here? I got dibs on the gold toilet."

[Fast5]

LAura Logan says, Ooon No, I'm Not Stupid, now listen to me!

[Straight Vermonter]

I want a tank in that plaza and I want it F-ing NOW!!!!

[goldstategop]

What is it with beautiful women screwing up their faces in a war zone, I'll never comprehend.

[Consort]

The British Officer on FOX looks like Jack Hawkins, the British actor.

[this_ol_patriot]

You may get it.

Sky News: US Military-premature to say Battle of Baghdad is over.

[piasa]

new report from bunkerbuster bomb crater - no sign of Saddam or his sons, but they did find Jimmy Hoffa

Well, then do you think there is a new "Al Capone's vault" job out there for Heraldo Rivera? He can dig up Saddam Hussein's debris pile on prime time TV.

[fellowpatriot]

Is that a quote?

[BagCamAddict]

This is apparently a huge insult, or punishment in Islam.

Good point. Isn't it rude / insulting to "show the bottom of your feet" in Middle Eastern countries? Thus, it is rude to cross your legs like men do because it points the bottom of the show towards someone.

[Daniel Ramsey]

I agree, but now that even the Baghdad police are noticeably gone, there is looting at the UN and other places I think the minders are realizing right now they are unemployed.

[this_ol_patriot]

Oh oh getting rowdy now, Guy in Sultan suit looks so out of place.

[Straight Vermonter]

Sure. You can quote me. LOL

[goldstategop]

The feet are unconsidered unclean. It actually goes back to the Torah. Look up the passage in Exodus where Moses is told to remove his sandals since he's standing on holy ground. Its thousands of years old.

[fellowpatriot]

I agree, but now that even the Baghdad police are noticeably gone, there is looting at the UN and other places I think the minders are realizing right now they are unemployed.

Maybe that car scene we saw earlier was Baghdad Bob and the Minders trying to get out of Dodge - HA!

[thedugal]

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lost Bag cam!!!!!!!!!

[Consort]

Achmed tried to blow my speakers.

[fellowpatriot]

Straight quote?