***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 23 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 11 APR 03 | An.American.Expatriate

[GOPyouth]

I've got a funny CNN frame from when the Columbia broke up. On the ticker it says, "Shuttle traveling nearly 18 times the speed of light."

No freakin' wonder it broke up. :)

[Fledermaus]

Really? Speed of light?

That's rich!

[umbagi]

That's too funny about the animals. lol. She needs a Cardoza, Palsgraf, and maybe a Westlaw

There was a Cardoza and a Palsgraf in the litter, but that was in '79 -- back then, only third-year and LR got to use Westlaw and Lexis (in the library -- no one had their own 'puters or Internet)...

[GOPyouth]

If you noticed, they were jackin some pretty big tires. Next thing you know Habib will be rollin on some 20 inch Lorenzos with one of them sitting fat in the air.

[MEG33]

I was just coming over to ask someone to link it. GO READ THIS EVERYONE!My hands are shaking.

[Fledermaus]

Was this a "Paper Chase" episode?

[TheLion]

You can count on Reuters to point out any little "error" they can find. They might as well be working for some other country...maybe France.

[Fitzcarraldo]

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/april/04_11_2.html

U.S. AVOIDS MAJOR IRAQI CW FACILITY

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein continues to control at least one major chemical weapons facility.

Western intelligence sources said the facility is located at Al Qaim in western Iraq, near the Jordanian and Syrian borders. They said Al Qaim is believed to be the largest production facility of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The facility was reconstructed after the 1991 Gulf war.

The U.S.-led coalition has not sought to capture Al Qaim. The sources said Al Qaim remains protected by a large Iraqi Republican Guard and regular army force. The sources said regime officials heading for Syria probably have passed through Al Qaim.

"The thinking is that this would be a costly battle and with the fall of Baghdad, there might be another way to get these [Iraqi] troops to surrender," an intelligence source said.

[lorrainer]

G'nite, Maw. G'nite, Paw. G'nite, John Boy...

[umbagi]

I'm such a jerk...I never had to study.

Yep, yer a jerk :-).

I never did, until the last couple of weeks. It used to drive my bro-in-law (he became that the day I graduated and married his wife's sister) crazy! He tried to party with me, and actually became the only person ever to bust out of Baylor Law three times (because he was the only one, ever, with good enough BS to get back in twice!).

[Fledermaus]

I trust our plan and our military.

This will also be taken care of.

[Michael81Dus]

Does anybody expect a formal act of unconditional surrender to the Coalition??

[Fledermaus]

No one left to surrender! UN Ambassador?

[GOPyouth]

Are you a Baylor grad? I went there my freshman year of college.

[Fledermaus]

Baylor...Waco? I visited Waco once, ewwwww (g)

[blondee123]

15,000 rally at Groud Zero, with pics.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/890601/posts

[TheLion]

Did you see this thread about the fighting on the Syrian Border?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/890530/posts

[piasa]

Sorry... I'm a professional agitator.

[GOPyouth]

heh heh I left after summer and fall semester. I didn't care for Waco at all.

[Fledermaus]

Belly Girl competitor (hubba, hubba)